You facilitate and inspire university lecturers in innovating and implementing their courses in the online learning environment and by advising them in applying blended and online innovations in their teaching. Activating and engaging students in their learning process while developing high quality teaching materials are central in this. In close cooperation with the lecturers and experts in multimedia and assessments, you develop creative and yet pragmatic innovations, combining existing with new online tools and media in the university teaching formats. In addition to advise, you offer training and workshops on teaching and learning within the Online learning environment. You will work in an agile team of instructional designers, functional managers, flowmaster and product owner and you will collaborate with the other teams within the Education Support

We are looking for a professional with

• A relevant MSc-degree in the field of Instructional Design, Education Science, Educational Technology or similar,
• Experience as educational advisor in teaching and learning in practicals, lab environments and field work is considered an advantage,
• A proven track record in the development and implementation of digital educational materials, in higher education,
• Excellent communication, consultancy, and training skills, enabling you to give well-founded advice to teachers and staff and to work in a heterogeneous team of academic and technical experts,
• Ability to cope with stress and work agile and with deadlines,
• (Up to date) knowledge of and skills in (a) learning management system(s), education technologies and tools,
• Experience with professional education is considered an advantage
• Excellent proficiency in English and Dutch (C2),
• Affinity with the Wageningen Domains of environment and life sciences is a plus,Competences: pro-active, solution oriented, team player, creative and curious.

This concerns eventually permanent positions, starting with a one year contract with a possibility to extend. Salary depends on educational background, training and work experience and based on a fulltime employment, ranges from € 3746- gross per month to €5127,- gross per month (scale 11) according to the Collective Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO Nederlandse Universiteiten).

In addition, we offer:

• 8% holiday allowance
• a structural end-of year bonus of 8.3%
• excellent training opportunities and secondary employment conditions
• flexible working hours that we determine together in good consultation
• excellent pension plan through ABP
• 232 vacation hours, the option to purchase extra and good supplementary leave schemes, e.g. the possibility to work a maximum of 2 hours per week extra for extra leave
• a flexible model to put together part of your employment conditions yourself, such as a bicycle plan
• a lively workplace on the Wageningen Campus
• make use of the sports facilities on campus for a small fee.

Wageningen University & Research stimulates internal career opportunities and mobility with our internal recruitment policy. There are ample opportunities for personal initiative in a learning environment. With us you get a versatile job in an international environment with a pleasant and open working atmosphere.

Wageningen University & Research

Education and Student Affairs
'Education and Student Affairs' (ESA) is - as central department in Wageningen University and Research - responsible for the strategy, the implementation as well as the support for and innovation of its education. The department matches supply and demand in education, is responsible for all the administrative processes, guarantees the quality of its education and develops and implements the university's vision for education. In addition to its accredited educational BSc and MSc programmes, ESA initiates and develops new educational activities, including an online education portfolio and professional education. More than 200 employees work at the department of Education and Student Affairs. Since 16 years, Wageningen University and Research has a leading position in the Netherlands for its quality education and education facilities.

The Education Support Centre
As part of ESA, the Education Support Centre (ESC), aims at optimising learning and teaching and at innovating education at our university. ESC seeks to inspire lecturers, to facilitate and support their teaching and the education environment and finally to enhance lecturers' professional teaching competences. The Education Support Centre employs over 70 staff members in 6 teams:

Firstly, the centre's team Trainers and pedagogical Advice offers pedagogical advice and educational training, workshops and courses, such as the University Teaching Qualification; (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs). Secondly, the centre's Open & Online team supports the development and implementation of open and online education, such as MOOCs, online MSc programmes and SPOQs. Thirdly, the team Online learning environment offers functional management and pedagogical advice on the digital learning environment (Brightspace) and new IT applications in education. The team Educational media is responsible for supporting media applications in education (knowledge clips, weblectures, weconnect). The fifth team is responsible for all the Digital Assessments in education. Finally, the sixth team - Society Based Education - stimulates and organises real life cases in education offered by societal partners (from business, governmental-, to civil society organisations).

The position of instructional designer/educational advisor fits within in the team Online learning environment.

The rapid digitalisation in higher education has an enormous impact. Open and online education reaches out to new target groups of learners and the pedagogical focus shifts towards student centred education, especially due to the use of online and multimedia tools. Learner data analytics enable a further development of differentiation and flexibilization in education. The design and implementation of pedagogically high quality blended education requires increasingly expertise and creativity in relation to organising interaction, assignments and feedback, including the use of online tools. Lecturers need to be facilitated and supported in implementing these tools.

In 2019 and 2020 we implemented Brightspace as our learning management system. We now are continuously improving the use of the system and connected tools and are experimenting with different new tools and collaborate in the realization of educational innovation. We are looking for an instructional designer/educational advisor to strengthen our team.

For further information about working at Wageningen UR, take a look at www.wageningenur.nl/career.