Data Curation Librarian
Indiana State University
Terre Haute
This 12-month, tenure-track position provides technical leadership for the
creation, management, preservation of and access to digital assets and
scholarship. The incumbent will manage, develop and migrate digital
application systems and serve as webmaster for digital initiatives' websites.
The successful candidate maintains and develops Sycamore Scholars, the
institutional repository for Indiana State University, manages the Electronic
Theses and Dissertations program, and works closely with faculty, students and
the College of Graduate and Professional Studies. S/he provides technical
support for library and campus digital initiatives including the Wabash Valley
Visions & Voices Digital Memory Project; University Archive's implementation
of Archon; the Art Department's MDID based slide library, and other digital
projects; and is actively engaged in data wrangling and systems administration
tasks in support of the Library's participation in the MetaArchive Cooperative
Preservation Network. The successful candidate will be
responsible for the identification, adaptation and implementation of
appropriate digital repository technologies and will possess the ability to
interact effectively with library colleagues, Office of Information Technology
professionals, teaching faculty, and students. S/he will
technically lead the migration of the digital library collections from
CONTENTdm to an open source repository solution. In addition, the incumbent
will serve as the web master for Wabash Valley Visions & Voices, a
collaborative regional digital repository and be involved in addressing
digital preservation issues related to this and other digital
initiatives. The Data Curation Librarian will also liaise
with the Metadata Librarian as needed. Responsibilities may
include travel to other locations to provide training, and participation in
evening and/or weekend special events. ISU librarians are
expected to participate in university and library governance and to engage in
professional activities, including research and publication, in order to
attain tenure and promotion.
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