Instructional Systems Specialist

Quick Facts

Instructional Systems Specialist (GS-12)—leads educational technology and digital learning modernization initiatives to support accessible resident, online, distributed, and blended learning solutions.

Description

Provide educational technology guidance and implementation resources to faculty, staff, and other users in coordination with training and responsible offices. Use instructional systems design and evaluation methods to improve instructional effectiveness, accessibility, and usability across multiple learning modalities. Coordinate with stakeholders including academic and technical groups to evaluate, integrate, implement, and sustain educational technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead educational technology and digital learning modernization projects using instructional systems design principles.
• Analyze instructional and functional requirements for learning management systems, student information systems, and emerging educational technologies.
• Coordinate with academic, IT, cybersecurity, acquisition, and contractor stakeholders for technology evaluation, integration, implementation, and sustainment.
• Evaluate educational technologies and digital learning solutions using learner data, performance measures, research, and pilot activities to assess instructional effectiveness, accessibility, and usability.
• Provide technical recommendations to support continuous improvement and institutional goals.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Selective Service registration requirement for males born after 12/31/1959.
• Suitable for federal employment based on a background investigation.
• Pass pre-employment drug testing and periodic testing as required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Non-Sensitive Security clearance.
• GS-12 qualifications: 1 year specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in applying instructional systems design principles and adult learning theory to analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate technology-enabled learning solutions; evaluating technology requirements and instructional effectiveness; planning and coordinating projects; and evaluating solutions using learner performance data and other assessment methods.
• Education: degree with at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the position; coursework must include at least four of five areas: learning theory/psychology of learning/educational psychology; instructional design practices; educational evaluation; instructional product development; computers in education and training.
• Trusted Tester Certification for Section 508 Standards, obtained within 6 months of employment.
• Demonstrate instructional technology proficiency, including multimedia tools, learning management systems, and digital learning platforms.
• Provide transcripts as required (failure results in ineligibility).

Benefits

A comprehensive federal benefits package for eligible full-time employees; specific benefits depend on the position type.