Technology Officer

We are seeking to appoint a Technology Officer who can demonstrate relevant experience with websites and academic learning environments. You will be expected to manage, develop and enhance the IATL website which is a key tool for disseminating information about IATL’s work both within the University and externally. Responsibilities will also include managing IT-related aspects of IATL projects carried out by staff within IATL, overseeing IATL’s technical equipment, assisting IATL with the evaluation of its activities through impact assessments and data evaluation and liaising between IATL, IT Services and the wider Warwick community to enhance teaching and research practices through the use of academic technology

For informal enquiries, please contact Jo Wale (j.r.wale@warwick.ac.uk).

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.

You will have an undergraduate degree and IT experience, preferably at an advanced level, in a variety of software packages. You will have experience in working in Higher Education, excellent copywriting skills and an eye for details. Website editing skills, ideally using Warwick’s Sitebuilder package, and the ability to prepare a variety of media for use on the web, will be essential.

IATL was established in 2010 to create opportunities for students and teachers to experiment and innovate, in order to achieve an outstanding teaching and learning experience. IATL supports educational innovation through collaborative teaching and student research in interdisciplinary and international learning environments.

For further information about IATL, please visit the departmental website.

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by 11.55pm on the closing date of 14th April 2024. Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history. Your cover letter should detail how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this post.

To streamline our hiring process, we kindly request that all candidates submit their applications through our official website. This ensures that all applications are received in a uniform format and can be processed efficiently by our HR team.

The interviews will be held on w/c 22nd April.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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