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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Academic Technology Manager - **Company:** Lake Forest College - **Location:** Lake Forest, IL, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $77,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Learning Management Systems, Procurement Software, Student Information Systems, Information Technology - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=703a988262e81895 ## About the Role * Education: Bachelor's degree in Educational Technology, Information Technology, Instructional Design, or a related field (Master's degree preferred). * Experience: 3+ years of experience working in higher education academic technology, instructional design, or IT procurement. * Technical Proficiency: Deep expertise in administering Learning Management Systems (Canvas preferred), Student Information Systems, and deploying LTI integrations. * Vendor Management Skills: Proven track record in software procurement, contract negotiation, and managing vendor relationships, with a strong ability to secure competitive pricing. * Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and pedagogical concepts to non-technical faculty and staff. * Analytical Ability: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, specifically regarding inventory management, survey data analysis, and budget tracking. ## Description The Academic Technology Manager (henceforth "the manager") is responsible for managing academic and instructional technology operations. The manager will facilitate campus-wide collaboration and coordination efforts, partnering with faculty, students, and academic and administrative divisions to align education technology systems, approaches, and resources with faculty and student needs, and institutional direction. The Manager promotes best practices with technology in learning environments, collaborates and provides training in the effective use of instructional technologies. The manager serves as the campus LMS administrator. This role will serve as a champion, advisor, and liaison to the college community for the effective and innovative use of technology to support teaching, learning, and scholarship. The manager will lead efforts related to the assessment, planning, and delivery of academic technologies, primarily focusing on the College's learning management system (LMS) and specialized pedagogical applications, and grow new programs. The manager will build direct relationships with faculty to develop and navigate new academic technologies., Academic Technology Operations * Manage the day-to-day operations of Academic Technology, including overseeing the learning management system (Canvas). * Provide learning design support. * Manage LTI integrations with software vendors. * Provide tech support for faculty and students for academic technology. * Serve as the VitalSource liaison (online bookstore). * Collaborate with the Office of Faculty Development to develop and implement an extensive program of outreach, engagement, consultation, and support to expand and enhance the use of technology in teaching and learning. * Design and develop documentation, tutorials, workshops, and other training programs to support faculty in the proper use of instructional technologies. * Partner with faculty members, disciplines, and/or divisions to lead new exploratory initiatives and pilot projects for instructional technology. * Provide pedagogical and technical consulting, training, and project management to help instructors and programs find innovative and effective ways to use technology to achieve their teaching goals, for both in-person and online courses. * Provide academic technology support and general technical support in the office of academic affairs as needed. Software Procurement * Annual Faculty Survey: Conduct a comprehensive annual software inventory survey with faculty to identify current software usage and determine which platforms are required for the upcoming academic year. * Inventory Management: Keep the academic software inventory continuously up to date, tracking license counts and deployment locations. * Renewal Administration: Proactively contact vendors to initiate the renewal process for software that faculty have requested for the next academic year. * License Cancellation: Cancel software subscriptions and licenses that faculty no longer wish to renew or that are underutilized. * Contract Negotiation: Negotiate directly with software vendors during every annual renewal cycle to secure lower pricing and optimal value for the College. ## Related Videos - [Transforming Education: A Journey from interactive Markdown to Remote-Labs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/941-transforming-education-a-journey-from-interactive-markdown-to-remote-labs) - [Enabling intelligent logistics automation: home-grown Industrial IoT platform at Austrian Post](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2018-enabling-intelligent-logistics-automation-home-grown-industrial-iot-platform-at-austrian-post) - [The Day After the Robots Come. 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