Assistant VP Academic Information Technology

Title: Assistant VP for Academic Information Technology

Employee Classification: Asst VP Academic Info Tech

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Information Technology

Sub Division-Department: UNT-Enrollment Operations

Department: UNT-Academic Technologies-120300

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Salary commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

Academic Technologies champions, builds, and applies technology to help UNT advance education, creativity, and research.

• Flexible hours and remote work arrangements
• UNT scholarship (roughly 66% savings!) for employee and immediate family
• 36 days PTO with yearly accrual for vacation/sick
• Clear and reasonable work priorities
• Transparent leadership
• Recreational resources and activities

The Assistant Vice President (AVP) for Academic Technology provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and innovation for the university's academic technology ecosystem. Reporting to the Vice President and Chief Information Officer (or equivalent executive), the AVP leads the delivery, support, and continuous improvement of technology services that advance teaching, learning, research, and academic administration across the university. Serving a comprehensive R1 research institution with more than 42,000 students and multiple colleges, schools, libraries, and academic support units, the AVP collaborates with academic leadership, faculty, information technology professionals, and administrative partners to develop and implement technology strategies that enhance the student and faculty experience while supporting institutional priorities.

The position provides executive leadership for academic technology support services, instructional technology, classroom technologies, learning management systems, digital learning environments, faculty technology support, academic technology infrastructure, and emerging educational technologies. The AVP promotes innovation, service excellence, operational effectiveness, cybersecurity awareness, accessibility, and technology governance while ensuring reliable and scalable services across the university.

• Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Educational Technology, Higher Education Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible leadership experience in information technology, academic technology, instructional technology, or educational technology within higher education or a similarly complex organization.
• Minimum of five (5) years of senior management experience leading multiple functional technology teams through subordinate managers.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing enterprise technology strategies supporting teaching, learning, and academic operations.
• Experience managing complex technology budgets, strategic planning initiatives, and large-scale technology implementations.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving academic and administrative stakeholders.
• An equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience may be considered.

• Comprehensive knowledge of academic technology, instructional technology, and information technology services within a complex higher education environment.
• Knowledge of learning management systems, classroom technologies, instructional software, collaboration platforms, and emerging educational technologies.
• Knowledge of higher education governance, academic operations, accessibility standards, cybersecurity principles, data privacy, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategic plans that align technology initiatives with institutional and academic priorities.
• Ability to lead large, complex organizations and manage multiple technology service functions through subordinate leaders.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and change management skills with the ability to build high-performing, customer-focused teams.
• Exceptional interpersonal, collaboration, and relationship-building skills with the ability to work effectively with executive leadership, faculty, staff, students, and external partners.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with the ability to evaluate risks, identify solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead enterprise technology implementations and manage complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Skill in budget development, financial management, resource allocation, and long-range technology planning.
• Ability to establish performance metrics, assess service effectiveness, and implement operational improvements that enhance customer satisfaction.
• Knowledge of vendor management, contract negotiation, and…