Senior Academic Tech Svc Director, Dedman Law & Perkins INF

Salary

Salary Range: Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high‑achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree‑granting schools:
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU’s relationship with Dallas – the dynamic center of one of the nation’s fastest‑growing regions – offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

This role is an on‑campus, in‑person position.

The Senior Academic Technology Services Director (Senior ATSD) serves as the principal academic‑technology advisor and strategic partner to the Dean (or designated academic leadership representative), faculty, and administration of the Perkins School of Theology and the Dedman School of Law. The position combines strategic academic‑technology leadership with faculty consultation, instructional technology expertise, learning‑management‑system administration, technology adoption support, service coordination, and occasional direct engagement in complex academic technology initiatives, while operating at a high level of strategic accountability for academic‑technology planning, technology‑enabled program innovation, responsible artificial intelligence adoption, online and hybrid learning initiatives, scholarly and research technologies, and faculty development across two schools with distinct missions and priorities.

• Strategic Academic‑Technology Partnership & Planning: Serve as principal OIT academic‑technology advisor and strategic partner to the Dean regarding technology‑enabled teaching, learning, research, academic operations, and program innovation. Lead multi‑year strategy for Perkins and Dedman Law, develop roadmaps and recommend priorities, and provide regular progress reporting.
• Artificial Intelligence Integration Leadership: Lead responsible integration of AI into teaching, learning, research, and faculty development. Establish AI‑use guidance, design AI‑literacy programming, advise on emerging capabilities and risks, and pilot/evaluate AI tools for school‑specific needs.
• Online & Hybrid Program Architecture, Strategy & Support: Contribute senior leadership to the architecture, technology integration, and continuous improvement of the schools’ technology‑enabled programs. Lead the technology architecture and support that surround online and hybrid programs.
• Instructional Technology & LMS (Canvas) Strategic Oversight: Act as senior authority for leveraging Canvas and instructional technologies, coach standards for course design, lead adoption of advanced teaching tools, and coordinate instructional‑support resources.
• Research‑Computing, Data & Scholarly‑Technology Consultation: Provide senior consultation on research and scholarly technologies, connect faculty to university research‑computation capabilities, and advise on data‑analysis and secure assessment tools.
• Change Leadership & Faculty Development at Scale: Design and lead structured faculty‑development programming and change‑management strategies for major technology transitions.
• Executive Communication & Stakeholder Translation: Prepare and deliver…