13 April: fyi -- educational technology, New Jersey

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Director of the Educational Technologies Center (ETC), Princeton University
http://jobs.princeton.edu/openjobs/pu_jobdesc.asp?ReqNo=04-0003523.

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will serve as Director for the operations of the
Educational Technologies Center (ETC). He/She reports to the Director of
Academic Services in the Office of Information Technology. The Director of
ETC has primary responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the
Educational Technologies Center, supervising a staff of approximately
fifteen, overseeing projects and exercising budgetary control. The center
produces visualization tools for teaching. It supports the Learning
Management System (Blackboard), and a multimedia database used in teaching.
The staff includes both programmers and designers. ETC produces a number of
simultaneous software development projects. The candidate must be
knowledgeable of trends in academic IT, and also able to interact well with
scholars and faculty members. ETC's Director serves as the primary liaison
to other groups within and outside of OIT, and plays a key role in faculty
consultation, training, and advising with regard to the use of technology in
teaching.

Requirements
The job requires close contact with faculty members. Excellent written and
verbal communication skills, strong managerial skills, and experience
working in a college or university environment are essential. An advanced
degree (Ph.D. strongly preferred) in an appropriate field and familiarity
with the goals and mission of IT in higher education is desired. At least
three years experience in distance education, instructional design, and/or
web-based and database teaching applications.

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