Digital Scholarship Librarian

Position Summary

  
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 continues
until the position is filled.

  
  
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