Director-Learning Technologies

Job Description - DIRECTOR-LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES (T236972)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) seeks a DIRECTOR-LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES to advance teaching and learning at UAB through the effective use of technology, ensuring that UAB’s students and faculty benefit from the latest innovations in academic technology. This role involves managing and providing direct support for learning technology solutions that enable quality academic experiences and enhance student learning outcomes and success.

The director evaluates the office’s service portfolio, provides vision and direction as UAB’s needs and opportunities evolve, partners closely with other directors within the Provost’s Office of Innovative Teaching and Academic Engagement to advance academic goals, and provides top-level support and customer service to UAB’s schools and colleges.

Applicants should expect a blend of strategic leadership, personnel management, project oversight, and campus partnership‑building. The director will supervise and mentor a diverse team, set priorities and workflows for a service‑oriented unit, manage vendor relationships, contracts, renewals, and budgets for major learning technology platforms, partner with faculty, academic units, IT, disability support, compliance, and teaching and learning leaders, and balance immediate operational needs with long‑term planning and innovation.

Master’s degree in a related field required and five (5) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. A graduate degree in instructional technology, educational leadership, higher education administration, curriculum and instruction, information systems, information technology, educational media, communications, or a closely related field.

Related experience should include progressively responsible work in instructional technology, academic technology, digital learning, faculty support, higher education IT, learning management systems administration, accessibility initiatives, media production for teaching and learning, online education support, or management of campus educational technology services. Experience supervising staff, managing budgets, leading cross‑functional projects, and supporting institutional initiatives related to accessibility and teaching innovation would also be considered highly relevant.

The ideal candidate will bring strong hard skills in learning management system administration and oversight, educational technology implementation, budget management, supervision of professional staff, vendor/contract management, accessibility compliance and digital content remediation, online proctoring systems, and faculty support for instructional media production. Experience with project management, policy development, reporting/assessment, and collaboration with academic and IT units is preferred. Preferred soft skills include strong interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to lead through change, sound judgment, strategic thinking, diplomacy, customer‑service orientation, and the ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders.

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran’s status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB’s Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator.

The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located /titleix.

University

Professional & Managerial

Office of Learning Technologies

Regular

Day/1st Shift

Onsite