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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Instructional Production Specialist provides administrative, technical, and production support to instructional designers, faculty, and educational technologists; manages, maintains , and updates education al resources . Prospective candidates for this position will need expertise in the following areas: educational technology, project management , openly licensed resources, web content accessibility guid eli nes, multimedia/graphic design, and awareness of instructional design models such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) . This position will require knowledge of educational tools such as Pressbooks, Word Press, Canvas, Adobe Creative Cloud, Kaltura, Generative AI, H5P, and related tools.

• Execute all administrative, technical, production, maintenance, and project management aspects of the development of educational resources

• Prepare third party educational tools and applications for faculty use

• Facilitate material migrations between systems, permission requests for copyrighted materials, and ensure course accommodations are available

• Create and revise content and course resources that follows accessibility guidelines

• Provide quality control for course content including graphics, links, and web pages; support instructional design teams with formatting, embedding, and web editing tasks

• Consults with instructors to demonstrate system capabilities and features; provide technical support to faculty and students of online courses; develop and provide training to others on effective use of course tools

• Participate in the development and enhancement of processes and tools used in support of course development

• Participate in faculty development programming which includes contributing to presentations, creating support resources, and leading training on educational tools

• Identify , research, pilot, evaluate, and implement new educational technologies

• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

  This position requires the following clearances: PA State Police Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance F orm, and Federal (FBI) Fingerprint Criminal Background Check.

  The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society and nature, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:

$38,300.00 - $55,500.00

Salary Structure (https://hr.psu.edu/current-employee/compensation/staff-salary-grades-and-leveling-matrix) - additional information on Penn State's job and salary structure.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here (https://police.psu.edu/annual-security-reports) .

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

EEO IS THE LAW

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.

Federal Contractors Labor Law Poster (https://affirmativeaction.psu.edu/files/2022/01/Federal-Contractors-Labor-Law-Poster.pdf)

PA State Labor Law Poster

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Penn State Policies

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