Category: Digital Library Jobs

The Duke University Libraries are recruiting a Digital Repository Developer (two-year term appointment, with possibility of extension).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Repository Developer will participate in the design and development of a technical infrastructure to support the management, preservation and appropriate access to digital scholarship at Duke. The incumbent will work closely with data owners, software developers, repository managers, and other library and University staff to communicate and implement technology solutions. The position reports to the Head of Core Services within the Information Technology Services department of the Duke University Libraries.

DuraSpace is recruiting a DuraCloud Java Developer.

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The DuraSpace organization is looking for an entry level java developer to join the team designing, building, and supporting its new cloud compute service and open technology named DuraCloud. DuraSpace is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to enable and support open source technologies and services for scholarship and research. DuraSpace currently supports several open source platforms including DSpace and Fedora. . . .

The java developer will join the team designing, building, and supporting the DuraCloud technology. The developer will be responsible for writing code and working with the larger team in defining requirements and creating the project roadmap. The position requires a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual with experience in integrating disparate code bases, Web services, API calls, wrappers, scripts or database synchronizations. The java developer will focus on best strategies for integrating DuraCloud and other DuraSpace systems as the underpinning for dynamic, collaborative Web-based applications. Other responsibilities include assisting the DuraSpace team in defining project goals, leading the software engineering process, and disseminating results (including software deployment, documentation, reports, journal articles, presentations at professional meetings/conferences).

The Columbia College Chicago Library is recruiting a Digital Collections Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Manages the digital assets and digital collections of Columbia College Chicago Library and works with staff, faculty and students to identify digital resource needs for the College community. Assists with the acquisition and implementation of new digital collections. Provides expertise and advice in the development, deployment, evaluation, and preservation of digital collections throughout the College. Responsible for the maintenance of web-based access to local and remote digital content. Participates in the evaluation and implementation of new technologies related to digital content.

The Falvey Library at Villanova University is recruiting a Digital and Special Collections Curatorial Assistant.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (posting #2008214):

Facilitates and supports the development of Digital Library and Special Collections programs, with specific responsibilities for:

• the processing, quality control, content management, and daily production of the Digital Library;
• collection description (cataloging and metadata development);
• exhibit development & installation (in coordination with other professional staff).

The S. C. Williams Library at Stevens Institute of Technology is recruiting a Digital Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Digital Initiatives Librarian will provide expertise and leadership in the creation and preservation of digital content created from the Library Collections or acquired.

DUTIES

Manage all digital projects undertaken by the Library

Populate and manage the ContentDM database

Develop policies related to acquisition and preservation of special collections

Implement metadata standards

Collaborate with Web Services Librarian and Head of Acquisitions & Collection

Development to put the digital collections online

Create online finding aids

Identify grants to support the library’s digitization goals

Promote the use of digital content to the Institute and various constituents

The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting a Digital Projects Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an organized, collaborative, and collegial individual for the position of Digital Projects Librarian in the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center. The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is a new program, housed in the North Carolina Collection in the Wilson Special Collections Library. The Center will provide digitization and hosting services for cultural heritage institutions in North Carolina. This new position will manage day-to-day digitization and online publication of library, museum, and archival materials from partner institutions, and will coordinate many of the Center's dealings with repositories in the state.

The National Transportation Library is recruiting a Librarian (Digital Collections Technology). There are two positions.

Here's an excerpt from the first ad:

The Digital Collections Technology librarian develops a vision for information technology and identifies opportunities to use emerging technologies to improve and enhance library services. The librarian is responsible for leading the development and enhancement of digital repository services, information organization, digital curation, and tools/software that facilitate discovery and use of NTL resources.

RITA is looking for a seasoned professional who is motivated and self-reliant and who can share his/her expertise in servicing and maintaining digital library systems and networks which include digital preservation, storage and retrieval of media and the general metadata; and managing digital projects, including selection or evaluation of materials, digitization, quality assurance, and metadata creation with skilled professionals who ensure the safety and fairness of the transportation industry.

Here's the second position ad (must be current or former federal employee with status or a veteran who qualifies under VEOA).

The Yale Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure is recruiting a Project Manager, Digital Asset Management Infrastructure.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (STARS #8680BR):

Yale's Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure (ODAI) is charged with developing a digital information management strategy for Yale and building digital collections and technical infrastructure in a coordinated and collaborative manner across the entire campus. Programs include the development and deployment of large-scale digital asset management systems, long-term preservation repositories for Yale digital content in all formats, cross-collection search capabilities to enable discovery of collections hosted by numerous departments and many other innovative initiatives.

Reporting to the Digital Information Architect, manage the core projects comprising the ODAI infrastructure and related support services. This includes but is not limited to digital asset management systems, digital library systems, knowledge management systems, media processing systems and storage systems. Coordinate activities within the ODAI and across distributed work teams assembled from ODAI staff, faculty and staff from academic units, academic partners, University service providers, external solution providers and consultants.

The Loyola University Chicago Libraries are recruiting a Digital Services Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (position #8101599 ):

The Digital Services Librarian provides expertise in creating, managing and preserving local digital collections. This position also works collaboratively with electronic resources librarians to support access to online databases, full-text journals. The Digital Services Librarian reports to the Head of Library Systems.

The incumbent will provide support for digital special collections, electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs), and other born-digital and retrospectively digitized materials. S/he will coordinate all aspects of each digitization project including developing the workflow and implementing metadata standards. S/he will work with CONTENTdm, OAI data services, and other open source or locally-developed content management applications.

The Digital Library Federation is recruiting a Senior Program Officer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Library Federation (DLF) seeks to further its mission of enabling new research and scholarship by providing leadership and developing opportunities to facilitate shared actions, resources, and infrastructures to extend, secure and preserve the scholarly and cultural record in digital form.

As a major program of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), the senior program officer reports to the president of CLIR, and will play a critical role in the definition and implementation of CLIR/DLF programs and the evolution of its mission.

Specific responsibilities of the senior program officer will include:

• articulating the vision of DLF in a way that signifies and promotes its values, particularly fostering a greater awareness of the international aspects of the concept of digital libraries and the need to coordinate all major activity as part of a global effort
• providing leadership and intellectual direction for the Forum and other programmatic activities
• working with and expanding the sponsoring organizations
• identifying and developing strategic partnerships to support goals and programs
• fundraising, with a particular emphasis on raising funds for the DLF sponsoring organizations, and to work with national funding agencies, private and public, to assure a rational, coordinated approach to project support
• managing the staff, budget, and assets to accomplish the programs and projects of the organization
• communicating effectively and persuasively with relevant organizations

The Robert E. Kennedy Library at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo is recruiting a Digital Repository Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (Requisition #101983):

Under the general supervision of the Director of Information Resources and Archives, this tenure-track position has primary responsibility for the growth, development and maintenance of the library's institutional repository including the full range of work related to program and policy research, evaluation, and analysis. Contributes to digitized archival collections initiatives. The essential components of this position are to maintain and promote digital repository collections and services provided by the Kennedy Library, including developing and securing content, communicating with and providing support to contributors and users, drafting digital repository policies and procedures, working with Library Information Technology and vendor(s) to ensure system functionality, and establishing workflow and other procedures according to best practices and established standards.

The Libraries of the Claremont Colleges are recruiting a Digital Production Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Digital Production Librarian for the Claremont University Consortium will work with faculty and staff from the seven Claremont Colleges and librarians on digitization projects for dissemination in the Claremont Colleges Digital Library (CCDL) and manage the full operations of the Digital Production Center including staffing, budget, digital conversion, metadata application, quality controls, production workflows, reports, cost analysis and documentation for training, policies and procedures. This position reports to the Director of Digital Initiatives, Records Management and Archives.

The Library of Congress is recruiting an Information Technology Specialist (Systems Analysis). The salary range is $105,211.00-$136,771.00.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position is located in the R&D Digital & Web Initiatives Unit, Research & Development, Information Technology Services, Office of Strategic Initiatives. . . .

Installs and maintains Web-based systems and services using Python, Django, Javascript, UNIX, Perl and XML to build web-based applications and design frameworks.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School is recruiting a Librarian, Scholarly Communication.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Under direction of the head of the Research and Scholarly Communication Services Group this position is responsible for obtaining and managing information for library patrons specifically the research community at the University of Massachusetts Worcester (Medical School Graduate School of Nursing and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences); developing instructional classes on scholarly communication topics; evaluating and selecting electronic and traditional resources to provide information services and support outreach activities; actively develops professional competencies

The J. Murrey Atkins Library at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is recruiting a Digital Programs Archivist.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate in planning, creating, and managing digital collections
  • Implement quality control procedures
  • Prioritize and coordinate digital production
  • Investigate, plan, and manage format conversions and migration
  • Investigate and provide leadership in the implementation of appropriate metadata standards
• Maintain and expand web applications on the Special Collections Website using standards-compliant markup, emerging web technologies, and best practices.
• Collaborate in the planning, development, and implementation of electronic records preservation and access, particularly for University Archives related collections and manuscript collections
• Provide leadership in defining preservation and access protocols for born-digital materials
• Identify and collaborate with technical partners in Library Systems, UNC Charlotte ITS, and the College of Computing and Informatics to design and implement creative applications for access and preservation

The Sheridan Libraries of Johns Hopkins University are recruiting a Project Manager Library Digital Programs (position duration is until July 31, 2014 with the possibility of extension).

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The project manager is responsible for managing project communications, tasks, timelines, resources, fundraising, and grants for the Data Conservancy (DC), a $20 million project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Project Manager will reports directly to the Executive Director of the Data Conservancy and will be authorized to act on the Executive Director’s behalf when necessary.

The Office for Scholarly Communications at the Harvard University Library is recruiting a Digital Library Software Engineer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication (OSC) oversees the mechanisms by which the fruits of scholarship are communicated within and without the University, with a special aim to increase the availability of the scholarly output of the University and maximize the efficiency with which scholarly materials are made available to members of the Harvard community and beyond. The OSC department of the Harvard University Library (HUL) seeks a programmer/analyst for development and support of the DASH open access digital scholarship repository. This is a unique opportunity to serve as the technical lead on a project to collect and share the University's research with the world. Please Note: This is a one year term appointment with possibility of renewal depending on funding and performance.

The Northwestern University Library is recruiting a Senior Software Infrastructure Engineer.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

This position, reporting to the Head of Library Technology Enterprise Systems, works in a highly collaborative environment with library colleagues and external partners on the analysis, design, coding and testing of differently functioning systems in support of the library's enterprise applications. The position also supports digital repository development, digital preservation, metadata, collections and services development to explore, adapt, and implement emerging repository technologies.

The University of Idaho Library is recruiting a Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communications Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The University of Idaho Library invites applications from innovative and service-oriented individuals for the position of Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communications Librarian to lead, develop, and maintain digital collections and services. The Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communications Librarian will work closely and collaboratively with library and university employees to ensure that the University of Idaho Library’s digital initiatives are an integral part of its collections and services. This position will manage and develop a growing collection of digital exhibits, associated web pages, book digitization projects, and work with others on the establishment of an institutional repository. The successful candidate will play a leading role in planning and developing a comprehensive strategy for emerging digital initiatives and projects that support the university’s vision for library services in a land-grant environment.

The University of North Carolina Libraries are recruiting a Repository Librarian.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking a motivated, self-starter with excellent task management and communication skills to serve as Repository Librarian for the Carolina Digital Repository (CDR), the University's institutional and digital preservation repository. The CDR manages and ensures continuing access to digital content of enduring value produced or maintained at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is a University-wide service in support of persistent access to Carolina's digital scholarship and heritage. The CDR provides a set of services to help Carolina community members manage and secure their digital content, and make this content discoverable online to designated communities, as well as the mechanisms for digital content to be collected, organized, stored, searched, linked, read, distributed, indexed, and preserved.

Reporting to the Head of the Library Systems Office, the Repository Librarian will be responsible for supporting UNC faculty, students, and staff with information, training, and assistance in depositing digital materials into the CDR, and for working with the CDR Steering Committee and with policy, programming, and other staff to define and implement repository policies, workflows, and capabilities. The Repository Librarian will have lead responsibility for ensuring that CDR programs align with the needs of the UNC community and that UNC faculty, students, and staff are aware of and know how to utilize CDR services.

Here's an excerpt from the ad (STARS Requisition no. 8666BR):

Yale’s Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure (ODAI) is seeking a highly motivated digital information expert to pursue innovative approaches to challenging issues in the discovery of diverse digital assets, in interoperability across disparate collections, in enhancement of collaborative scholarly environments, and in development of effective digital publishing platforms.

ODAI has undertaken an initiative to jointly define and build essential research-based and domain-informed components of a coherent technical infrastructure and a comprehensive policy layer for research support. This program is strategically aligned with other digital infrastructure initiatives in ODAI including the development of digital preservation services with a secure storage environment.

The Digital Information Research Specialist will play an important role in shaping ODAI’s involvement in this development of campus-wide support for e-science, digital data curation, and cyberscholarship for all disciplines. Reporting to the ODAI Director, he or she will work closely with the ODAI Information Architect and Digital Information Strategic Analysts.

Essential Duties

1. Work at the intersection of digital data, technology and metadata, and will be responsible for consultation, assessment and articulating requirements to facilitate all aspects of digital data curation and cross collection discovery. To be successful, communication, outreach and close collaboration will be essential in working with units across campus, including faculty, libraries, museums and galleries, information technologists, the ODAI task forces and researchers across the many disciplines engaged in digital data management.
2. Conduct advanced research in and articulate potential implementation strategies related to scientific research trends, data documentation tools, topic modeling, schema and ontology development and standards important for data exchange, reuse and interoperability. Evaluate and apply various information technology tools for metadata manipulation and script execution.

The University of British Columbia Library is recruiting a Director, Library Digital Initiatives.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

University of British Columbia Library is seeking an energetic, creative and experienced leader, capable of envisioning, developing and implementing the UBC Library's digital strategy and infrastructure all within the context of a rapidly changing environment.

This work will include providing stewardship and leadership to creating and developing the Libraries' digital services program; providing conceptual direction to the library's existing and future digitization services and projects, and defining and shaping the work of staff engaged in digital initiatives.

The position will collaborate with staff and departments to assess the appropriateness and applicability of digital initiatives projects and will steward the planning, development and implementation to ensure projects support the library's goals. Additionally, the position will provide leadership to the development of supporting metadata thereby enabling effective creation and management, search, discovery, and presentation as well as long term digital preservation.

The Director will provide strategic leadership to specific activities involving copyright, standards, digital projects and cIRcle and will be involved with matters relating to usability studies, materials preparation,costing/budget analysis; proposals for digitization work. This position also participates in the work of the Library Operations Management Group. 

The Director, Library Digital Initiatives will advocate for the program and give presentations locally, nationally and internationally. The Director will lead cooperative activities within the University and the Community essential to program development. The position will represent UBC Library nationally and internationally and undertake professional responsibilities which will foster long term relationships and support the goals of the UBC Library.

This position reports to the University Librarian, works Library-wide and closely with all levels of staff to develop and implement digital initiatives strategies and projects and provides strategic leadership to staff involved in library wide digital activities and projects including cIRcle, Scholarly Communications, Copyright, Standards, Digitization Projects.

Oxford Brookes University's Directorate of Learning Resources is recruiting a RADAR Repository Services Development Manager.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Oxford Brookes has recently launched its blended institutional repository, RADAR (Research Archive and Digital Assets Repository). Based in the library, you will take the lead and co-ordinate the development of the RADAR research repository as a service across the university. You will also work closely with the e-Learning Systems Developer to provide advice on the development of the Brookes learning objects repository.

Microsoft Research is recruiting a Research Program Manager, Sr.

Here's an excerpt from the ad:

Be a part of a dynamic team in Microsoft Research focused on improving Microsoft's engagement with researchers and academics worldwide-by advancing the state of the art in teaching, learning and scholarly communication. Our team designs, promotes, administers and evaluates projects that target how Microsoft products can evolve to better address the research needs of the higher education community. Through this work, we seek to establish Microsoft Research as a premier partner in advancing the frontiers of "eResearch"—with a specific role focus moving forward on digital humanities work with libraries, cultural institutions, educators and scholars on a global basis. This is accomplished by engaging with top researchers at universities and other non-profit organizations around the world to build proof-of-concept and prototype software based on Microsoft technologies enhancing the linkages between Microsoft software to the research lifecycle. Specifically, this program manager position will help identify important technical trends (focusing in the eHumanities), evangelize Microsoft's technologies, ensure interoperability and participate in activities with academic researchers and cultural institutions to improve our offerings tailored to these communities. This role will also provide support and close collaboration with related efforts in other Microsoft Research labs worldwide. Ideally, we seek a solid program manager with deep experience in using Microsoft platforms and applications to catalyze academic communication and computing. This position is worldwide in scope, so both domestic and international travel is expected.

Duties include: Primary responsibility is focused on overseeing multiple projects with universities and government organizations around the world and writing related specification documentation to support software development. This involves a broad range of activities, including: relationship building and engagement with a broad number of influentials in the education, research, and academic publishing world. Mapping to an existing strategy, this role helps develop and manage projects from initial set-up through to closure, including: concept refinement, negotiating terms and conditions, project set-up, regular progress tracking, detailed documentation of procedures/process, ensuring compliance (reporting, etc), as well as some basic financial tracking. Heavy focus on demonstrating the value of these projects both within the company (internally with product groups and the field sales organization), as well as externally (with government organizations and at academic conferences, etc)—namely external presentations, executive briefings, attendance at conferences as well as project/partner site visits. Domestic and international travel is required.