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UF Information Technology (UFIT) is currently seeking a talented and highly motivated, part-time Instructional Design Intern to join UFIT Center for Instructional Technology and Training, a unit within UFIT, at the start of the summer 2026 semester until the end of spring 2027. The intern will work alongside instructional designers and technologists. Some key responsibilities and characteristics of this position are:
- Create and remediate course content for accessibility and coach others on utilizing accessibility best practices.
- Design and facilitate workshops related to teaching with technology.
- Evaluate and test educational technology.
- Explore the intersection of teaching, technology, and generative AI.
Some key learning outcomes for the student intern are:
- Develop skills in remediating complex content for accessibility and evaluate accessibility tools for teaching.
- Identify and evaluate evidence of quality instructional technology and teaching practices.
- Contribute to the design and facilitation of faculty development.
- Experiment with new educational technologies that can be utilized at a course or institutional level that fill a need for the stakeholder.
About UF Information Technology
Led by Senior Vice President and CIO Elias Eldayrie, the nine departments comprising UFIT are: Academic Technology; AI² Center; Applications, Development, and Integrations; Business Center; Customer Experience and Resource Planning; Data Platform and Analytics; Information Security Office; Infrastructure and Communication Technology; and Research Computing. UF Information Technology (UFIT) enables teaching, learning, research, and service on campus and across the region with state-of-the-art enterprise IT systems, including SEC and SUS universities, and the opportunity to teach using HiPerGator. For more information about UFIT and its goals and governance, visit https://it.ufl.edu/about-ufit/strategic-plan/.
About the University of Florida
One of America’s all-around best universities, the University of Florida drives future-making education, eye-opening discoveries, life-saving health care, and community-building collaboration for our state, our nation, and our world. UF is in Gainesville, a city of approximately 150,000 residents in North-Central Florida, 50 miles from Florida’s West Coast, 67 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, and within a 2-hour drive to large metropolitan areas (Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville). The beautiful climate and extensive nearby parks and recreational areas afford year-round outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, and nature photography. UF’s large college sports programs, museums, and performing arts center support various activities and cultural events for residents to enjoy. Learn more about what Gainesville has to offer at Visit Gainesville.
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