Senior Academic Tech Svc Director, Dedman Law & Perkins INF

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.

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 relashionship 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.

Partnering closely with academic leadership, OIT, and university stakeholders, the Senior ATSD translates institutional and school priorities into actionable technology strategies and services that advance enrollment, student success, research, quality technology‑enabled teaching, and institutional reputation. Operational technology support is delivered through OIT customer‑services teams; the primary focus of this position is strategic partnership, academic innovation, program development, organizational change leadership, and institutional coordination while maintaining deep hands‑on technical fluency and the ability to provide direct faculty, student, and staff support when school needs require senior academic‑technology judgment and support.

• Strategic Academic‑Technology Partnership & Planning: Serves as the principal OIT academic‑technology advisor and strategic partner to the Dean (or designated academic leadership representative) regarding technology‑enabled teaching, learning, research, academic operations, and program innovation. Leads multi‑year academic‑technology strategy for Perkins and Dedman Law, aligning university and OIT capabilities to advance each school’s mission, priorities, and academic objectives, and aligning each school’s priorities with university and OIT capabilities.
  
  Advocates for each school’s academic and faculty needs while helping university‑wide initiatives land effectively within the schools. Develops roadmaps, recommends priorities, coordinates technology planning and process improvement activities, and provides regular progress reporting and strategic recommendations to school and university leadership.
• Artificial Intelligence Integration Leadership: Supports and leads the responsible integration of AI into teaching, learning, research, and faculty development across both schools. Establishes AI‑use guidance and governance in partnership with faculty and OIT; designs AI‑literacy and AI‑enhanced pedagogy and assessment programming; advises…