What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead, Emerging Educational Technologist position at Fordham University?
Position Details
Position Information
About Fordham
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Title of Position Lead, Emerging Educational Technologist
Position Number A03160
FLSA Exempt
Scheduled Hours Per Week 35
Department Instructional Technology
Campus Rose Hill, Lincoln Center
Work Arrangement Hybrid
Hybrid Policy: Please review the Hybrid Policy at www.fordham.edu/hybridpolicy .
Position Summary
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Emerging Educational Technologies and Learning Space Design, the lead technologist for Emerging Educational Technologies coordinates and strategizes emerging technologies for academic teaching, learning, and research.
This role performs technical research; evaluates and tests new and emerging technologies for pedagogy; and is the subject matter expert, technical support, and maintenance lead for Emerging Technologies – Learning and Innovation Technology Environments ( LITE ) and maker spaces.
Depending on event schedules and urgent technical issues, the job may require flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends, and some travel between campus buildings and locations is required.
Essential Functions
Provides customer service and support in the LITE centers.
Oversees the technical support students and staff of LITE centers and maker spaces, providing direction to staff members, reviews the team’s work for quality and thoroughness, and subject matter expert of all production equipment.
Evaluates and recommends resource requirements for Emerging Technologies projects.
Is the administrator of A/V digital signage within LITE , A/V equipment within the podcast rooms at RH and LC, and the one-button studios at RH and LC.
Researches and develops pedagogical strategies incorporating emerging technologies with faculty courses, student academic projects, and research.
Performs daily checks, including visual and tactile inspection of emerging technologies in the LITE centers and Makerspaces. Troubleshoots and performs repairs of emerging technologies as necessary.
Maintains all technical equipment.
Escalates unresolved maintenance issues to the assistant director and communicates status, progress, and impact. Provides a brief daily recap to the assistant director of the day’s events, reports resource usage, and generates additional reporting as requested, such as OKRs.
Essential Functions Note This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities Guides work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management or compensation.
Additional Functions
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of relevant technical experience, including audio-visual and project management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
Ability to actively contribute and oversee all phases of projects related to learning space design and emerging technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
Excellence in communication, personal skills, and presentation experience.
Advanced degree (in pedagogy and technology).
Certification in CTS -Design, Extron Audio Visual Associate, Extron Control Specialist, and Extron Control Professional.
Demonstrated understanding of Fordham’s culture and environment, as well as the technical, business, and cultural environment of higher education in general.
Familiar with teaching environments and learning spaces.
Strong skills in the performance and supervision of specific application of concepts within learning space design and emerging technology.
Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
Minimum Starting Salary $68,000
Maximum Starting Salary $85,020
Qualifications
Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
Is this a Union position? No
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number A833P
Number of Vacancies 1
Start Date ASAP
Posting Date 03/28/2025
Special Instructions
EEO Statement
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Position Information
About Fordham
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Title of Position Lead, Emerging Educational Technologist
Position Number A03160
FLSA Exempt
Scheduled Hours Per Week 35
Department Instructional Technology
Campus Rose Hill, Lincoln Center
Work Arrangement Hybrid
Hybrid Policy: Please review the Hybrid Policy at www.fordham.edu/hybridpolicy .
Position Summary
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Emerging Educational Technologies and Learning Space Design, the lead technologist for Emerging Educational Technologies coordinates and strategizes emerging technologies for academic teaching, learning, and research.
This role performs technical research; evaluates and tests new and emerging technologies for pedagogy; and is the subject matter expert, technical support, and maintenance lead for Emerging Technologies – Learning and Innovation Technology Environments ( LITE ) and maker spaces.
Depending on event schedules and urgent technical issues, the job may require flexible working hours, including evenings and weekends, and some travel between campus buildings and locations is required.
Essential Functions
Provides customer service and support in the LITE centers.
Oversees the technical support students and staff of LITE centers and maker spaces, providing direction to staff members, reviews the team’s work for quality and thoroughness, and subject matter expert of all production equipment.
Evaluates and recommends resource requirements for Emerging Technologies projects.
Is the administrator of A/V digital signage within LITE , A/V equipment within the podcast rooms at RH and LC, and the one-button studios at RH and LC.
Researches and develops pedagogical strategies incorporating emerging technologies with faculty courses, student academic projects, and research.
Performs daily checks, including visual and tactile inspection of emerging technologies in the LITE centers and Makerspaces. Troubleshoots and performs repairs of emerging technologies as necessary.
Maintains all technical equipment.
Escalates unresolved maintenance issues to the assistant director and communicates status, progress, and impact. Provides a brief daily recap to the assistant director of the day’s events, reports resource usage, and generates additional reporting as requested, such as OKRs.
Essential Functions Note This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities Guides work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management or compensation.
Additional Functions
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of relevant technical experience, including audio-visual and project management experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
Ability to actively contribute and oversee all phases of projects related to learning space design and emerging technologies.
Preferred Qualifications
Excellence in communication, personal skills, and presentation experience.
Advanced degree (in pedagogy and technology).
Certification in CTS -Design, Extron Audio Visual Associate, Extron Control Specialist, and Extron Control Professional.
Demonstrated understanding of Fordham’s culture and environment, as well as the technical, business, and cultural environment of higher education in general.
Familiar with teaching environments and learning spaces.
Strong skills in the performance and supervision of specific application of concepts within learning space design and emerging technology.
Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
Minimum Starting Salary $68,000
Maximum Starting Salary $85,020
Qualifications
Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
Is this a Union position? No
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number A833P
Number of Vacancies 1
Start Date ASAP
Posting Date 03/28/2025
Special Instructions
EEO Statement
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $68,000 - $85,020
