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Senior Educational Technology Consultant

🇺🇸 Hybrid - US 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Consulting 🗓️ April 19th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Purdue University is hiring an Educational Technology Consultant (P2) and a Senior Educational Technology Consultant (P3). These roles involve consulting with faculty to address issues with teaching and learning technologies, managing escalations, collaborating with vendors to resolve complex problems, providing training, and developing instructional materials to support technology adoption and use.

Highlights
  • Consult with faculty on problems using Purdue's instructional technology tools.
  • Serve as highest-level escalation point for teaching and learning tools.
  • Work collaboratively with vendors to resolve complex technology issues.
  • Provide training via workshops, consultations, and support systems.
  • Develop and maintain documentation and instructional materials.
  • Lead projects related to instructional technology adoption and mentor junior staff.
  • Required skills include learning management systems knowledge, strong communication, presentation, and customer service skills.
  • Preferred skills include HTML/CSS, CMS, and video management experience.
  • Educational requirements: BA/BS in Instructional Technology, Education, Computer Technology, or related field with 2 years experience for P2 and 4 years for P3.
  • Position is exempt, requires background check, and does not offer employment authorization sponsorship.

Senior Educational Technology Consultant Full Description

Job Summary
As the Educational Technology Consultant (P2), you will consult with faculty to solve problems or issues they encounter using Purdue’s centrally supported technology tools within the context of their classes. You will also serve as the highest level of problem escalation for teaching and learning tools. You will work with vendors to resolve complex issues with instructional tools.  You will provide product enhancement recommendations to campus support partners and vendors.  You will also participate in the testing of all product releases or bug fixes prior to installation into production.  You will communicate to faculty, staff, and students when these enhancements, improvements, or fixes have been installed. 

As the Senior Educational Technology Consultant (P3), you will provide support and training for Purdue’s enterprise level instructional technology to faculty and staff at the highest level of expertise.  You will consult and offer support and training through responses in our client incident management system, professional development workshops and help sessions, and small group or one-on-on consultations.  As the Educational Technology Consultant, you will develop and maintain self-service documentation and workshop materials for supported instructional technology. You may lead projects related to instructional technology adoption and/or transition, as well as mentor junior team members as needed.
 
This is a hybrid position that requires some on campus visits as needed for client need.
 
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About Us:
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What We’re Looking For:
Education and Experience:
 
Educational Technology Consultant (P2)
  • BA/BS in Instructional Technology, Education, Computer Technology, or related field 
  • Two (2) years of experience working in an instructional technology, technology, education, or corporate training environment conveying concepts and ideas via one-to-many (workshops) or one-few (meetings for deliberation, discussion, and decision) delivery modes and experience using instructional tools  
    • Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
Senior Educational Technology Consultant (P3)
  • BA/BS in Instructional Technology, Education, Computer Technology, or related field 
  • Four (4) years of experience working in an instructional technology, technology, education, or corporate training environment conveying concepts and ideas via one-to-many (workshops) or one-few (meetings for deliberation, discussion, and decision) delivery modes and experience using instructional tools  
    • Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered
 Skills:
  • Learning management system knowledge 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team
  • Presentation skills
  • Ability to articulate technical terms and analytical outcomes in a user-friendly way, using visual aids such as graphs, charts, and executive summaries
  • Customer-service disposition
 
Preferred Skills:
  • HTML/CSS or CMS skills
  • Video management experience
 
Additional Information:
  • Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position  
  • A background check will be required for employment in this position
  • FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible for Overtime)
  • Retirement Eligibility:  Defined Contribution Waiting Period

What We're Looking For:
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Career Stream
Professional 3
Pay Band S065
Link to Purdue University's Compensation Guidelines
Job Code #20002171
Link to: Career Path Maker
 
Professional 2
Job Code #20002170
EOE
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