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Happy to talk to people off-list about the Champaign-Urbana area: love it here! -Jodi http://jodischneider.com/jodi.html On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 9:17 AM, Code4Lib Jobs <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > The University of Illinois is located in the twin cities of Champaign and > Urbana in central Illinois. The campus is situated between the three major > metropolitan areas of Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis and is one of > the top comprehensive research public universities in the world. The > successful candidate will be working with an academically talented and > ethnically diverse student population, 15% Asian-American students, 9% > Latino/a students, 5% percent African-American students, 3% multiracial, > and 24% international from a total enrollment of nearly 48,000 students. > > > > The Career Center (TCC), a unit within the Division of Student Affairs, > provides all Illinois students collaborative and innovative programs, > services, and resources focused on career and professional development that > educates and empowers them to become thriving professionals in the global > community. The Career Center staff is committed to supporting students from > all backgrounds and promoting inclusiveness on campus as outlined in the > Student Affairs Diversity Statement. > > > > POSITION SUMMARY > > The Assistant Director oversees the daily functions and personnel in TCC’s > Resource Center and interacts with students on a daily basis. The position > is responsible for TCC’s web presence, curation of career development > information to meet the needs of stakeholders, and management of data that > powers TCC’s information systems. This position also serves as primary > liaison between the center and IT professionals. > > > > DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES > > Specific to this Position > > · Direct daily functions of TCC’s Resource Center, including > supervision of front desk staff and overseeing supervision of student > employees > > · Serve as the primary liaison with IT support personnel and > develop partnerships with other campus information personnel who maintain > TCC’s servers and backend web applications > > · Maintain and update databases which are essential for daily > operations > > · Lead the TCC Website team and ensure front-end web content is > updated, accessible, and usable. > > · Consult on development of existing and new web-based > applications in collaboration with staff, campus experts, and vendors > > · Evaluate, purchase, and implement technologies for data > collection, event registration, and payment > > · Select, purchase, and organize career development resources > (online and in print), including circulating collection, reference > collection, magazines, software, web-based subscriptions, and other > resources; oversee inventory and condition of materials and usage of > resources; and direct cataloging of new materials > > · Hire, train, and supervise a graduate assistant and other > student staff, as needed > > · Assist students, visitors, and staff in locating online and > print resources; act as a resource for staff and students seeking in-depth > career information; inform staff of collection resources and new online > information > > · Prepare and manage a budget for information resources and > technology; assist with planning and budgeting for hardware > > · Collect, analyze, and report metrics for use of website and > information resources > > > > Common to all Career Center Professionals > > · Coach students one-on-one and in groups regarding career > exploration and decision-making, preparation for graduate/professional > school, and finding jobs and internships > > · Engage diverse student populations and offices that serve > underrepresented students > > · Assess student learning outcomes, make evidence-based decisions, > and facilitate continuous improvement > > · Serve as a liaison to designated departments and offices and > maintain relationships with campus partners > > · Create and deliver presentations for a variety of audiences, > including students, families, campus partners, and external colleagues > > · Contribute to the design, creation, and maintenance of print and > online resources > > · Participate in professional development activities and > associations > > · Serve on The Career Center, Student Affairs and/or campus > committees, task forces, work groups, and advisory committees > > > > POSITION QUALIFICATIONS > > Required Qualifications > > · Master’s degree > > · Experience in the field of information sciences, which may > include experience with databases, content management systems, or servers > > · Familiarity with Library of Congress Classification and > Integrated Library Systems > > · Demonstrated excellent customer service and public relations > skills > > · Experience serving diverse populations and knowledge of cultural > differences > > · Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment > > · Demonstrated ability to manage multiple work priorities > > Preferred Qualifications > > · Master’s degree in Information Sciences, Library & > Information Science, or related field. Master’s degree in another field is > acceptable if accompanied by a second degree (bachelor’s, master’s, or > doctoral) in Information Sciences or closely related field > > · Experience in higher education, and/or working with college > students > > · Supervision and project management experience > > · Experience managing databases and content management systems > > · Familiarity with one or more of the following: Koha, Drupal, > Wordpress, PHP, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, SQL databases, UBUNTU > > > > Appointment Type > > Regular twelve month, 100% academic professional appointment > > > > Salary Range and Starting Date > > Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Starting date > is as soon as possible after close of search. > > > > Application Procedures > > Initial screening of applications will begin immediately and interviews > may be conducted prior to the closing date. No hiring decision will be > made until after the closing date. To apply, please complete a candidate > profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a cover letter, resume, > and names/contact information for three professional references by > September 9, 2018. Full consideration will be given to complete > applications received by the closing date. The University of Illinois > conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance > of a contingent offer. For questions about the position, please contact > Eden Haycraft at [log in to unmask] or 217-333-0820. > > > The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action > employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are > encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/ > EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please > visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu > > > ---- > Brought to you by code4lib jobs: https://jobs.code4lib.org/ > jobs/30394-assistant-director-for-information-management- > and-career-resource-center >