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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA DIGITAL LIBRARY

TITLE: Digital Preservation Services Manager

CATEGORY: Full-Time

SALARY: Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. 
Excellent benefits.

TO APPLY: http://jobs.ucop.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=52447

POSITION DESCRIPTION: 
Want to be part of a dynamic team that is working to preserve digital
information for future generations? At the California Digital Library
(CDL), we've developed a world-class program to preserve digital
material that supports the University of California's research,
teaching, and learning mission and you can be a part of it. A key
member of the team is the Digital Preservation Services Manager --
reporting to the Director of the Digital Preservation Program the
Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of digital
preservation services (production and development) through project
management, the provision of support services (whether offered in
person or online), and liaison with digital preservation service
providers and support staff. In addition, the Services Manager will be
responsible for translating experience of users' needs and perceptions
of system capabilities in a manner that informs further refinement and
extension of the digital preservation technology and service
infrastructure.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with solid people skills and
a passion for working in a collaborative and dynamic environment. 

The California Digital Library (CDL) supports the assembly and
creative use of the world's scholarship and knowledge for the UC
libraries and the communities they serve. In partnership with the UC
libraries, the California Digital Library established the digital
preservation program to ensure long-term access to the digital
information that supports and results from research, teaching and
learning at UC.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: 
Bachelor's degree in the social sciences, public administration,
library and information science or a related field and at least three
years' relevant experience with development or delivery of online
information services in educational, digital preservation, library,
research, and/or cultural heritage settings or an equivalent
combination of education and experience.

Demonstrated experience to plan, evaluate, budget for and manage
complex projects from their inception through to their final delivery.

Plans projects and assignments and monitors performance according to
priorities as demonstrated by regularly meeting established deadlines
in an environment of multiple projects and changing priorities.

Strong logic and quantitative reasoning skills as demonstrated by
ability to review and assess a range of variables to define key
issues, evaluate reasonable alternatives and translate findings into
recommended changes, actions or strategies.

Proven experience with and general understanding of the academic user
community and the digital library/scholarly information services
domain.

Demonstrated experience working with user community and
technology/programming staff to build use cases, functional
requirements and user interface design.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills as demonstrated by
the ability to understand and articulate technical ideas and issues at
a conceptual level and explain them clearly and concisely to
non-technical staff.

Demonstrated ability to operate under general direction, able to
develop creative solutions to problems, and tackle issues in a
self-motivated manner in a service-oriented geographically distributed
team environment.

Demonstrated ability to plan, evaluate, budget for and manage complex
projects from their inception through to their final delivery.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about
the position.

Patricia Cruse
Director, Digital Preservation Program
California Digital Library
University of California
510/987-9016