Academic Technology Specialist

Santa Fe College; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Santa Fe College in Gainesville, FL, is seeking an Academic Technology Specialist to deliver training and coaching to faculty on learning technologies that enhance student engagement, accessibility, and success. The role focuses on LMS training, accessibility tools, and related software, with workshops and faculty development opportunities.

You will analyze needs, provide feedback on course design, create training courses, manage LMS accounts, and collaborate with colleagues to share best

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field with two years of relevant experience working with learning management systems and/or other software systems.
• Background check will be conducted.
• Master's degree or higher preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, and deliver curriculum and instruction to faculty on the use of instructional technologies for face-to-face, hybrid, or online instruction.
• Ensure curriculum and instruction aligns with delivery modality (face-to-face, hybrid, online).
• Provide follow-up coaching and instructional feedback to faculty to improve student engagement and learning.
• Plan and deliver faculty training workshops on academic technologies.
• Analyze institutional needs to identify future professional development opportunities using metrics and data.
• Collaborate with supervisor and peers in instructional design, video production, and course assessment to share solutions and best practices.
• Stay updated on new technologies and maintain knowledge of current practices and trends.
• Create and manage training courses, LMS user accounts, and user enrollments.
• Provide technical assistance on LMS and software systems to faculty, staff, and students.
• Collect and analyze data to prepare reports related to academic technologies.
• Network with internal and external constituents to develop best practices.
• May assist with website maintenance, database coordination, and related tasks.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Multicultural teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Compensation

$47,575.00 Annual

Job Description Summary

The application deadline for this position is 11:59pm EST on October 8, 2026.

Job Description

The Academic Technology Specialist provides instruction, coaching, and customized support to faculty across disciplines in the area of academic technologies that promote student engagement, learning, accessibility and success. This position is responsible for delivering training on Learning Management Systems (LMS), accessibility tools, and other related software systems and tools. Additionally, this role will deliver workshops and faculty professional development opportunities that promote student engagement and success through the integration and use of appropriate technologies.

Responsibilities and Duties Include:

• Plans, develops, and delivers curriculum and instruction to faculty on the use of different instructional technologies as a tool for face-to-face, hybrid, or online instruction.
• Ensures curriculum and instruction to faculty is aligned with the delivery modality utilized (face-to-face, hybrid, or online).
• Provides follow-up coaching and instructional feedback to faculty that is designed to improve student engagement, success, and learning.
• Plans, develops, and delivers faculty training workshops on academic technologies as needed and requested.
• Analyzes institutional needs related to instructional delivery, student engagement, and accessibility to identify future professional development opportunities for faculty, utilizing metrics such as interactions with faculty, solicited feedback, and data tracking.
• Identifies and reviews cases where there may be a deficit in course design, delivery, or instruction to assess deficiencies and provide recommendations for improvement; refers cases to supervisor, as appropriate.
• Collaborates with supervisor and peers in areas of instructional design, video production, and course assessment to make recommendations, provide solutions, and serve as a subject matter expert.
• Stays abreast of new and emerging technologies and maintains knowledge of current practices and trends.
• Creates and manages training courses, LMS user accounts, and user enrollments; disseminates technology related information as appropriate.
• Provides technical assistance on LMS and applicable software systems to faculty, staff, and students.
• Collects and analyzes applicable data to prepare reports as it relates to academic technologies and areas of responsibility and develops and participates in assessments.
• Networks with internal and external constituents locally, statewide, and nationally to develop and implement best practices and acquire common fixes for technology issues.
• May be assigned duties related to website maintenance, database coordination, and other appropriate and applicable tasks.
• Keeps a record of operating procedures and may share position specific knowledge, including use of collegewide ERP and related system processes, by providing guidance on standard operations and established departmental procedures as needed.
• Provides service to the college through participation in events, committees, and other college activities.
• Complies with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
• Strictly honors the privacy, security, and confidentiality of records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state, federal, and college regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Reports to: eLearning Director

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required: A bachelor's degree in an appropriate field with two (2) years of relevant experience working with learning management systems and/or other software systems, or a combination of education and/or experience equal to six (6) years.
• Additional Requirements: A criminal background check will be conducted.
• Preferred: A master's degree, PhD, or equivalent in an appropriate field, as well as higher education experience teaching online and using engaging technologies.

General Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work successfully in a multi-cultural environment.
• Adaptability to Change - able to be flexible and supportive, able to positively and proactively assimilate change in rapid growth environment.
• Analytical Aptitude & Problem Solving - able to analyze information, problems, situations, practices and/or procedures, collect and interpret data, reason logically, establish facts, identify and define existing and potential issues, recognize the interrelationships among elements, draw valid conclusions, develop recommendations, as well as alternative courses of action, select appropriate course, follow up, and evaluate.
• Communication - able to effectively communicate in a professional, diplomatic, empathetic, and