Position Type:

Administrative Staff

Classification Title:

Administrative Staff

Position Title:

Instructional Technologist

Position Number:

A00505

Pay Grade Level:

AD 01

Department:

Information Technology Services

Posting Number:

S 121301430

Full or Part Time:

Full Time

Number of Months:

12 months

FTE:

1.0

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:

1. 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.
2. Researches, evaluates, and learns emerging technologies and leads faculty workshops/sessions on various topics for support and/or professional development.
3. 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.
4. Serves as an academic technology specialist and provides creative solutions for discipline-specific needs.
5. 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:

No

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please submit a sample of written or visual materials you have created (e.g., workshop presentation, instructional guide, etc.).

Additional Information:

Key Attributes and level:

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to identify issues, obtain relevant information, analyze and compare data from different sources, and identify alternative solutions. (Expert)
• Critical Thinking: Ability to interpret and seek information, use independent reasoning to diagnose the root cause of situations or issues, identify and test solutions and think beyond what is typical or customary. Use information to determine benefits and impact in making decisions and/or recommendations. (Expert)
• Project/Program/Service Management: Ability to coordinate and administer programs/project activities and protocols. Ability to manage resources, monitor activities, and assess risks and quality issues associated with the program/project. (Intermediate)
• Written and Oral Communications: Ability to present information to individuals or groups; ability to deliver presentations suited to the characteristics and needs of the audience. Ability to convey information clearly and concisely to groups or individuals either verbally or in writing to ensure that they understand the information and the message. Ability to listen and respond appropriately to others. Ability to impact and influence others to further the institution’s strategic objectives. (Expert)
• Technical, Computer, and Software Skills: Ability to use Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), Google Suite, basic databases, and software. Familiarity with technology in the classroom, including computers, projectors, and software, to support teaching. (Expert)
• Support for High Level Pedagogical Application of Technologies: Could include, for example, Digital Storytelling, Digital Scholarship/Digital Humanities, Language/Text Analysis, Digital Mapping/Data Visualization, Game Design/Gamification, 3D Modeling/Animation, Artificial Intelligence, Open Education Resources (Expert)
• Support for Intermediate Pedagogical Application of Technologies: Learning management systems, multimedia/video and audio production & editing, remote-hybrid teaching/training (Intermediate)

Job Scope

• Decision-Making | Decisions have significant, broad implications for the management and operations of a division. Contributes to decisions on overall strategy and direction of technology, learning and innovation at the institution.
• Problem Solving | Problems are highly varied, complex, and often non-recurring; may require novel and creative approaches to resolution. New concepts and approaches may have to be developed.
• Independence of Action | Results are not always clearly defined; incumbent sets goals with supervisor and determines how to accomplish results; precedents may exist. Supervisor/manager provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Communication and Collaboration | Contacts and information sharing are external to the position’s department, but internal to the University.

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.