Instructional Technologist position at NYU Global Technology Services

Qualifications/Required Education:

• Bachelor's degree

Preferred Education:

• Master's degree

Required Experience

• At least 3-5 years of professional work experience or the equivalent education and years of work experience;
• Experience with one or more web content management systems, such as Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, or Plone;
• Experience designing graphical elements of web applications;
• Extensive experience with audio and video codecs and image file formats;
• Experience working on a variety of projects simultaneously;
• Experience working independently as well as cooperatively with colleagues and clients required;
• Experience working with other information technology professionals on joint projects;
• Experience creating rapid prototypes for projects;
• Experience evaluating the usability of web user interfaces 

Preferred Experience

• Prefer experience working with faculty and students in a higher education institution;
• Experience providing formal instruction, especially at the college level;
• Prefer experience with the development of e-learning tools;
• Prefer experience in a higher education institution, especially developing and/or supporting teaching innovation;
• Prefer experience collaborating with college faculty on application development;
• Prefer experience developing dynamic websites with CSS, XHTML, XML, JavaScript, and Ajax;
• Experience working with Photoshop, Illustrator, and other graphics development tools;
• Experience with Final Cut Pro or Avid digital video editing software;
• Experience with data visualization tools;
• Experience with the Sakai LMS as well as Blackboard, Moodle and/or Canvas;
• Experience developing web sites and implementing graphic design work on the web required; and,
• Prefer experience developing and supporting complex, data-driven projects in a LAMP environment. 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to create graphical user interfaces;
• Knowledge of and ability to use still and video cameras;
• Must have an understanding of classroom technologies including networking, projectors and other media equipment typically found in networked classrooms;
• Must be comfortable and competent working with the following client-based operating systems: Apple Mac and iOS, MS Windows, and Android;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Interpersonal and team building skills; and,
• Creative problem solving abilities and initiatives. 
• Knowledge of assessment theories and strategies as well as the ways in which they have been implemented with technology in education;
• Knowledge of the computer game industry from a technical, theoretical, and educational perspective;
• Familiarity with Web 2.0 technologies such as Ajax and Google APIs;
• Knowledge of ODK, Google App Engine, Fusion Tables, Google Refine, and other Google tools for data management, analysis and visualization;
• Experience with Mathworks' Matlab and Wolfram's Mathematica;
• Experience with GIS tools, ESRI ARC GIS and Google Earth Pro especially;
• Knowledge of statistical software, especially R and SPSS; and,
• Familiarity working with Python, PHP and relational databases (i.e. MySQL, SQLite). 

Apply to: http://www.nyucareers.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=55843

Posted by Cristián Opazo
Senior Instructional Technologist
Academic Innovation | NYU Global Technology
nyu.edu/gts