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Job Summary Responsible for supporting the growth, discovery, and use of the university’s digital collections in the institutional repository Digital Commons@ETSU (https://dc.etsu.edu/) and faculty profiles in the Expert Gallery Suite (https://works.bepress.com/experts/east-tennessee-state-university/). This position would be responsible for project planning, metadata management, training and supervising student workers, quality control, and interacting with the system vendor to resolve problems. Responsibilities include the following: Administering day-to-day operations of the institutional repository (IR) and related functions Creating and maintaining IR structures and workflows Receiving and preparing submissions Performing advanced copyright research, corresponding with publishers, maintaining copyright documentation Maintaining metadata standards and conducting quality checks on IR submissions Hiring, training, and supervising assigned student workers including scheduling, work assignments, time reporting, and performance evaluation Providing oral and written instructions for IR contributors and users Maintaining documentation relevant to job duties Compiling and reporting performance statistics Collaborating to integrate the IR with other systems Participating in software development projects involving the IR Collaborating on related digital scholarship projects, such as ORCID Reviewing professional literature and participating in job-related professional development Performing other related duties as assigned ETSU is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all of our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. Successful candidates should have a demonstrated commitment and contribution to fostering and advancing equity, diversity and inclusion. East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Ability to search library catalogs, Google, Google Scholar Knowledge of metadata standards (e.g. Dublin Core) Knowledge of copyright and its application to institutional repositories Awareness of current issues in scholarly communications topics (Open Access, author rights) Knowledge of digitization standards and techniques Knowledge of data transformation and transfer techniques ( e.g., XSLT, APIs) Proficient using Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel Ability to train and supervise student workers Excellent analytical and problem solving skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Excellent project management skills Strong detail orientation Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people and levels of technical literacy Ability to work independently with minimal guidance Ability to prioritize work for efficient and timely processing Ability to work collaboratively to troubleshoot and solve problems Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree from a four-year accredited college or university At least one year of full-time job-related experience or two years of part-time or student job-related experience. Preferred job-related experience to include, but not limited to, online searching for scholarly resources, detailed data entry. Preferred Qualifications Experience in an academic library with experience in library cataloging/metadata, interlibrary loan, electronic course reserve, learning management system, web content management system, or institutional repository. Work experience as a student or part-time employee qualifies. Experience with Digital Commons or other institutional repository or digital collection management system. Work experience as a student or part-time employee qualifies. At least one year of supervisory experience. Close Date: 07/09/2021 ---- Brought to you by code4lib jobs: https://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/48585-digital-collections-coordinator