Educational Specialist, Sr. (Simulation Operations Specialist - 0097684T)

Posting number: 2026-01807

Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - John A. Burns School of Medicine

Division: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Job classification: ACADEMIC SUPPORT

Posting type: Open

Categories: Health Education, Higher Education, Health Sciences, Education, Training & Library, Medical

Summary

Title: Educational Specialist, Senior (Simulation Operations Specialist)

Position Number: 0097684T

Hiring Unit: C OF HLTH SCI & SW, SCH OF MED, ASSOC DEAN FOR ACAD AFFAIRS, SIMTIKI SIMULATION CENTER

Location: UH at Manoa

Date Posted: August 14, 2026

Closing Date: August 31, 2026

Band: B

Salary: salary schedules and placement information

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Month: 11-month

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Other Conditions:  Temporary, full-time, subject to position clearance and availability of funds.  Position is annually renewable depending on performance and/or funding availability.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. *Serve as principal simulation operations specialist for SimTiki John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) rural health initiatives.

2. *Enable JABSOM health training and assessment initiatives for Undergraduate Medical Education (UME), Graduate Medical Education (GME), international scholars, faculty development, and research for rural, on-site, off-site, and remote/hybrid simulation programs.

3. *Conduct simulation operations training for rural health simulation operations staff and faculty.

4. *Manage technical and administrative aspects of JABSOM simulation center and rural simulation training operations, including selecting training devices, depreciation management, technical configuration of integrated systems of hardware and software,and inventory management.

5. *Provide technical expertise for simulation center leaders and staff to support operations at JABSOM SimTiki Simulation Center and rural health training sites.

6. Operate, troubleshoot, repair, maintain, and work directly with vendors to maintain continuous availability and operation of simulation software and hardware systems.

7. *Responsible for scheduling, coordination, setup, takedown, moulage, simulator programming, and operation of audio-visual and other data¿capture systems, aligned with simulation best practices and SimTiki policies and procedures for on-site, off-site, rural, and international locations.

8. Conduct secure student testing sessions and manage JABSOM competency based medical education (CBME) training and assessment events, assuring access and quality for off-site, rural, and JABSOM based trainees.

9. Coordinate and customize simulation training with off-site/rural program coordinators and faculty, internal and external customers, international collaborators and students, and industry representatives.

10. *Maintain simulation center compliance with accreditation standards, participate in accreditation activities, and maintain key operations documentation.

11. *Work directly with faculty, students, staff, and volunteers to coordinate schedules, registration, preparation,planning and implementation of simulation activities, including selecting appropriate simulation devices, assessments, and scenario design.

12. Operate IT, learning management systems, and virtual conferencing technologies.

13. *Conduct tours, demonstrations, and training.

14. *Participates in local, national, and international professional development opportunities, conferences, department programs and events, with occasional travel and work required outside normal business hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.

15. Supervise subordinate staff, assigned simulation specialists, technical staff, volunteers, and other simulation center users.

16. Prepare operations supply and equipment budgets for review and planning by Directors and fiscal staff.

17. Other duties as assigned.

(* denotes essential function)

Minimum Qualifications:

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree in education, biological or health science and 4 years of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for healthcare-education; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education,