Serves as a member of the new Center for Digital Scholarship and actively
engages in support of faculty and students involved in digital
scholarship. Teach credit/non-credit workshops and classes
in the Libraries' instruction program.

  
Responsibilities

In Oxford, Ohio: Provide consulting to faculty and graduate
students in defining and implementing digital scholarship projects;
investigate new and innovative ways to create, organize, and deliver online
content; serve as the developer in the building, maintenance and technical
support of the Miami Digital Repository; design and teach credit/non-credit
courses including activities such as developing effective teaching materials,
teaching or co-teaching non-credit/credit classes both on and off campus, and
engage in assessment of teaching methods and learning outcomes; design and
teach workshops on digital technologies for graduate students and faculty;
design and implement effective usability and assessment methods to evaluate
effectiveness of digital scholarship products and services; participate in
repository and technology development projects for the OhioLINK Digital
Resource Commons and serve on committees and task forces as needed; work
independently and with stakeholders to write grants to federal, state and
local agencies to support digital scholarship activities and initiatives;
demonstrate commitment to diversity in library and campus wide initiatives and
serve as a liaison to the Center for American and World Cultures; participate
in library and university teams and working groups.

  
Requirements

MLS or MLIS in Library Science; two years of work experience, gained
concurrently or at any time, involving: Configure and
customize the DSpace digital repository using the XMLUI User Interface
Framework and system configuration; work with established digital library
standards and technologies such as XML, XSLT, EAD, jQuery, text markup, etc.;
use scripting languages (e.g. PHP) to create and maintain digital library and
database-driven websites using the command-line of a LINUX/UNIX computer; data
migration tasks to export, transform and import content and metadata between
systems; hands-on experience in teaching and training, satisfied through paid
work, volunteer activities, training, or coursework; project management
experience to ensure goals and projects are completed according to scope,
timeline and budget; write successful grant applications to appropriate
federal or state agencies; develop and publish open source plug-ins for
digital library systems; create concept sketches, flow diagrams, wire frames,
and mock-ups; provide research and consultation to high-level undergraduate
students; attend and present at national conferences twice per year; attend
statewide meetings on a monthly basis.

  
How to apply

Submit letter of application, resume and name, telephone number and email
address of three professional references to John Millard, King Library, Miami
University, Oxford, OH 45056. Contact phone number is
513/529-6789. Screening of applications begins April 11, 2013 and will
continue until the position is filled. Miami University is
an EEO/AA employer with smoke-free campuses. Right to Know-
Consumer Information found at
http://www.miami.muohio.edu/righttoknow/. Hard copy upon
request.



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