Seeking IDT Professional - Senior Learning Designer

After reviewing a number of position descriptions for an Educational or Instructional Technology Professional, I found myself more drawn to the Senior Learning Designer located on www.Monster.com . (Key the position name into the search bar, Greensboro, NC and search by title only to view the details).

This position description of chock-full of duties and responsibilities as well as knowledge and skills requirements; but, I will try to distill it somewhat. This Senior Learning Designer position involves collaborating with a team of professionals in the design, development, delivery, evaluation and follow-up of training programs and materials that are focused on leadership development. The person in this position will also be involved in identifying client leadership development needs and in applying relevant design methodologies and adult learning principles to determine the goals, the strategy and sequence of instruction, and the selection of appropriate methodologies and technologies to customize the offering to the client audience.

Qualifications for Senior Learning designer include knowledge of Instructional Design methodologies and adult learning principles accompanied by the requisite knowledge of common e-Learning development software and technologies for learning. Added to these are a host of personal communication and organizational skills and evidence of a good work ethic.

Although this position description neither abounds in its use of specific Instructional Systems Design terminology nor in its reference to specific software tools used in the field, one can deduce that these techniques and whatever software/hardware tools are appropriate are expected to be employed. Instead, this description seems to focus on designing and developing effective training based on the client needs and the application of proven design methods and practices. The technology becomes a tool to be used in any of the activities from analysis and needs assessment through development and delivery of the instruction and its final evaluation. The technology is not an end in itself nor the sole vehicle for delivery of instruction. This is a perfect fit with my view of what instructional design and technology should encompass.

Furthermore, the field in which this organizations works, leadership development, is an area of keen interest and concern for me. I think it would be very difficult to do instructional design for a subject area that did not interest me or about which I knew little.

Would I apply for this job upon completing my degree in Instructional Technology?
Most definitely!