Faculty Support Digital Specialist

**Faculty Support Digital Specialist - TPT**
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**Find Your Spot at Humber**
At Humber, our career paths open up a world of infinite possibilities for you to explore. People are at the heart of the Humber experience. Here, every day we work shoulder to shoulder to deliver excellence, and in doing so, we redefine what it means to be a leader in polytechnic education. Humber employees are a diverse group of committed, caring and fun-loving people.

We take finding and growing the right talent very seriously. We strive to find and nurture extraordinary employees who bring their best each day.

If you are interested in working in higher education and are looking to contribute to the largest Polytechnic in Ontario, as we shape the future of our students and communities, here is your opportunity to join our team.

**Job Details**:
**Position Title**: Faculty Support Digital Specialist, Teaching Excellence
**Status**: Contract (9 months)
**Hours**:24 hours per week
**Faculty/Department**: Teaching Excellence, Innovative Learning
**Campus/Location**:North, Hybrid

**Salary**:PT Support EPEW Pay Band 8 (Start $30.62 - Max $35.50)

**About the Innovative Learning at Humber**:
Innovative Learning at Humber is a dynamic center for teaching and learning, driven by our commitment to belonging, equity, and sustainability. We harness human spirit and creativity to empower faculty in crafting exceptional student experiences. Our Polytechnic redefines education by integrating industry expertise into a curriculum that meets evolving employer needs. We envision faculty as facilitators, bridging the gap between classroom and industry, thereby strengthening our community and future.

We provide the leadership, infrastructure, and support for faculty to adopt new teaching techniques, explore advanced digital and AI tools, and push boundaries to ensure students gain the skills and competencies needed for both employment and lifelong employability. The Innovative Learning team is essential in helping faculty cultivate the skills and attributes that define a polytechnic education.

**About the Faculty Digital Support Specialist Role**:
Reporting to the Associate Dean, Teaching Excellence, the Faculty Support Digital Specialist (FSDS) will play a critical role when it comes to supporting faculty and is essential to the success of several key initiatives in Innovative Learning. This position provides direct support to faculty through the COSSID (course outline software supporting instructional design) initiative and is currently involved in designing a development site for new program builds that still requires ongoing work and guidance.

With an increasing number of online course builds, we also rely on the FSDS to support the quality and accessibility checks and to ensure standards are met. Additionally, regarding the online builds, which continues to be a major priority for Humber, the FSDS supports faculty with tools such as Articulate and the LMS platform (Blackboard), helping them create engaging and effective digital learning experiences.

The FSDS will work independently and collaboratively with other members of the Teaching Excellence and Digital Learning teams consisting of ed developers, curriculum specialists, instructional developers, designers, technologists and other stakeholders. The incumbent must also possess strong leadership and relationship-building skills, be goal-oriented, be able to deal with conflicting priorities, have strong project management skills and possess excellent communication skills.

**About You**:
You are passionate about working at Ontario's largest Polytechnic; you thrive on improving productivity and quality that contribute to team success If this sounds like you, keep reading:
**Education**

An MA or MEd in a related field is preferred, along with certificates, badges, courses, micro-certs related to Learning Management Systems, coaching, training, and educational technology tools. A deep awareness of the challenges and opportunities faced by faculty and students in the current state of post-secondary online and EdTech facilitated learning environments.

**Experience/Skills**

A minimum of three (3) years working with learning management systems, as well as a similar experience with the engagement with the design and development of online courses and digital experiences, and work within an adult learning environment or a professional learning or development arena. A demonstrated, mature ability to design and deliver workshops and experience with the development of scalable resources for post-secondary instructors.

Working awareness of AODA legislation, the UDL framework, adult learning principles, along with deep comfort with technology and working in an ever-changing environment. A growth mindset for self and others. The ability to make timely suggestions for supports and communications that benefit the challenges faced by faculty as surfaced by the day-to-day experience of the IL