Coordinator ​/ XR LAB (Part-Time) in Mount Pleasant

Coordinator / XR Lab (Part-Time)

Central Michigan University

Position Information

Posting Number S-3954

Position Number 00400

Type of Recruitment External

Position Title Coordinator / XR Lab (Part-Time)

Position Summary

The XR lab coordinator will be responsible for scheduling, maintaining, and updating the college of Education and Human Services' Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR) (i.e. XR) lab. This includes overseeing any CMU student help in the lab. Additionally, the coordinator will be responsible for programming for the Center for Excellence in STEM Education (Center) that is likely to include XR lab use.

These programs are likely to include College Make, Make Shift, Family Make, and K-12 school field trips.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years in education or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience working with K-12 students and teachers.
• Must possess strong technology skills.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Willingness to work some evenings as needed.
• Demonstrated ability to be collegial, approachable, team-oriented, positive, and interested in building strong working relationships.
• Willingness to travel locally and regionally as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Teacher certification.
• Demonstrated experience working with Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and/or design software such as Unity, Unreal or Sketchup.
• Demonstrated experience with community outreach.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains and updates the XR lab space consisting of 8 stations with high-performance desktop computers and Varjo VR/AR headsets. This includes monitoring both paid and free software accounts to ensure accessibility and functionality.
• Troubleshoots minor equipment repairs and hardware/software issues, reaching out to vendors to address larger issues.
• Tracks industry developments and recommends the purchase of new and/or updated technologies and software.
• Maintains a schedule for XR lab use for both faculty and staff and open lab hours.
• Supervises, trains, and mentors student employees assigned to help in the XR lab.
• Supports XR lab instruction by assisting users with the operation of equipment.
• Supports marketing, registration, and instruction for K-12 student and family programs and College Make (a program for university students) at the Center in both the maker space and the XR lab.
• Supports Center website updates and social media posts as needed.

Message to Applicants

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU's mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Employee Group Supervisory Technical Staff Pay Level 4 Pay Range $23.50 - $27.00 per hour Division Academic Affairs Department College of Education & Human Services Position Status Regular Position End Date Employment Status Part-Time FTE 0.50 Position Type 12 month Weekly Work Schedule 20 hours per week, Monday - Friday / some nights and weekends as needed Location Mount Pleasant, MI

About the Department

The Center for Excellence in STEM Education resides in the College of Education and Human Services at Central Michigan University. The Center primarily serves students in K-12, their families and their teachers through STEM education experiences. The new XR (AR and VR) lab will be available to CMU students, faculty, and staff in addition to programming for K-12 students. The lab consists of 8 stations with VR headsets.

About CMU

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives. We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master's, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more. Central is home to 17 men's and women's Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more.

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