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Subject: [WEB4LIB] Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship at Swarthmore College
From: Barbara J Weir <bweir1 () SWARTHMORE ! EDU>
Date: 2013-10-21 19:04:32
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Please post the following job opening:
Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship
(1.0 FTE, 12-month, regular, salary grade 8)
The Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship will establish and grow a \
dynamic program to support new models of scholarship. S/he will foster the successful \
adoption and application of digital approaches to teaching, learning, and research, \
will develop sustainable and scalable digital resources, and will explore emerging \
and existing technologies which enable the use of digital content. Will manage a \
portfolio of digital scholarship, digital collection and library technology projects, \
in close collaboration with faculty, librarians, academic technologists and \
tri-college partners. Initial goals for the Librarian for Digital Initiatives and \
Scholarship include conducting an environmental scan of academic departments, \
identifying potential scholarly projects, determining suitable tools and \
methodologies for use in each, and establishing priorities based on the content's \
cultural, academic or historical value. Will manage the lifecycle of these identified \
projects, from the creation of digital objects to long-term \
preservation.
Requirements:
* ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS degree, or MA/PhD with significant experience in \
digital humanities
* At least 2 years experience in academic or library services.
* Project management skills and experience in overseeing technology based \
projects
* Experience with the research tools and approaches of and demonstrated knowledge \
of emerging trends in digital scholarship
* Demonstrates initiative in identifying and implementing projects
* Ability to quickly learn new tools and technologies
* Ability to work enthusiastically, effectively and collaboratively with diverse \
faculty, students and staff
* Ability to work independently
Desired qualifications
* Familiar with academic and scholarly research practices
* Success in matching technical solutions to project needs
* Working knowledge of digital asset management systems, content management \
systems and/or web page development.
* Working knowledge of most common library metadata formats
* Knowledge of issues in the research/knowledge creation lifecycle
* Working knowledge of current scripting and programming languages
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the suburbs \
of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. \
Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity in \
its educational program and employment practices and actively seeks and welcomes \
applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with \
demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. Swarthmore does not \
discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, national origin, \
disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected \
status, in employment or other programs.
Applicants may apply at: http://www.swarthmore.edu/human-resources/employment.xml
--
Barbara Weir
Associate Librarian for Technical Services and Digital Initiatives
Swarthmore College
500 College Ave.
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-328-8443
bweir1@swarthmore.edu
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<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; \
font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>Please post the following job \
opening:<br></div><div><br></div><div>Librarian for Digital Initiatives and \
Scholarship<br></div><div><br></div><div><div>(1.0 FTE, 12-month, regular, salary \
grade 8)</div><div> </div><div><div>The Librarian for Digital Initiatives and \
Scholarship will establish and grow a dynamic program to support new models of \
scholarship. S/he will foster the successful adoption and application of digital \
approaches to teaching, learning, and research, will develop sustainable and scalable \
digital resources, and will explore emerging and existing technologies which enable \
the use of digital content. Will manage a portfolio of digital scholarship, digital \
collection and library technology projects, in close collaboration with faculty, \
librarians, academic technologists and tri-college \
partners.</div><div> </div><div>Initial goals for the Librarian for Digital \
Initiatives and Scholarship include conducting an environmental scan of academic \
departments, identifying potential scholarly projects, determining suitable tools and \
methodologies for use in each, and establishing priorities based on the content's \
cultural, academic or historical value. Will manage the lifecycle of these identified \
projects, from the creation of digital objects to long-term \
preservation.</div><div> </div><div><div>Requirements:</div><ul><li>ALA-accredited \
MLS or MLIS degree, or MA/PhD with significant experience in digital \
humanities</li><li>At least 2 years experience in academic or library \
services.</li><li>Project management skills and experience in overseeing technology \
based projects</li><li>Experience with the research tools and approaches of and \
demonstrated knowledge of emerging trends in digital scholarship</li><li>Demonstrates \
initiative in identifying and implementing projects</li><li>Ability to quickly learn \
new tools and technologies</li><li>Ability to work enthusiastically, effectively and \
collaboratively with diverse faculty, students and staff</li><li>Ability to work \
independently</li></ul><div> Desired qualifications</div><ul><li>Familiar with \
academic and scholarly research practices</li><li>Success in matching technical \
solutions to project needs</li><li>Working knowledge of digital asset management \
systems, content management systems and/or web page development.</li><li>Working \
knowledge of most common library metadata formats</li><li>Knowledge of issues in the \
research/knowledge creation lifecycle</li><li>Working knowledge of current scripting \
and programming languages</li></ul></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Swarthmore \
College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the suburbs of \
Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. \
Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity in \
its educational program and employment practices and actively seeks and welcomes \
applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with \
demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. Swarthmore does not \
discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, national origin, \
disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected \
status, in employment or other programs.</div><div><br></div><div>Applicants may \
apply at: http://www.swarthmore.edu/human-resources/employment.xml</div><div><br></div><div>-- \
<br></div><div><span name="x"></span>Barbara Weir<br>Associate Librarian for \
Technical Services and Digital Initiatives<br>Swarthmore College<br>500 College \
Ave.<br>Swarthmore, PA \
19081<br><div><br></div>610-328-8443<br>bweir1@swarthmore.edu<span \
name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html> ============================
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