Unit Computing Manager; Manager of Arts, Media, and Immersive Technologies

Position Details

Recruitment/Posting

Title:

Unit Computing Manager (Manager of Arts, Media, and Immersive Technologies)

Job Category:
Staff & Executive - Administrative & Support

Department:
School of Arts & Sciences-Newark

Overview:
The School of Arts and Sciences-Newark (SASN) is a place where exploration, discovery, and imagination come together to form the core of a liberal arts education. We serve all undergraduates at Rutgers University-Newark (RU‑N); and offer a broad selection of more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate courses a year in more than 40 subjects. SASN combines the best of a large research university with a small liberal arts college.

RU‑N is an urban, public research university that is not just in Newark but of Newark-an anchor of our home city.
The Department of Arts, Culture and Media combines an interdisciplinary community-oriented core curriculum taken by all majors in the department with discipline-based majors. In addition to the integrated core, the department offers programs of study in Art, Design and Art History, Journalism, Video Production, and Music. With a faculty that includes nationally and internationally recognized scholars and artists, the Department of Arts, Culture and Media offers innovative courses with an emphasis on integration in the arts and the campus's urban mission of community engagement.

In addition to the opportunity to combine academic study with hands-on class experience, students benefit enormously from the Department's internship programs. These programs, which provide entry level professional contacts, draw upon the richness of Newark's cultural institutions such as the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the Newark Museum, Prudential, The Star Ledger, and New Jersey Television Network as well as the opportunities offered by the rest of Northern New Jersey and especially New York City.

Posting

Summary:

Rutgers University-Newark (RU‑N), an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise is seeking a Unit Computing Manager Supervisor (Manager of Arts, Media, and Immersive Technologies). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Information Technology, this Unit Computing Manager Supervisor plays a key role in advancing SASN's technology strategy by supporting and/or leading functions or initiatives that support instruction, improve user experience, strengthen and enhance digital infrastructure, and foster innovation in teaching, learning, research, and creative production both in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media and in initiatives across SASN, including the support and integration of specialized, discipline-specific software and applications used in media production, digital design, immersive technologies, and in other creative and instructional environments.
This position is responsible for and not limited to the following:

• Providing support and/or oversight for technology, media systems, software, and peripheral equipment in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media, as well as relevant initiatives across the School of Arts and Sciences-Newark (SASN), including, but not limited to HIIVE and immersive technologies, such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR).
• Piloting, managing, overseeing, and/or supporting initiatives, projects, and programs that integrate media, VR, AR, MR, and other immersive technologies into teaching and research, managing HIIVE, and supporting faculty and students on the fundamentals of virtual reality via training, consultation, hands‑on support, workshops, and instructional materials.
• Managing and supporting specialized software, hardware, and equipment, providing technical assistance.
• Overseeing and/or ordering, installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting computer hardware, peripherals, and specialized software.
• Providing training and guidance to faculty, students, and staff on the use of technology, software, equipment, and security.
• Developing training and support materials in various formats to assist faculty, students, and staff in effectively utilizing technology and peripherals in support of teaching and…