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Please forgive cross-postings. ---------- Faculty Opening: Director, Digital Scholarship Services University of Virginia Library The University of Virginia Library seeks an innovative and dynamic leader for the position of Director, Digital Scholarship Services. The Director will provide leadership for mature and evolving digital services and programs at the University of Virginia Library, ensuring that the University retains its international reputation as a cultural center for digital scholarship. Environment: The University of Virginia Library (<http://www.lib.virginia.edu/>http://www.lib.virginia.edu) is an international leader in digital library research and development that enables digital scholarship. Recognized for innovative customer service and the strength and variety of its collections, the Library system consists of twelve libraries with independent libraries for health sciences, law, and business. The 15 libraries support 12,000 undergraduates, 6,000 graduate students and 1,600 teaching faculty. The University and the Library have a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. The Neoclassical buildings of founder Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village still serve as the center of the University's Grounds (<http://www.virginia.edu/uvatours/slideshow/>http://www.virginia.edu/uvatours/slideshow/) and as a unique backdrop for teaching, learning, and research. Responsibilities: Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Production and Technology Services, the Director, Digital Scholarship Services will provide strategic direction and oversight to a full suite of services that support and sustain digital scholarship as well as programs that facilitate interdisciplinary scholarship both locally and internationally. Services include the Scholars' Lab, where scholars seek technical consulting, programming assistance, intellectual property advising, and instructional services for pursuing digital scholarship; digital publishing and digitization services for collecting and sustaining digital scholarship; and a fellowship program to support graduate students using digital scholarship in pursuit of their degrees. The Director will serve as primary liaison and facilitate communication within the Library and among University entities engaged in digital scholarship activities, and will represent the University nationally and internationally at appropriate conferences, seminars, and scholarly societies. Qualifications: Master's degree in library science or advanced degree in the humanities or social sciences. Significant and progressively responsible experience engaging in digital scholarly activities in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts at a major academic research institution. Evidence of successful leadership and experience in managing and supervising others, demonstrated commitment to service excellence, ability to work cooperatively and maintain effective, creative, and flexible working relationships with colleagues, faculty, staff and students. Excellent analytical, oral, and written communication skills. A record of flexibility, creativity, and commitment to diversity, mentoring and developing staff. Evidence of research or publication in digital humanities as well as participation in national or international committees and collaborative efforts. Salary and Benefits: Competitive depending on qualifications. This position has general faculty status with excellent benefits, including 22 days of vacation and TIAA/CREF and other retirement plans. Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2007 and will continue until the position is filled. Send, in print or electronic format, a letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses (including e-mail), and phone numbers of three references to: Mr. Alan R. Napier ([log in to unmask]), Director of Library Human Resources, Alderman Library, PO Box 400876, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4114. The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The University actively encourages applications and nominations from members of underrepresented groups.