CSE Part-Time Course Designer- CMPSC
Part-timeUniversity Park, PAPart-timePosted 1y agoStill listed today
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Penn State’s College of Engineering seeks two instructional designers for spring 2025 to develop video-based learning materials for CMPSC 360 and CMPSC 461. The role involves analyzing course materials, identifying topics, and creating interactive videos that are 5–10 minutes long. Candidates must be graduate students or undergraduates with a strong grade in one of the courses, and should have communication, video/audio editing, and course-material creation skills.
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Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Penn State's College of Engineering seeks to hire two instructional designers for spring 2025 to contribute to the development of video-based learning materials for CMPSC 360 and CMPSC 461. The primary responsibilities will include analyzing course materials, identifying topics, and creating interactive video content of 5–10 minutes in length.
Required Skills:
- Must be a graduate student or an undergraduate student with a strong grade in CMPSC 360 or CMPSC 461.
- Strong communication skills, particularly in English, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly.
- Proficiency in video/audio editing tools and experience in creating course materials.
Additional Opportunities: Successful candidates may have the opportunity to continue their research into the Summer semester, expanding upon their spring work.
Application Instructions: Please submit a cover letter, and any relevant work samples demonstrating your expertise in the areas mentioned above.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to enhance instructional skills while contributing to innovative learning resources. If interested, please apply.
The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.
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Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
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How this job compares
Set against the 713 open Instructional Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$75–145K/yr517 salary ranges
- US median$33–56/hr34 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 25 open Instructional Designer jobs in Pennsylvania and 713 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Oracle4 open
- Parsons Corporation3 open
- Penn State University (this employer)3 open
- Experience
- Instructional Designer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 6 years (585 postings).
- Education
- 259 of the 713 open Instructional Designer jobs (36%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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