Jobs

Posted 18 October 2011

Digital Initiatives Librarian
Montana State University

Deadline: 'open until filled'

The MSU Library plays an integral role in the teaching, research, and outreach missions of the university. Montana State University Library seeks a Digital Initiatives Librarian to explore, test, implement, build, and support our library’s digital and mobile software applications. We are looking for a promising professional who seeks an environment that complements her/his career goals and interests. Technical responsibilities include significant web programming and database work. Design and accessibility responsibilities include: web application design, troubleshooting, and maintenance as well as ongoing application development and evaluation. The position also has a variety of project management responsibilities including coordinating and facilitating communication between library teams and university departments, developing project specifications and documentation, and conducting project evaluations.

The library uses mixture of open source and proprietary technologies to maintain our IT infrastructure and services. Our IT infrastructure is primarily a Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP (LAMP) environment, but we also utilize Sirsi, Illiad, Serial Solutions and the Summon Discovery layer to provide access to our resources. As a member of the Digital Access and Web Services (DAWS) team, the Digital Initiatives Librarian will report to the DAWS team leader and work within the DAWS team mission which is to facilitate scholarship, teaching, and learning in a digital environment by providing library web services and digital collections.

For full announcement and to apply see: http://bit.ly/qn5AZ8