Instructional Technologist

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 Denisons strategic planning. Serves as an academic technology specialist and provides creative solutions for discipline-specific needs. Performs other duties as assigned.

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 creativity and design thinking taking into account a faculty members teaching style academic subject and students year.

Minimum qualifications

• Required: Bachelors 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: Masters 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

Apply by November 5 2025 for full consideration.

Location: This is an on-site position located on Denisons campus in Granville Ohio.

Salary range: $76000 - $80000

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. Ideal candidates will demonstrate cross-disciplinary interests and knowledge and will be passionate about preparing our students and the Denison community to meet current and future technical and techno-social challenges.

Responsibilities:

• 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 Denisons strategic planning.
• Serves as an academic technology specialist and provides creative solutions for discipline-specific needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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 inwriting 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 institutions 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.

In addition to online application applicants must submit:

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application
• Resume
• List of 3 Professional References and Contact Information
• Submit a sample of written or visual materials you have created (e.g. workshop presentation instructional guide etc.).