Instructional Technologist (Remote)

Department: Academic Technology
Classification: Staff, Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Reports to: Director of Academic Technology
Location: Remote
Compensation: $24.04/Hour

Position Overview

Antioch University is looking for an Instructional Technologist to be responsible for on-time preparation, maintenance and delivery of Antioch course sites in the University Learning Management System (LMS). The position organizes, tracks, updates, and maintains all settings and relevant course content to assure that faculty and students have timely and appropriate access to the online course sites, and analyzes and resolves issues assigned. A key responsibility of this position is quality assurance regarding Universal Design principles and DSS (Disability Support Services) accessibility standards. The Informational Technologist will work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment with other AT team members, faculty, Information Technology (IT), and other university support teams, associated project partners and the University community. Antioch’s current LMS is Sakai.

Essential Job Functions

Sakai Course Maintenance 60%

Prepare and maintain AU online course sites in the LMS:

• Prepare course sites according to the academic term schedule, including importing content into course sites, assigning & updating course information, setting course configuration, and publishing sites.
• Prepare and track master and all course sites in different academic terms and categories.
• Communicate with program staff, faculty, and/or instructional designers on status of course sites or to flag missing information.
• Organize, track, and update Instructor data in the course shells.
• Organize, track, and update Course IDs and participant information in the LMS by monitoring the information at the Antioch registration system.

Course Quality Assurance 30%

Maintain the quality of course sites and conduct QA on existing and new courses:

• Maintain course settings with the latest LMS system configuration.
• Conduct QA with Universal Design principles and DSS (Disability Support Services) accessibility standards; resolve related issues

Miscellaneous 10%

• Track and research any escalated LMS functionality issues from AU courses, and resolve/configure them
• Communicate with Information Technology (IT), Academic Technology (AT) and other university support teams for any trouble shootings in the LMS system, and collaborate them to resolve any issues
• Attend AT and LMS-related meetings
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the following languages/tools:
  • HTML and website design programming including HTML, HTML5, CSS, database management;
  • Basic video creation and editing;
  • Relevant experience in related IT areas required; prior LMS experience, Sakai is preferred
• Universal Design and UX Design experience highly preferred.

Knowledge,Skills and Abilities

This position requires the knowledge, skills and ability to:

Hours of Employment
This is a full-time position serving a national university. A work schedule will be established in consultation with the supervisor.

Work Location

This is a remote position working from a home office. Occasional travel may be required.

Physical Requirements

The essential functions represent the basic job duties that an employee must be able to perform, with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Antioch University reserves the right to change the duties of the job at any time.

Benefits Summary

Voluntary Health, dental and vision plan and flexible spending account options; employer retirement plan contribution of 6%; voluntary salary deduction to a pre-tax or post-tax retirement account; employer paid life insurance and short term disability; voluntary supplemental life insurance, long-term disability, accidental death/dismemberment, critical illness, and accident coverage plans; vacation accrues monthly (3 weeks from 0 – 5 years; 4 weeks after 6 years; carry-over allowed up to 3.75 days 0 – 5 years; up to 5 days, after 6 years and up); 12 days per year sick leave (carry-over up to 65 days); 15 paid holidays; tuition remission for employees and dependents at Antioch University campuses; and employee paid options with AFLAC, LegalShield, and Liberty Mutual. (This list is meant to be an informal summary of benefits. Plan benefits and eligibility requirements are governed by the plan documents and University policies which will be made available upon request).

Coalition for the Common Good (CCG) EEO Statement

The Coalition for the Common Good provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic or class protected by federal, state or local laws in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training. The CCG complies with all state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Inquiries should be addressed to the Office of Human Resources or the Office of the General Counsel.

To Apply: Qualified applicants must submit a cover letter, resume/CV, and three business references with contact information at the time of application.

NOTE: The successful candidate for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check