Repository Services Coordinator
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL

Repository Services Coordinator

Academic Professional position, University Library

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  
  
Position Available: The expected start date is as soon as
possible after the closing date. This is a 100% Academic
Professional appointment.

  
Responsibilities: Reporting to the Head of the Scholarly
Communications and Publishing, the Coordinator helps support new models for
the dissemination of the results of research, scholarship, teaching, and
learning. In conjunction with the Digital Repository
Management Team, the Coordinator leads the Library's campus-wide program for
repository services which includes the institutional repository (IDEALS), the
Vireo ETD (electronic dissertations and theses) service, and the research data
repository. The Coordinator for Repository Services
develops outreach and shapes services that promote the deposit of research
output, including data, into university, disciplinary, and other repositories
as a critical step in the University Library's ongoing preservation and
sharing effort for University of Illinois scholarship.
Situated within the Library's Research program, this position will focus on
supporting this growing aspect of the mission of the University of Illinois
Library.

  
The primary focus for the Repository Services Coordinator will be aiding
scholars to deposit both scholarly output and data into repositories--
institutional, disciplinary, or otherwise--in order to
ensure sustained access to their work over time. The Coordinator interacts
closely with other members of the Repository Management Team, the Research
Data Service, and the Scholarly Communications and Publishing units on both
technical development and programmatic outreach, to ensure that both user-
facing and back-office functions of Library repositories support scholars'
needs and preferences. The position also collaborates with
the Scholarly Commons to provide outreach through consultations and teaching
of the co-sponsored Savvy Researcher workshop
series. He or she will work closely with
the Research Data Service, as well as the Scholarly Communications and
Publishing program to ensure that publications are available for the long-term
in appropriate repositories providing outreach and education, and other
pertinent services.

  
Specific responsibilities include:

  
Works closely with scholars and campus units in establishing and articulating
repository deposit policy/guidelines and evaluating content for
appropriateness;

Maintains collection policy, format support, and information regarding best
practices for Library-supported repositories;

Partners with individual scholars, campus units, and colleges to develop an
understanding of the value of depositing materials to repositories, and
identifies appropriate options for deposit based on the type of scholarship;

Develops and maintains user-facing repository and deposit documentation, as
well as training and instruction materials;

Develops methods to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of repository
outreach and education programs, working with other areas of the Library and
campus, in support of programs in the Office of Research;

Prepares periodic and on-demand reports including, but not limited to, goals,
annual reports, budget proposals and requests, and grant proposals;

Mentors, motivates, supervises, and trains staff;

Monitors emerging trends and best practices in repository development and
user-facing service programs in order to identify possible new services to
offer.

  
Involvement with the development of new scholarly support services and the
creation of new tools and technologies that have strong potential to enhance
research and teaching activities will necessitate that the individual in this
position be actively involved in campus service and in national and
international professional organizations that are shaping digital scholarship,
scholarly communications and e-scholarship. The Repository Services
Coordinator must be aware of emerging trends and best practices in the
development and access to scholarly repositories, scholarly communications and
publishing, trends in data management and data curation, and digital
humanities scholarship, and is expected to contribute to new research and be
engaged in professional service activities in one or more of these
areas. Opportunities provided to Academic Professionals
appear in the "Guideline for Investigation Time" and are negotiated with the
supervisor of the position at the time of employment. Through professional
research, service, and collaboration with appropriate colleagues and
organizations, the Coordinator contributes to the national and international
reputation of the University Library.

  
Environment: The University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign is one of
the preeminent research libraries in the world. With more than 13 million
volumes and significant digital resources, it ranks second in size among
academic research libraries in the United States and first among public
university libraries in the world. As the intellectual heart of the campus,
the Library is committed to maintaining the strongest possible collections and
services and engaging in research and development activities in pursuit of the
University's mission of teaching, scholarship, and public service. The Library
currently employs approximately 90 faculty and 300 academic professionals,
staff, and graduate assistants. For more detailed information, please visit
. The Library consists of multiple departmental libraries
located across campus, as well as an array of central public, technical, and
administrative service units. The Library also encompasses a variety of
virtual service points and "embedded librarian" programs.

  
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the original 37
public land-grant institutions created after President Abraham Lincoln signed
the Morrill Act in 1862. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
ranks the University of Illinois as 25th in the World (2010); 4th World rank
in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences (2010); 18th World rank in
Life and Agriculture Sciences (2010); 23rd World rank in Natural Sciences and
Mathematics (2010). The University has 2,548 faculty members, including 1,851
tenure/tenure track, and 697 visiting faculty and instructional staff, and
12,239 graduate and professional students (among its 44,000 total students).
It consistently ranks among the top ten U.S. Universities in number of earned
doctorates awarded annually in 2012, $583,754,000 was spent on research and
development in science and engineering.

  
Qualifications:

  
Required:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field;

Experience with increasing responsibilities in one or more areas related to
digital repositories, research data, or scholarly publishing;

Experience with metadata schemas and encoding, as well as with open source
repository software systems;

Experience planning and managing projects and project teams;

Knowledge of current issues and trends in institutional and disciplinary
repositories, scholarly publishing, open access, and data deposit and sharing;

Excellent communication and analytical skills including the ability to
articulate the value of digital repositories in teaching and research, as well
as in the evolving scholarly communications environment;

Demonstrated ability to work in a team-based setting where consultation,
flexibility, collaboration and cooperation are essential.

  
Preferred:

An MLS or advanced degree in a relevant field;

Knowledge of library information technologies and practices in an academic
setting;

Experience working with repository software platforms such as DSpace, Fedora,
or Hydra, or other data-driven web application software;

Evidence of continuing achievement in professional development, to enhance the
candidate's value to the Library, the University, the profession, or the
scholarly community;

Energetic, flexible, creative, proactive approach to service;

Teaching experience.

  
  
Salary and Rank: Salary commensurate with credentials and experience.

  
Terms of Appointment: Twelve-month appointment; 24 annual vacation days; 11
annual paid holidays; 12 annual sick-leave days (cumulative), plus an
additional 13 sick-leave days (non-cumulative) available, if needed, each
year; health insurance requiring a small co-payment is provided to employee
(with the option to purchase coverage for spouse and dependents); required
participation in State Universities Retirement System (SURS) (8% of annual
salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination), with several options
for participation in additional retirement plans; newly-hired employees are
covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to its
deduction.

  
Campus and Community: The University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant university
(Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the
world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in
more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and
provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs 3,000 faculty
members who serve 31,000 undergraduates and 12,000 graduate and professional
students; approximately 25% of faculty receives campus-wide recognition each
year for excellence in teaching. More information about the campus is
available at www.illinois.edu.

  
The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, which
have a combined population of 100,000 and are situated about 140 miles south
of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 northeast of St. Louis.
The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and
recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research
institution. For more information about the community, visit:  or .

  
To Apply: To ensure full consideration, please complete
your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of
interest, resume, and contact information including email addresses for three
professional references. Applications not submitted through this website will
not be considered. For questions, please call: 217-333-8169.

  
Deadline: In order to ensure full consideration we urge
candidates to submit application materials on or before October 5, 2015.

  
Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes
individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and
value diversity and inclusivity.

www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu

  
  
  
Donna Hoffman

Administrative Assistant

Library Human Resources

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

1408 W. Gregory Dr. - Suite 127

Urbana, IL 61801

  
Phone: 217-333-5495

Cell: 217-621-9149



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