Below is a position description, posted by request:
East Carolina University’s Joyner Library is seeking to fill the
position of Head of the Application & Digital Services (ADS) department.
The ADS team has a track record of implementing open source solutions
and developing custom applications. This team works closely with
personnel across ECU Libraries to develop, manage, and support
large-scale applications, such as the Digital Collections repository,
the ScholarShip Institutional Repository, and the Blacklight library
catalog discovery layer. The successful candidate will provide
leadership and vision for the ADS department and ensure departmental
goals are met.
The Head’s primary roles will be as a project manager for new and
existing development projects and manager of the staff in the department
(currently 6 people). Knowledge of and ability to institute and
communicate a development process to analyze, design, develop,
implement, and evaluate each project will be critical. Key skills in the
position will be effective communication and decision making, as well as
the ability to work with stakeholders to maintain and improve tools and
interfaces.
Additionally, this person will collaborate with colleagues to establish
and manage metrics for measuring, analyzing, and optimizing user
satisfaction. An important role for the Head of ADS will be to monitor
trends in web design/development within the library environment and plan
strategically to implement innovative changes for the Libraries. Also
important is the responsibility of setting priorities, ensuring
professional growth of the members of the department, and managing
department activities to assure the best use of time and resources to
meet project-defined objectives and deliverables.
For more detail, see: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/about/job942036.cfm
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Eric Lease Morgan
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