What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Technology Specialist position at MSU Academic Technology and Outreach?
Instructional Technology Specialist
MSU Academic Technology and Outreach
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Role Description
The Instructional Technology Specialist is an expert on MSU’s campus learning management system, responsible for enterprise-wide LMS administration and providing direct technical support and hands-on troubleshooting for users, including faculty, staff, and students.
The Instructional Technology Specialist is a member of the Teaching and Learning Technologies group of the Academic Technology and Outreach department. This team provides enterprise-wide administration of our campus LMS, which includes structuring accounts and sub-accounts, setting user roles and permissions, managing authentication and access, and configuring external tools; works with the vendor to monitor updates and change management; provides direct technical support and troubleshooting for a variety of users in a variety of roles; develops training and documentation for campus users and stakeholders; and lends expertise to strategic planning for the Teaching and Learning Technologies group. The ECAT team works closely with ATO’s Instructional Technologists, Instructional Designers at MSU’s Center for Faculty Excellence, and staff within University Information Technology that support enterprise services. The ECAT team also supports the use of the learning management system to conduct non-credit programming, including staff, faculty, and student training..
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in a technology field, education, or related field or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education.
- Professional work experience in systems administration and user support, preferably in a higher education setting.
- Hands-on experience with learning management systems.
- Demonstrated experience with and proficiency in the Microsoft Office software suite.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Canvas LMS
- Experience migrating content between LMS platforms
- Project management experience with LMS/educational system projects
- Experience working with Student Information Systems such as Ellucian Banner
- Experience with digital accessibility support
Screening of applications will begin on April 30, 2026; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
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For complete job announcement and application procedures, please visit:
https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/51163