Position Title: XR Academy Instructor/Facilitator
Department: Workforce Development
Immediate Supervisor’s Title: Executive Director Workforce Development
Positions Supervised: No
Term of Positions: 12 months
Specific Job Responsibilities:
- Deliver and guide students through the curriculum in the specified LMS
- Facilitate student learning by leading lessons and hands-on projects
- Manage student projects and deliverables based on curriculum guidelines
- Have a working knowledge of how to organize files, research, and troubleshoot development
questions
- Have a working knowledge of technology and a desire to learn more about XR specific
development tools
- Be a “lead learner” as the industry tools and software are constantly changing
- Provide feedback to curriculum team on items for troubleshooting and updating curriculum
elements as needed
- If applicable, work with development company on artifacts and elements for commercialized
products to be taken to market
- Create a learning environment that fosters creativity, open ideas, and a safe place
to experiment and learn and collaborate
- Identify student strengths and encourage pathway of speciality based on those skills
- Look for opportunities to enhance soft-skill learning within the development curriculum
Qualifications:
- Strong communication skills, written and oral
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to be creative and find solutions to problems, or foresee future issues
- Strong leadership skills
- Able to create
- Curious and excited to learn and lead a learning environment
- Have an interest in XR technology, 3D design, C++ coding, material creation, sound
design, lighting, or animation
- Be able to constantly learn to stay up to date with the technology changes in the
industry
Extended Skills, not Required
- 2+ years experience developing with Unity or Unreal Engine
- Proficiency with C# or C++, and strong knowledge of game development programming
- Strong knowledge of game development pipeline, tools, and concepts (3D modeling, animation,
shader design, etc)
- Strong knowledge of VR design concepts and development requirements
- Experience creating a VR game or application
- Experience tutoring or teaching game development concepts
- Experience modeling and animating in Maya or 3ds Max
The position of the XR Academy Instructor/Facilitator is unique as it does not require
the instructor to be the expert in the field of study. Instead, the right instructor
will have a naturally curious mind, especially in the field of XR related technologies.
A background in certain technical fields would have certain advantages, but are not
necessary to the position. A strong leader, good communicator, and creative mind will
work well in this position.