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Subject: [XML4Lib] Job Posting: Head of Digital Programs at Amherst College
From: Kathleen Gerrity <ksgerrity () AMHERST ! EDU>
Date: 2016-08-30 20:35:25
Message-ID: 31E25C3551CFC74B8DD90F228A8932B8012B5C1ACE () EX10-MC1-NODE03 ! amherst ! edu
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The Amherst College Library seeks an inventive leader, adroit manager, and \
indefatigable collaborator to partner with multiple constituencies in the library and \
across campus to promote digital scholarship, digital collections, and the \
preservation of the same, all in service to our local and global community.
Amherst has profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, \
ethnicity, and nationality, among other areas. Today, nearly one quarter of Amherst's \
students consists of Pell Grant recipients, and many more are first-generation \
students; nearly half of our students are non-immigrant minorities. We seek \
candidates who have experience working in a multicultural environment and/or are \
interested in supporting a diverse student body.
The Head of Digital Programs provides vision and direction for the library's Digital \
Programs, including digital collections, digital preservation, digital scholarship, \
and the digital repository in line with national and international standards. The \
successful candidate will provide leadership for the library's role in the creation, \
curation, management, delivery, and preservation of scholarly, cultural, and \
administrative digital content across the college; plan for and coordinate the \
design, integration, and maintenance of digital asset management and preservation \
programs and systems; further the integration of digital collections, tools, and \
technologies into teaching, research, and scholarship in the liberal arts; work \
collaboratively with library and IT colleagues and other college partners to achieve \
these goals; help develop, cultivate, and support a diverse workforce and student \
body; and lead efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment.
Principal duties and responsibilities
* Provides vision, strategic planning, overall direction, and prioritization for \
the library's digital programs, including digital collections, digital preservation, \
digital scholarship, and the digital repository.
* Plays a leadership role in the creation, curation, management, delivery, and \
preservation of scholarly, cultural, and administrative digital content across the \
college.
* Provides expertise and advocates for the department and the library in digital \
scholarship, digital preservation, and other relevant digital activities across the \
campus.
* Collaborates with colleagues in Archives & Special Collections, Technical \
Services, Research & Instruction, IT, and others to achieve the vision and goals of \
digital programs.
* Promotes digital programs, collections, and services on campus and to broader \
audiences.
* Supervises the Digital Collections & Preservation Librarian, Digital Library \
Web Developer, and interns.
* In collaboration with library and IT colleagues, plans for and coordinates the \
design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of a technological \
infrastructure for digital collections, digital scholarship, and digital \
preservation.
* Sets direction and policy for the college's digital repository, Amherst College \
Digital Collections, and its role in supporting digital collections, the open-access \
mandate and other scholarly communications initiatives, digital preservation \
activities, and other needs as they emerge.
* Keeps abreast of new trends, tools, opportunities, and campus needs in digital \
libraries and repositories and responds proactively.
* Works with the Director of the Amherst College Press to establish requirements \
and identify solutions for digital publications and other projects of \
the Press.
* Works to advance the integration of digital collections, tools, and \
technologies into teaching, research, and scholarship in the liberal \
arts.
* Helps shape a vision for digital scholarship at the college, and the library's \
role in partnering on both classroom-based and longer-term research projects in \
digital scholarship.
* Partners with faculty, the Press, IT, and other librarians to develop, \
implement, and provide instruction for scholarly digital projects.
* Manages and advances a variety of digital projects and programs.
* Writes and manages grants to support specific projects.
* Participates in and stays abreast of developments in the digital library field \
in order to appropriately position the college's digital programs within larger \
developments in the field, and to promote the college's work in this \
area.
* Actively participates in outreach activities, committees and work groups of the \
library, the college, and Five Colleges and regional and national organizations as \
appropriate.
* Demonstrates and facilitates effective communication throughout the Library and \
across the college.
* Performs other duties/functions as requested.
Qualifications
Required
* Master's degree from a program accredited by the American Library Association \
or foreign equivalent.
* Minimum five years' academic library experience with broad experience in the \
following areas: digital collections, digital preservation, digital scholarship, and \
digital technologies.
* Familiarity with national and international standards in these four areas.
* Proven commitment to collaboration, including a demonstrated history of \
effectively leading complex collaborative projects and programs involving diverse \
groups of stakeholders.
* Demonstrated analytical, organizational, planning, and project management \
skills.
* Experience with selection and implementation of digital repository systems.
* Demonstrated understanding of the use of digital content and the application of \
digital technologies as they relate to teaching, research, and \
scholarship.
* Commitment to working closely and collaboratively across organizational \
boundaries, with a variety of partners.
* Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to advocate for the \
library to a variety of constituents; ability to communicate with technical and \
non-technical individuals.
* Competence and sensitivity in working at a college in which students are \
broadly diverse with regard to gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, \
and religion.
Preferred
* Experience with requirements gathering, system design processes, and project \
management for technology projects.
* Strong knowledge of archival practices and approaches, particularly in regards \
to collection management and arrangement and description.
* Theoretical and practical understanding of metadata schemas such as MODS, and \
of linked data and semantic web technologies.
* Familiarity with one or more methodologies commonly used in digital research, \
and experience working with undergraduates on digital scholarship \
projects.
* Experience supervising and mentoring students, staff, and/or librarians.
* Successful grant-writing experience and/or experience managing grant-funded \
projects. Application Instructions
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact \
information (e-mail and/or telephone number) for three professional references. \
Applications will be reviewed until position is filled. Apply at \
https://apply.interfolio.com/36612.
________________________________
Amherst College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, persons of \
color, and persons with disabilities to apply. The College is committed to enriching \
its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, \
administration, and staff.
Amherst College, one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, is located \
in Amherst, Massachusetts, a town of approximately 35,000 residents in the western \
part of the state. The college's community is composed of about 1,800 students from \
49 states, plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and 54 countries around the \
world, and about 1,000 staff and faculty. The college's scenic 1,000-acre campus \
includes a 500-acre wildlife sanctuary<https://www.amherst.edu/mm/78261> and the Book \
& Plow Farm<http://www.bookandplowfarm.com/>; three museums: Emily Dickinson \
Museum<https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/>, Beneski Museum of Natural \
History<https://www.amherst.edu/mm/44872> and Mead Art \
Museum<https://www.amherst.edu/mm/72371>; and multiple educational and cultural \
venues and resources through the Five College Consortium. The town of Amherst offers \
an amazing variety of coffee shops, restaurants and entertainment, and a very active \
outdoor life. Our vibrant campus, diverse community and beautiful surrounding, \
makes Amherst College and the Town of Amherst a great place to work, learn and live!
Kate Gerrity
Metadata Management Librarian
Robert Frost Library
Amherst College
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002
413-542-5010
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Amherst \
College Library seeks an inventive leader, adroit manager, and indefatigable \
collaborator to partner with multiple constituencies in the library and across campus \
to promote digital scholarship, digital collections, and the preservation of the \
same, all in service to our local and global community.<o:p></o:p></span></p> \
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Amherst has \
profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, \
and nationality, among other areas. Today, nearly one quarter of Amherst’s \
students consists of Pell Grant recipients, and many more are first-generation \
students; nearly half of our students are non-immigrant minorities. We seek \
candidates who have experience working in a multicultural environment and/or are \
interested in supporting a diverse student body.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Head of Digital \
Programs provides vision and direction for the library's Digital Programs, including \
digital collections, digital preservation, digital scholarship, and the digital \
repository in line with national and international standards. The successful \
candidate will provide leadership for the library's role in the creation, curation, \
management, delivery, and preservation of scholarly, cultural, and administrative \
digital content across the college; plan for and coordinate the design, integration, \
and maintenance of digital asset management and preservation programs and systems; \
further the integration of digital collections, tools, and technologies into \
teaching, research, and scholarship in the liberal arts; work collaboratively with \
library and IT colleagues and other college partners to achieve these goals; help \
develop, cultivate, and support a diverse workforce and student body; and lead \
efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming \
environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><strong><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Principal duties and \
responsibilities</span></strong><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> \
<ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Provides vision, strategic planning, overall \
direction, and prioritization for the library's digital programs, including digital \
collections, digital preservation, digital scholarship, and the digital \
repository.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Plays a leadership role in the creation, curation, \
management, delivery, and preservation of scholarly, cultural, and administrative \
digital content across the college.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Provides expertise and advocates for the department \
and the library in digital scholarship, digital preservation, and other relevant \
digital activities across the campus. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 \
level1 lfo3"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Collaborates with colleagues in Archives \
& Special Collections, Technical Services, Research & Instruction, IT, and \
others to achieve the vision and goals of digital programs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 \
level1 lfo3"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Promotes digital programs, collections, \
and services on campus and to broader audiences.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 \
level1 lfo3"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Supervises the Digital Collections & \
Preservation Librarian, Digital Library Web Developer, and \
interns.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">In collaboration with library and IT colleagues, plans \
for and coordinates the design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of a \
technological infrastructure for digital collections, digital scholarship, and \
digital preservation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Sets direction and policy for the college's digital \
repository, Amherst College Digital Collections, and its role in supporting digital \
collections, the open-access mandate and other scholarly communications initiatives, \
digital preservation activities, and other needs as they \
emerge.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Keeps abreast of new trends, tools, opportunities, and \
campus needs in digital libraries and repositories and responds \
proactively.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Works with the Director of the Amherst College Press \
to establish requirements and identify solutions for digital publications and other \
projects of the Press. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Works to advance the integration of digital \
collections, tools, and technologies into teaching, research, and scholarship in the \
liberal arts. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Helps shape a vision for digital scholarship at the \
college, and the library's role in partnering on both classroom-based and longer-term \
research projects in digital scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Partners with faculty, the Press, IT, and other \
librarians to develop, implement, and provide instruction for scholarly digital \
projects.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Manages and advances a variety of digital projects and \
programs.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Writes and manages grants to support specific \
projects.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Participates in and stays abreast of developments in \
the digital library field in order to appropriately position the college's digital \
programs within larger developments in the field, and to promote the college's work \
in this area.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Actively participates in outreach activities, \
committees and work groups of the library, the college, and Five Colleges and \
regional and national organizations as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 \
level1 lfo3"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrates and facilitates effective \
communication throughout the Library and across the \
college.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Performs other duties/functions as \
requested.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><strong><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Required</span></strong><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> \
<ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Master’s degree from a program accredited by the \
American Library Association or foreign equivalent.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 \
level1 lfo6"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Minimum five years' academic library \
experience with broad experience in the following areas: digital collections, digital \
preservation, digital scholarship, and digital \
technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Familiarity with national and international standards \
in these four areas.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Proven commitment to collaboration, including a \
demonstrated history of effectively leading complex collaborative projects and \
programs involving diverse groups of stakeholders.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 \
level1 lfo6"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated analytical, organizational, \
planning, and project management skills.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience with selection and implementation of \
digital repository systems.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated understanding of the use of digital \
content and the application of digital technologies as they relate to teaching, \
research, and scholarship.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Commitment to working closely and collaboratively \
across organizational boundaries, with a variety of \
partners.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Excellent oral and written communication skills; \
ability to advocate for the library to a variety of constituents; ability to \
communicate with technical and non-technical individuals.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 \
level1 lfo6"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Competence and sensitivity in working at \
a college in which students are broadly diverse with regard to gender, ethnicity, \
nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> \
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Preferred</span></strong><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p> \
<ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience with requirements gathering, system design \
processes, and project management for technology projects.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li \
class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 \
level1 lfo9"> <span style="font-size:12.0pt">Strong knowledge of archival practices \
and approaches, particularly in regards to collection management and arrangement and \
description.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Theoretical and practical understanding of metadata \
schemas such as MODS, and of linked data and semantic web \
technologies. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Familiarity with one or more methodologies commonly \
used in digital research, and experience working with undergraduates on digital \
scholarship projects.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience supervising and mentoring students, staff, \
and/or librarians.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" \
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo9"> \
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Successful grant-writing experience and/or experience \
managing grant-funded projects.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Application \
Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Interested candidates \
should submit a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information (e-mail \
and/or telephone number) for three professional references. Applications will \
be reviewed until position is filled. Apply at <a \
href="https://apply.interfolio.com/36612">https://apply.interfolio.com/36612</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center">
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Amherst \
College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, persons of color, and \
persons with disabilities to apply. The College is committed to enriching its \
educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, \
administration, and staff.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span \
style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Amherst College, one \
of the premier liberal arts colleges in the nation, is located in Amherst, \
Massachusetts, a town of approximately 35,000 residents in the western part of the \
state. The college’s community is composed of about 1,800 students from \
49 states, plus D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and 54 countries around the \
world, and about 1,000 staff and faculty. The college’s scenic 1,000-acre \
campus includes a 500-acre <a href="https://www.amherst.edu/mm/78261">wildlife \
sanctuary</a> and the <a href="http://www.bookandplowfarm.com/">Book & \
Plow Farm</a>; three museums: <a \
href="https://www.emilydickinsonmuseum.org/">Emily Dickinson Museum</a>, <a \
href="https://www.amherst.edu/mm/44872">Beneski Museum of Natural \
History</a> and <a href="https://www.amherst.edu/mm/72371">Mead Art \
Museum</a>; and multiple educational and cultural venues and resources through the \
Five College Consortium. The town of Amherst offers an amazing variety of \
coffee shops, restaurants and entertainment, and a very active outdoor life. \
Our vibrant campus, diverse community and beautiful surrounding, makes \
Amherst College and the Town of Amherst a great place to work, learn and \
live!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Kate Gerrity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Metadata Management \
Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Robert Frost Library<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Amherst \
College<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PO \
Box 5000<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span \
style="font-size:12.0pt">Amherst, MA 01002<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p \
class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">413-542-5010<o:p></o:p></span></p> \
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> \
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