Managing Director, Scholars' Lab, University of Virginia Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville

The [University of Virginia Library](http://www.library.virginia.edu/) seeks a
Managing Director to help shape and steward our internationally respected
[Scholars' Lab](http://scholarslab.org/). This individual will work closely
with the Academic Director to develop and support the deep resources for
digital scholarship within the vibrant intellectual community at UVA. The
Managing Director will inform the vision of the Scholars' Lab and ensure its
smooth and effective operation as a pan-university center within the Library,
overseeing Scholars' Lab staff, resources, and budget. He or she will also
help to integrate Scholars' Lab goals and activities into the service profile
of the University Library.

  
Primary Responsibilities:

In collaboration with the Academic Director, the Managing Director will: shape
digital humanities services for the UVA Library; provide oversight of day-to-
day operations of the Scholars' Lab; develop, oversee, and retain talented
staff; coordinate the use of all Lab resources (funding, space, personnel);
develop the Lab's budget, in collaboration with the Academic Director; help to
prepare and submit grants; help to plan and organize intellectual programming,
fellowships, pedagogical initiatives, and outreach; represent the Scholars'
Lab, serving as a liaison with University staff, faculty, and affiliated
centers, as well as national and international peers; engage in collaborative
planning with colleagues across the Library to promote and support digital
scholarship; assist in designing and shaping projects; and help to establish
high-level goals, intake processes, workplans, and MOUs for digital project
collaborations. The Managing Director will keep abreast of new methodologies
and practices relevant to digital humanities and will engage in professional
development and their own (often collaborative) research projects related to
the mission of the Lab, culminating in publication of results and/or
presentation at appropriate venues.

  
Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

Graduate study (Ph.D. preferred) in the humanities, library sciences, social
sciences, or a related discipline; experience in an administrative position
that includes supervision of personnel, experience with a technical area of
digital humanities and the ability to advise on hardware and software
purchasing and implementation; excellent oral and written communication
skills; excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple
priorities; demonstrated leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making
skills; familiarity with recent scholarship and emergent best practices in the
digital humanities; ability to teach in workshop or classroom setting and
experience with effective digital pedagogy.

  
Salary and Benefits:

Salary is commensurate with experience, and expected to range between
approximately $95 and $105k per annum. Excellent benefits, TIAA/CREF and other
retirement plans along with generous funding for travel and professional
development.

  
To Apply:

Review of applications to begin immediately and continue until position is
filled. Apply through [the posting](https://jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/jsp/s
hared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1467403842578) on the University of
Virginia's online employment website. (If you need to search the
[Jobs@UVa](https://jobs.virginia.edu/) portal, the posting number is
0618965.) Complete application, and attach cover letter and
CV, with contact information for three current, professional references.



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