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Position Type : Administrative Staff
Classification Title :
Administrative Staff
Position Title :
Instructional Technologist
Position Number : A00505
Pay Grade Level : AD 01
Salary : 76,000 - $80,000
Department :
Information Technology Services
Posting Number : S 121301430
Full or Part Time : Full Time
Number of Months : 12 months
Position End Date : 02 / 28 / 2025
FTE : Work Schedule :
This is an on-site position.
Basic Function :
Provides support and consultation for students, faculty, and staff on a variety of digital technology needs, including pedagogical consultations, instructional design, course projects, lesson plans, technology instruction / resources, and digital scholarship. Guides and trains faculty, students, and academic staff on teaching / learning technologies. Promotes Educational Technology Services (ETS) initiatives and technology adoption on campus while researching emerging technology and best practices.
Essential Job Functions :
- Partners with faculty and staff to effectively integrate technology into their teaching and administrative workflows. Provides faculty with support for classes that involve technology projects, including one-on-one pedagogical consultations (e.g.assignment design, lesson plans), group training, technology instruction / resources, and digital scholarship.
- Researches, evaluates, and learns emerging technologies and leads faculty workshops / sessions on various topics for support and / or professional development.
- Contributes to vision and strategy by implementing ETS initiatives and cross-campus projects, including supporting student, faculty, and academic staff members’ digital fluency along with LMS adoption, Artificial Intelligence, and Open Education Resources, and other topics relevant to Denison’s strategic planning.
- Serves as an academic technology specialist and provides creative solutions for discipline-specific needs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications :
Required : Bachelor’s degree that includes courses in a wide range of disciplines or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required : Certificate / High level knowledge of technologies supported
Required : 4-7 years of experience in teaching / curricular design incorporating significant pedagogical technology usage; instructional design; instructional technology.
Preferred Qualifications :
Preferred : Master’s degree in instructional technology, instructional design, education, or a related field.
Preferred : 8-10 years of experience in teaching / curricular design incorporating significant pedagogical technology usage; instructional design; instructional technology.
Physical Demands :
Office environment / no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.
Contact(s) : Michelle Brandenburg
Contact Phone / Extension :
7405878075
Contact Email :
brandenburgm@denison.edu
Open Date : 01 / 31 / 2025
Close Date : 02 / 28 / 2025
Open Until Filled :
Special Instructions to Applicants :
Please submit a sample of written or visual materials you have created (e.g., workshop presentation, instructional guide, etc.).
For full consideration, apply by February 28.
This is an on-site position.
Additional Information :
K ey Attributes and level :
Job Scope
Additional Job Requirements : Travel demands : Seldom (1-3 times / year).
Remote work : May have an opportunity for some hybrid work.
Additional information : Position requires teaching and learning broadly across the campus in direct support of the mission, pedagogical problem-solving, working backwards from a learning goal to find and develop solutions, curiosity, often thinking outside the box, taking into account a faculty member’s teaching style, academic subject, and students’ year.
Candidate should demonstrate : an openness to learning new tools and methods, even if it involves making mistakes along the way, a resilient and flexible approach to solving problems by working with diverse stakeholders, and an ability to cultivate a supportive, inclusive, and team based environment.
Denison University Background Check Statement :
The final candidate will undergo a background check as a conditional offer of employment.
Denison University EEO Statement :
Denison is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Title IX Notice : Sex discrimination is prohibited by federal law through Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Denison does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education programs or activities that it operates including admissions and employment. For Denison’s official Notice of Non-Discrimination, please visit https : / / denison.edu / forms / non-discrimination-notice . You can learn more about Title IX at Denison at https : / / denison.edu / campus / title-ix .
Job seekers who may need a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should contact the Office of Human Resources at (740) 587-6299 or by email at HR@denison.edu .
Salary : $76,000 - $80,000
