NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY (MAHIKENG CAMPUS) FACULTY/ DIVISION: CENTRE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING POSITION NUMBER: N002584 VACANCY: JUNIOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIST PEROMNES GRADE: P10 EMPLOYMENT TYPE: PERMANENT APPOINTMENT PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The Junior Educational Technologist role is a team-centred position responsible for, under the supervision of the Senior Educational Technologists, researching, investigating, and reviewing the educational application of technology to enhance T&L and to create and maintain an enabling DTLE at the NWU through proper learning experience design within the digital teaching and learning environment. As a Junior Educational technologist the staff member will provide learning design and technical assistance with the implementation of teaching and learning technologies. The Junior Educational Technologist position requires an individual to work with a high level of independence, have a sense of instructional design principles and theories, have strong project management, communication, and collaboration skills, and a willingness to provide superior customer service. The individual should also have a passion for innovative educational solutions to enhance the teaching and learning experience of academic staff and students. Essential duties/responsibilities: 1. Provide instructional design (learning design) and technical assistance within the Learning Management System to enhance the learning experience of students in a fully online, hybrid, and in-person programmes/modules 2. Provide third-line technical assistance to academic staff in the use of integrated e-learning tools (i.e., eFundi, Turn-it-in, Panopto, etc.) 3. Implement a quality assurance review of new programmes/modules and recommended and recommend to academic staff 4. Liaison with IT partner to solve recurring technical problems 5. Manage and complete learning design projects within a specified timeframe while prioritising and working on multiple projects simultaneously