Computing & Information Services

Title: Instructional Technologist (Quantitative Applications)
Department: Instructional Technology Services
Reports to: Instructional Technology Manager
Classification: Regular, full-time, Grade 8
Updated: October 3, 2011

Description

The Instructional Technologist collaborates closely with faculty, students, and the Instructional Technology Manager to facilitate the selection, creation, and effective use of current and new quantitative technologies in support of teaching and learning. She/he consults with faculty to understand their needs and to assess the outcomes of using specific technologies, including GIS software, statistical packages, modeling and graphing tools, lab equipment interfaces, and other quantitative tools. She/he works closely with other CIS staff to customize and test instructional tools and plays a major role in providing documentation and training for these tools.

Duties

  • Provide support for faculty and students in the selection and use of computer software for geospatial and statistical analysis, mathematical calculations, graphing, modeling, instrumentation interfaces, data visualization, and other quantitative tools. 
  • Proactively communicate with faculty in the divisions of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS) and History and Social Sciences (HSS) to make them aware of existing and emerging technological resources. 
  • Provide hands-on instruction and training workshops for faculty in MNS and HSS. 
  • Develop and maintain documentation in support of instructional technologies. 
  • Maintain currency on the uses of quantitative analysis technology in teaching and learning by developing key contacts at professional organizations and other schools, tracking current literature, and learning and evaluating emerging technologies. 
  • Supervise student assistants as needed.

Required Qualifications

  • Experience with academic technologies, especially in the area of quantitative analysis, on both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and a strong service orientation. 
  • Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills. 
  • Ability and desire to keep skills and knowledge current in a rapidly changing field. 
  • Bachelor's degree in a social or natural science discipline, mathematics, engineering, or a related field. 

Desired Qualifications

  • Advanced degree in a social or natural science or relevant liberal arts discipline.
  • Teaching experience at the postsecondary level. 
  • Knowledge of computing in a liberal arts environment. 
  • Instructional technology support experience at the postsecondary level.