Instructional Technology Administrator

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn’s distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

The School of Arts and Sciences forms the foundation of the scholarly excellence that has established Penn as one of the world’s leading research universities. We teach students across all 12 Penn schools, and our academic departments span the reach from anthropology and biology to sociology and South Asian studies. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/

Provide timely and effective consulting for faculty using Canvas and integrated tools such as Panopto, TurnItIn, PollEverywhere, and Voicethread. Collaborate with other instructional computing staff and faculty to propose innovative solutions to resolve technology issues in order to meet the needs of our clients. Design, test and implement efficient workflows for Remark, Gradescope and other exam processing tools. Administer class mailing lists. Participate in campus-wide groups working collaboratively on effective use of instructional technology. Coordinate provisioning of high-performance computing resources, virtual machines or other advanced IT systems when needed for teaching. Serve as the SASC expert on CampusPress web sites; provision, design and develop web sites for academic departments and programs. Act as webmaster for the SAS Computing web site. Lead the SAS Computing documentation team to manage internal and customer-facing documentation about SAS Computing services.

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years of work in higher education IT or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to consult with senior faculty across SAS on instructional technology use cases and potential innovations. Must be able to manage long-term web projects to deliver on schedule while meeting the daily demands of the instructional technology consulting queue. Diligence and attention to detail are needed to ensure that our clients have the training and information they need when they need it. The successful candidate will be able to collaborate with staff across SAS and the university to find and design appropriate solutions to instructional technology needs.

Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.