Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor,
and make a difference in providing access to higher
education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates
for the position of Digital Repository Services Manager. The CSU Chancellor's
Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in
downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most
diverse system of higher education. The CSU Chancellor's
Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation,
health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the
California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 14 paid holidays a
year.

  
Salary

  
Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

  
Position Information

  
The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a
Digital Repository Services Manager to be responsible for the design,
development, implementation, maintenance, and expansion of systemwide
institutional repository and digital asset management services in support of
campus-led digital library initiatives. The Manager will
work closely with campus libraries and academic technology departments to
define needs, set out best practices, and develop and maintain systems and
tools to support institutional repository projects. The
Manager will additionally work with other SDLS staff in support of discovery
projects and initiatives.

  
The headquarters for this position will be either the Chancellor's Office or a
CSU Campus.

  
Responsibilities

  
Under general supervision, the Digital Repository Services Manager will:
provide leadership and expertise in the installation and management of
institutional repository and digital asset management software, with a current
focus on DSpace; provide overall planning and management of the digital
repository infrastructure of servers, storage, back-up and disaster recovery,
including such systems as Atmos and Kaltura; work with Chancellor's Office
Data Center staff to define and develop a supporting infrastructure for
institutional repository systems and services, including compliance with CSU
guidelines for application development, testing, security, and disaster
recovery; collaborate with SDLS staff and consultants to customize
applications to meet the various use cases and the specialized needs of each
campus and academic technology group's repository; in consultation with the
CSU libraries and academic technology groups, identify new features and
functionality needed to support CSU digital repositories; identify any gaps in
process, documentation, or procedure, and provide solutions for these; in
collaboration with SDLS staff, provide programming and other technical
expertise for the department's discovery systems and projects; participate in
various review committees to contribute knowledge and expertise; other duties
as assigned.

  
Qualifications

  
This position requires a Master's degree in Library and Information Science,
or a bachelor's degree and five years of progressively responsible information
technology experience. The Manager works closely with librarians,
administrators, and academic technology staff across the CSU to identify
institutional repository needs. The incumbent will also
manage the work of consultants and campus IT staff in the implementation and
support of systemwide institutional repository and discovery projects, and
therefore requires: 5+ years of experience working in university libraries or
academic technology departments; experience in designing, delivering, and
maintaining web applications in support of academic libraries; knowledge of
and experience working with library systems, with a preference given to
experience working with institutional repository systems; knowledge of and
experience working with library metadata standards and protocols, including
MARC and Dublin Core; strong creative, conceptual, and problem-solving skills;
strong oral and written communication skills. This position
involves the research, design, development, and maintenance of open source
systems. The incumbent will therefore need significant previous experience
developing and deploying large web applications, including: 5+ years of
experience in object-oriented programming, including a thorough knowledge of
at least one high-level programming language (e.g. Java, PHP, Ruby, Python);
demonstrated proficiency in developing web applications using modern web
development frameworks, relational databases, and indexing technologies;
experience deploying open-source software in academic libraries; experience in
structured software testing and version control.

  
To apply, search for Job ID1010933 at[ht
tp://www.calstate.edu/hrs/jobs.shtml](http://www.calstate.edu/hrs/jobs.shtml).



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