Swarthmore College has the following position
open. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply
at: http://www.swarthmore.edu/human-
resources/employment.xml

  
**Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship**  
  
(1.0 FTE, 12-month, regular, salary grade 8)

  
The Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship will establish and grow
a dynamic program to support new models of scholarship. S/he will foster the
successful adoption and application of digital approaches to teaching,
learning, and research, will develop sustainable and scalable digital
resources, and will explore emerging and existing technologies which enable
the use of digital content. Will manage a portfolio of digital scholarship,
digital collection and library technology projects, in close collaboration
with faculty, librarians, academic technologists and tri-college partners.

  
Initial goals for the Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship
include conducting an environmental scan of academic departments, identifying
potential scholarly projects, determining suitable tools and methodologies for
use in each, and establishing priorities based on the content's cultural,
academic or historical value. Will manage the lifecycle of these identified
projects, from the creation of digital objects to long-term preservation.

  
Requirements:

  
 ALA-accredited MLS
or MLIS degree, or MA/PhD with significant experience in digital humanities

 At least 2 years
experience in academic or library services.

 Project management
skills and experience in overseeing technology based projects

 Experience with the
research tools and approaches of and demonstrated knowledge of emerging trends
in digital scholarship

 Demonstrates
initiative in identifying and implementing projects

 Ability to quickly
learn new tools and technologies

 Ability to work
enthusiastically, effectively and collaboratively with diverse faculty,
students and staff

 Ability to work
independently

  
Desired qualifications

  
 Familiar with
academic and scholarly research practices

 Success in matching
technical solutions to project needs

 Working knowledge of
digital asset management systems, content management systems and/or web page
development.

 Working knowledge of
most common library metadata formats

 Knowledge of issues
in the research/knowledge creation lifecycle

 Working knowledge of
current scripting and programming languages

  
  
Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the
suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social
responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to excellence
through diversity in its educational program and employment practices and
actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional
qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more
inclusive society and world. Swarthmore does not discriminate on the basis of
sex, race, color, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual
orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected status, in
employment or other programs.



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