Instructional Tech Specialist – Audio Visual

Working Title: Instructional Tech Specialist Audio Visual (Onsite)

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The Opportunity

AV support team member performing operational AV support for the Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and Cornell Tech. Support includes campus events (Recognition (graduation celebration) Open Studio workshops and other campus-wide events) classes colloquiums distance education seminars and meetings. Work with team members in Ithaca and NYC campus to ensure events classroom and distance education AV and technology needs are addressed with a high degree of customer service. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to audio video control systems video conferencing and distance education equipment/systems. Proactively collaborate with a wide range of academic research technical and administrative staff faculty and students to determine understand and meet their classroom conferencing and distance education technology needs.

Troubleshooting ranges from simple to highly complex both at the individual and team level often under significant time pressure. Identify new teaching presentation and collaborative technologies with the team and help evaluate their strategic appropriateness for use. Assist the team in facilitating installation maintenance and repair of classroom technologies including projectors video switching Crestron control systems audio mixing/processing videoconferencing systems and lecture capture hardware.

Primary hours for this role will be weekdays between 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Provide after hours and weekend support systems administration and operations management for Classroom and Distance Education Technologies as required.

While position responsibilities vary every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative collaborative open and welcoming; showing respect compassion and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

About the TBE Information Technology Service Group

The TBE (Tech Bowers Duffield Engineering) Information Technology Service Group (ITSG) provides administrative faculty and research IT support to Duffield Engineering The Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and Cornell Tech. The colleges incorporate approximately 9000 faculty staff graduate and undergraduate students. Members of this team work collaboratively to provide Applications and Reporting Infrastructure Instructional Desktop Engineering Network Research Security and Web support.

What We Need

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with three (3) to five (5) years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• In-depth expert level knowledge of videoconference equipment crestron control systems video switchers & distribution systems digital sound processors (DSP) video recording & streaming.
• Advanced knowledge of various audio video and control standards including RS-232 Crestron DM HD Base-T HDMI HDCP H.323 and SIP.
• Exceptional skills in communication interpersonal customer service problem solving leadership project management.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team ability to work effectively with a diverse group of individuals including faculty staff students and visitors.
• Proven ability to work under stressful conditions and extreme time constraints while meeting critical deadlines in a fault-intolerant environment.
• Excellent documentation organizational and time-management skills.
• Must project a professional image and demonstrate the ability to diplomatically handle a wide variety of situations.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students faculty staff and community members.
• Occasional travel to Cornell Tech may be required as a portion of this roles responsibilities support the Tech Campus.

PREFERRED

If you have all those things great! We have a few more things that we would prefer you to have but its ok if you dont.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Formal education in computer science communications electrical engineering or related area preferred.
• Experience with programming in a Simpl Windows and Simpl (Crestron) environment ClearOne DSP configuration as well as DMC-E and CTS certifications.
• Experience with performing cost analysis forecasting and technical writing.
• Knowledge of television studio control systems including production switchers camera control units (CCU) audio mixers/digital sound processors character generators and digital video capture.

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