Director, Academic Technology and Professional Development

Kern Community College District; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Kern Community College District invites applications for Director, Academic Technology and Professional Development at Bakersfield College. This leadership role steers Academic Technology Services, Distance Education, and Faculty Development, guiding library operations and campus-wide training initiatives.

The successful candidate leads strategic planning, budget oversight, grant activity, and cross-department collaboration to advance student success through technology-enabled learning and

Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Three years of experience in leading or supporting Educational Technology and/or Distance Education.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students and employees.

Responsibilities

• Lead the selection of instructional and academic software platforms, lead implementation efforts, and direct training and support development for those platforms.
• Lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive training schedule for college faculty, educational administrators and classified staff.
• Administer strategic and day-to-day operations of the Library and Academic Technology and instructional professional development, including budgeting and program reviews.
• Train and supervise staff; conduct performance evaluations; participate in personnel selection; provide staff development.
• Coordinate resources to meet evolving needs of the college and accomplish campus-wide strategic initiatives.
• Oversee grant initiatives including administration, budgeting, and proposal development; serve as Principal Investigator when needed.

Skills

Three years of experience in Educatio​

Leadership experience

Education

Master's degree from an accredited college/university

Job description

Director, Academic Technology and Professional Development

Kern Community College District

Salary: $134,531.96 - $190,090.14 Annually015

Job Type: Management - Educational Administrator

Job Number: FY25-2600321

Location: Bakersfield College -- Panorama Campus, CA

Basic Function

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, the Director, Academic Technology and Professional Development is responsible for leading the high-level planning and development of Academic Technology Services, Distance Education, and Professional Development. The Director will manage the daily operations of the Library and Academic Technology Department and coordinate instructional professional development activities.

Representative Duties

1. Lead the selection of instructional and academic software platforms and packages, lead implementation efforts, and direct the development of training and support programs for those platforms.
2. Lead the development and delivery of a comprehensive training schedule for college faculty, educational administrators and classified staff, including, but not limited to, FLEX week and Adjunct Faculty Orientations.
3. Administer the full spectrum of strategic and day-to-day operations of the Library and Academic Technology and instructional professional development, including the lead role in strategic planning, departmental budgets, and program reviews.
4. Train and supervise assigned staff; assign and review work; participate in the selection of personnel; provide staff training; work with employees to correct deficiencies; administer performance evaluations; and recommend employees for continued employment or terminations.
5. Participate in the resolution of student grievances, problems, or complaints in the area of the Library and Academic Technology.
6. Direct and oversee the coordination of the resources of the Academic Technology and Professional Development Department to meet the evolving needs of the college and to accomplish the departmental and campus-wide strategic initiatives.
7. Evaluate the performance of management, faculty, and classified personnel in assigned areas of responsibility.
8. Lead the development, submission, and completion of all Academic Technology grant initiatives, including grant administration, budget development, and proposal development, and serve as Principal Investigator when needed.
9. Develop and oversee administrative budgets and expenditures.
10. Lead the strategic growth and enrollment management work related to all distance education modalities.
11. Serve as the college liaison to all state and national distance education initiatives and collaborations, ensuring full participation from, as well as maximum benefit to the college.
12. Participate in the development of policy and procedures related to the Library and Academic Technology, Distance Education, and Professional Development.
13. Initiate and develop strategic collaborative projects without side entities, including colleges, universities, nonprofit entities, and business organizations, using the platform of academic technology, distance education and professional development, which strengthen and enhance the work of the college.
14. Provide high-level project management for a broad spectrum of Academic Technology projects.
15. Perform other related duties asassigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited college/university.
• Three years of experience in the leading or support of Educational Technology and/or Distance Education.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and disability backgrounds of community college students and employees.

Knowledge of

• Grant management, project management, and structured design techniques
• Computer hardware and software applicable to an educational environment; and of peripheral hardware commonly used in academic computing
• Effective practices in distance education and academic support services
• Federal and state laws related to the development and implementation of student success technologies at the community college level
• Leadership and management principles and techniques
• Accounting, budgeting, and fiscal reporting
• Effective written and oral communication techniques

Ability to:

• Supervise others
• Coordinate and facilitate complex technological undertakings
• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with others
• Plan, develop, and manage a department operational budget
• Plan, organize, and manage complex purchase processes, including negotiations with vendors for hardware and software acquisitions
• Perform short-and-long-range planning to effectively manage personnel and materials processes of the College information technology department.
• Interpret laws, rules, and regulations affecting community college fiscal, attendance, and personnel accounting
• Compile clear, accurate statistical reports
• Logically and realistically evaluate systems and procedures
• Evaluate and assign staff for efficient operation of the department