Job Title: ePortfolio Specialist Position
PVN ID: LA-2306-005670
Category: Information Technology
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Since its pilot in 2002, ePortfolio at LaGuardia has grown into a cornerstone of student experience and learning at the college. Every year thousands of students begin their LaGuardia experience taking a First Year Seminar course where they start building their Core ePortfolio, an ePortfolio that will stay with them for the duration of their academic career culminating in a Capstone experience. The ePortfolio team works closely with students, faculty, and staff providing support to sustain their ePortfolio engagement over time. Reporting to the ePortfolio program manager and to the program director, the ePortfolio specialist is responsible for leading and coordinating key activities including but not limited to designing and facilitating workshops to help students across disciplines to build their ePortfolios; facilitating workshops to train mentors who work with students on building their ePortfolios; and supporting program activities and events. Members of the ePortfolio team receive training and professional development in key areas to further develop leadership and professional skills.

Other Duties

  • Provide one-on-one instructional and advanced ePortfolio support both in person and remotely to students, staff, and faculty in the ePortfolio office.
  • Provide ePortfolio training and ongoing support to CTL peer mentor programs to support their ePortfolio use and troubleshoot when needed.
  • Facilitate workshops in a classroom setting to help students build and develop their ePortfolios or complete an assessment depositing.
  • Perform, coordinate, and report on regular user-testing of new features in the Digication platform.
  • Provide support on various program events such as the student showcase, studio design sessions, and other activities as needed.

Qualifications

  • Have an AA degree at a minimum and at least 1 year of experience working in a college setting or providing technology-related support to users.
  • Have knowledge of any combination of the following applications: Digication (ePortfolio), MS Office, Windows 7 and/or 10, Adobe Creative Suite, web-conferencing tools such as Zoom and other multimedia/audio/video software.
  • Have background working with students and/or faculty either one-on-one or in a class setting.
  • Demonstrate people and leadership skills.
  • Be a creative thinker, willing to learn, and capable of teaching others.
  • Show familiarity with social media content creation and engagement; facility with digital tools and platforms.
  • Have availability during the weekdays between 9AM and 6PM primarily.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Center for Teaching and Learning
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$17.50-$17.50
Hour(s) a week
0.00-19.00
Closing Date
Aug 12, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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