Associate Director, Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship

Position Title:

Associate Director, Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship

Position Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Categories:

Staff Exempt

Job Summary:

Leads the team responsible for supporting key pedagogical and scholarly technologies, including geographic information systems, multimedia, learning management systems and more. Works with partners across campus to meet information and digital literacy goals. Provides strategic planning and operational support for faculty and students to integrate these technologies into their scholarship, teaching and learning. Delivers direct support for students, faculty and staff through instruction or mentoring; establishes the structures needed to support these tools; makes recommendations about supportive technology tools; and develops plans for expanding the impact of these technologies across campus.

Job Duties:

Reporting Relationship

• This role will report to the Dean, Library Sciences

Work Setting/Schedule

• In person job, with some flexibility throughout the academic year

• 40/hour per week job, 52 weeks per year

• Staff exempt

What You Will Do

• Elevates digital scholarship programs by building relationships across campus and with extended communities. Evaluates and champions the use of emerging technologies to enhance the university's educational and research mission. Fosters new relationships with academics and community organizers, advancing departmental and organizational goals.

• Collaborates with students, faculty, and staff on projects that will benefit the University and contributes to innovative uses of technology in the classroom and in scholarship.

• Leads communication efforts for the department, creates and delivers workshops, trainings, and instructional opportunities. Coordinates and collaborates on events showcasing digital scholarship and pedagogy opportunities.

• Explores new and emerging technologies that advance the educational mission of the institution. Leads decision-making efforts on new technologies. Assesses legacy technologies and project lifecycles, and coordinates contracts, documentation, and logistics with Information Technology stakeholders.

• Works to position the University as a leader in sustainable digital scholarship infrastructure, ensuring a team approach to problem-solving around scholarly communications and  production workflows, metadata creation, and discovery systems. Mentors and manages direct reports.  Establishes goals for professional development and employee growth. 

• The job description's listed responsibilities and tasks are not exhaustive; additional non-essential tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

What You Will Bring

Required:

• Master's Degree in a relevant field

• Six (6) years of relevant work experience

• Knowledge Areas and Skills: Demonstrated experience in teaching or training; Demonstrated record of successfully using technologies related to teaching and learning; Ability to define issues, analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and develop sound, independent technical recommendations.

Preferred, but not required:

• Doctoral Degree

• Eight (8) years of work experience

• Ability to write technical documentation

• Experience within higher education

• Experience in a leadership role(s)

• Knowledge Areas and Skills: Knowledge of pedagogical best practices in a university setting

Physical Requirements:

• Office environment/no specific or unusual physical or environmental demands.

Job Exempt:

Yes

Salary Range:

80,000.00-100,000.00

The offer rate will be based on a review of the candidate's credentials compared to the qualifications of the position, internal equity, and our overall compensation philosophy. 

This role is not budgeted for visa sponsorship, all candidates must be authorized to work in the US without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Benefits:

Eligible full- and part-time employees are compensated beyond base salary through our total rewards package that includes (but is not limited to):

• Flexible scheduling options determined by role; 
• Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
• An outstanding 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions)
• Generous paid time off, including vacation and sick time, a community service day, and 19 paid holidays (including two full weeks off for Winter Break!)
• Full-time and part-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Additionally, full-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and are eligible for various tuition programs for their children. Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
• A comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
• A myriad of other benefits, including parental leave, an employee assistance program, fitness center membership, and the power of your Bucknell ID card 

To learn more about Bucknell's benefits, click here! (*Eligibility criteria and waiting periods may apply.)

Inclusive Excellence:
Bucknell is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community.  We endeavor to enhance our capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings.  We encourage all individuals to apply and do not discriminate in admissions, employment, educational programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

E-Verify

Bucknell University participates with the United States Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) E-Verify program.  We will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

For additional information regarding Bucknell's E-Verify requirements, please contact the office of Talent, Culture & Human Resources (570) 577-1631 or email hr@bucknell.edu.