Join Purdue University Fort Wayne

Purdue University Fort Wayne is currently seeking a fulltime, onsite Educational Technologist in the Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching (CELT) department. The Educational Technologist works at the intersection of teaching practice and educational technology infrastructure, supporting PFW’s AI in Higher Education initiative while building and maintaining the institutional technology knowledge CELT needs to serve faculty effectively. The pay for this position is $52,000.00 – $58,000.00 annually.

This is a three-year grant-funded position with potential for continuation. This is a grant-funded, full-time, benefit-eligible position. This position is dependent on the continued receipt of funding and/or the needs of the program.

Primary Responsibilities

• Research and maintain a current working knowledge of emerging AI tools relevant to teaching and learning, assessing each for pedagogical fit, responsible use, faculty usability, and compatibility with PFW’s institutional technology environment.
• Serve as CELT’s primary technical resource for AI tool integration during Faculty Learning Community facilitation, supporting faculty in hands-on tool exploration and advising on discipline-appropriate applications.
• Produce instructional video content in support of AIHE grant programming, including faculty-facing tutorials, student-facing AI literacy resources, FLC session materials.
• Develop instructional media that serve the grant’s three-year arc (and remain relevant after the grant period).
• Develop and maintain deep, current knowledge of PFW’s specific educational technology environment, including how tools are configured, how integrations function, and where PFW’s setup differs from system-wide or vendor defaults.
• Participate in or support institutional evaluation processes for new educational technology tools, contributing PFW-specific context, faculty needs, and pedagogical analysis to decisions that affect the campus.
• Collaborate with the Lead ID of AI, grant-funded IDs, and CELT leadership to ensure technology support is well-integrated across all three phases of the initiative.
• Contribute to grant reporting, documentation practices, and version-controlled records as needed, and participate in professional development opportunities that deepen technical and pedagogical expertise across the grant period.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Learning Technologies, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field with demonstrated experience in a teaching and learning context. Consideration will be given to those who possess 2-years additional experience with an associate’s degree or 4-years’ experience with a HS diploma or GED.
• 2 years, instructional media production and/or ed tech platform support.
• Demonstrated experience supporting faculty or adult learners in the integration of technology into teaching practice.
• Applied understanding of AI tools in teaching and learning contexts, including pedagogical fit, responsible use, and implications for student learning.
• Demonstrated experience with video production, including scripting, recording, and/or editing instructional or educational content (foundational skill level; training available).
• Familiarity with LMS architecture, third-party tool integrations, or platform configuration, sufficient to develop working knowledge of PFW’s specific educational technology environment within the first year.
• Ability to evaluate emerging educational technology tools for pedagogical fit, usability, and institutional compatibility.
• Strong communication skills; ability to translate between technical and pedagogical contexts for varied audiences including faculty, administrators, and IT staff.
• Comfort working in a developing initiative where processes, roles, and priorities evolve, and ability to contribute to building structure rather than waiting for it.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Learning Technologies, or a related field.
• Experience with LMS administration or configuration, particularly Brightspace.
• Familiarity with ed tech vendor ecosystems, including tool landscape, pricing structures, contract considerations, or platform evaluation processes.
• Comfort interpreting technical documentation, integration specifications, or system requirements.
• Experience maintaining or developing campus-specific technical documentation for ed tech tools.
• Experience proactively communicating technology changes or updates to non-technical audiences.

Benefits

• Free tuition through Purdue University Global.
• Fee remission for a traditional Purdue degree for yourself, your spouse, and your child(ren).
• Insurance starts on first day of employment.
• Generous Paid Time Off – additional PTO in December.
• Additional benefit information: https://www.purdue.edu/hr/benewell/

Additional Information

• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position.
• Resumes and cover letters that contain portraits or personal information are not permitted.
• A background check and misconduct screen will be required for employment in this position.

Purdue Fort Wayne is an EEO/EA

FLSA Status: Exempt