Chief Technology Strategist for Harvard Library
Harvard University
Cambridge

Harvard Library provides a wide range of services to students, faculty and
researchers at Harvard as well as throughout the
world. With a collection of more than 19
million volumes, a vast collection of primary source materials, a digital
preservation repository containing more than 44 million files, and access to
more than 1 million electronic resources, e-journals, and e-books, the Harvard
University Library is the largest university library in the world. Over the
past 15 years, Harvard has developed a technical infrastructure that
incorporates digital content into libraries' collections and
services. The Harvard Library is now at a pivotal moment as
it moves forward into a new phase of managing and creating large digital
collections at scale which both improves on its past achievements and
significantly expands its contributions in new arenas, such as data curation
and online learning.

  
Duties & Responsibilities:

  
The Chief Technology Strategist (CTS) is a new senior staff position which
reports directly to the Vice President for the Harvard
Library. The CTS will be a member of the
Library Leadership Team, and will work closely with the head of Library
Technology Services (LTS). LTS is a unit
of 30 staff which is part of Harvard University Information Technology,
Harvard University's centralized IT organization. The Harvard Library is
itself a new entity, encompassing an integrated shared services element of
Access Services; Information and Technical Services; and Preservation,
Conservation, and Digital Imaging, and uniting through shared vision and
policy the 73 libraries of Harvard's 12 schools.

  
The Chief Technology Strategist will:

  
• Participate in university-wide planning that aligns IT strategies and
infrastructure with the broader vision of library and information services

• Create and articulate an evolving technology strategy to support that vision

• Identify technical solutions to realize the IT strategy

• Track trends in development and use of information technologies, and
recommend strategies that will place the Harvard Library at the forefront in
its mission to be an integral part of the teaching, learning, and research
programs of Harvard University.

• Represent the library in collaborations in the University as well as with
colleagues and peer institutions around the world with emphasis on open
source, interoperable, and collaborative solutions

• Provide creative leadership in helping libraries and their users adapt and
thrive in an era of disruptive change

• Provide advice and consultation to units across the University

• Develop proposals to funding agencies to secure support for library
technological innovations

  
Reflecting President Drew Faust's vision of "One Harvard", in which the rich
diversity of its component schools work together to achieve more than the sum
of its parts, the Harvard Library is becoming "One Library". Emerging
technologies are playing a major role in changing the ways in which
scholarship is pursued and transforming teaching and learning. The Chief
Technology Strategist will contribute to the development of Harvard Library's
services in online learning; data curation; Open Access; digitization of
collection; use of social media; new
learning spaces which support collaboration, experimentation, and creative
expression; and its partnerships with faculty and others in research projects.
Harvard Library is a member of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI),
Hathi Trust, National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) and Digital
Preservation Network (DPN) and other organizations in which technological
advances are integral to discussion and development.

  
Basic Qualifications

  
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Library Science or a related field or
an equivalent combination of education and experience required

• Ten or more years of system architect experience and/or technical leadership
in life-cycle development of large systems; Experience working in an academic
library environment preferred

• Experience with complex computer systems including network architectures,
systems administration, software applications, and the development and
programming of scalable, reliable production systems and large scale
information systems

• Knowledge of key trends in digital libraries including ability to
successfully evaluate emerging technologies and articulate their relevance to
library systems

  
Additional Qualifications

  
• Proven ability to lead complex and cross-organizational projects and
effectively communicate, persuade, and document architecture and technical
design to a diverse community of stakeholders and audiences

• Sophisticated understanding of how information is organized, accessed, and
used to support the academic and research missions of the university

• Demonstrated expertise in existing and emergent digital content and storage
management standards and technologies

• Demonstrated ability to function successfully in a matrix
environment

  
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Additional Information

  
The University Founded in 1636, Harvard University is preeminent among the
world's research universities. Harvard has grown from nine students with a
single master to an enrollment of more than 6,600 undergraduate students, over
14,000 graduate students, and an additional 2,000 part-time students. Over
16,000 people work at Harvard, including approximately 2,100 faculty members.
An additional 10,000 individuals have faculty appointments in Harvard-
affiliated teaching hospitals.

  
Designated a university in 1780, Harvard includes 12 colleges and schools. The
Faculty of Arts and Sciences--comprising Harvard College, the Graduate School
of Arts and Sciences, and the Division of Continuing Education--is the oldest
and largest of the Harvard faculties. The University's world-renowned graduate
and professional schools include Harvard Business School, Harvard Divinity
School, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Harvard Graduate School of
Education, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School (including the School of
Dental Medicine), Harvard School of Public Health, Kennedy School of
Government and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

  
In the course of 375 years, Harvard's Library has grown from a single
collection of 400 volumes to a 73-unit library system whose holdings include
nearly 17 million volumes, more than 21 million digital files, 10 million
microforms, 8 million photographs, and an estimated 400 million manuscript
items.

  
For additional information visit the Harvard Library web site
at: http://lib.harvard.edu/about-us

  
HARVARD OFFERS AN OUTSTANDING BENEFITS PACKAGE INCLUDING:

  
Time Off: 3 - 4 weeks paid vacation, paid holiday break, 12 paid sick days,
11.5 paid holidays, and 3 paid personal days per year.

  
Medical/Dental/Vision: We offer a variety of excellent medical plans, dental &
vision plans, all coverage begins as of your start date.

  
Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with full vesting after 3 years
of service.

  
Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive tuition assistance program, $40 per
class at the Harvard Extension School and discounted options through
participating Harvard grad schools.

  
Transportation: Harvard offers a 50% discounted MBTA pass as well as
additional options to assist employees in their daily commute.

  
Wellness options: Harvard offers programs and classes at little or no cost,
including stress management, massages, nutrition, meditation and complimentary
health services.

  
Harvard access to athletic facilities, libraries, campus events and many
discounts throughout metro Boston.



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