Visual Technologist
University of Rochester
Rochester

Job Title

  
Visual Technologist

Job ID

  
184459

  
Location

  
The College

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

  
Regular/Temporary

Regular

  
  
  
  
Opening

  
  
Full Time 40
hours Grade
054 Art & Art History Col

  
  
  
Responsibilities

  
  
Responsibilities Include:

  
Providing technology support to the ongoing design and development of born-
digital projects such as data visualizations, architectural reconstruction,
and GIS Mapping, including guidance on standards, best-practices and
technological possibilities to Art and Art History (AAH) faculty and
undergraduates and Visual and Cultural Studies graduate students. Close
interaction with students and faculty will be needed to best understand and
advise what forms of technology will best suit their needs.

Recommending technologies for the design and development of Digital Humanities
Labs for Art History and Studio classes and educating students and faculty on
the use of multimedia formats, including audio, video, and 3-D
modeling. These may include building databases,
architectural reconstructions, and on-line galleries.

Helping facilitate relations between AAH Faculty and Students and Rettner
Hall. This includes guidance with software and hardware as well as
installation and maintenance of artwork and other digital projects such as 3-D
modeling, data visualization, on-line curation, and multimedia publishing into
their own research and teaching.

Maintaining a superior knowledge of Internet, database, and programming
technologies, both software and hardware, by attending seminars, classes, and
conferences; visiting relevant Internet sites; reviewing current literature,
and making recommendations to faculty and students on ways to utilize these
tools.

Technical Qualifications, Requirements, and Experience (Required)

  
Bachelor degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
combination of education and experience (5+ years). MFA preferred.

Significant experience and expertise with multiple programming and scripting
languages (i.e. Java, JDBC, PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, etc.)

Drupal and/or other Website CMS

LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)

HTML and CSS

Multimedia Production and development, including 3-D modeling

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and engage with stakeholders

Ability to work independently and in a team environment with a high degree of
accountability

Technical Qualifications, Requirements, and Experience (Preferred)

  
Familiarity with instructional Best Practices

Ability to run tutorials to teach students and faculty how to use hardware and
software

Familiarity with Ink Jet Printing and ICC profiles management

Familiarity with AJAX Technologies (Javascript, Google Web Toolkit, rss, json)

Coldfusion, SQL

Storage and management of metadata - Dublin Core, MARC

XML, XSLT, TEI

HTML 5

  
  
How To Apply

  
  
All applicants must apply online.

  


  
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