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Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007
From: Steve Carrico (Univ. of Florida) <stecarr_at_uflib.ufl.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement
POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: Technical Support and Training Librarian
RANK: Assistant University Librarian (Tenure Track)
REPORTS TO: Head, Technical Support Unit
REQUISITION #0702105
SALARY: Anticipated salary is $42,000
DEADLINE DATE: May 6, 2007
Please note that this posting has specific instructions for the
submission of application materials (see below: APPLICATION PROCESS).
Failure to submit all of the required documents as instructed may
result in your application not being considered.
JOB SUMMARY:
The University of Florida Libraries is seeking a creative, resourceful
and innovative individual to serve in the newly created position of
Technical Support and Training Librarian. This tenure track faculty
member is primarily responsible for assessing the documentation and
instructional needs of the Technology Services division, and leading
the development of its staff training programs. Identifies and
implements emerging instructional technologies and best practices, and
provides instructional technology consultation services. Facilitates
the application of new technologies for library staff work and utilizes
a variety of traditional and multimedia applications to train staff in
their use. Works closely with Technical Support Unit head to increase
the efficiency of library workflows and develops Web resources that
will support the division. The librarian creates effective solutions to
Technical Support requests as assigned. The selected applicant will be
a motivated individual with a strong commitment to facilitating the use
of technology and library resources in the UF community.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Works closely with Technical Support Unit Head to develop
documentation and instructional tools that provide divisional staff with
the resources needed to learn and perform their jobs as efficiently and
effectively as possible. Integrate Flash based tutorials to make the
learning process more interactive.
* Serves as a liaison with various library departments to extend use of
any Technology Services Division oriented training resources that may
be applicable in other areas.
* Create an intranet for the division using WIKI technology to house
internal documentation and statistics.
* Develop and maintain a procedural database for the Division that can
be updated simply by unit developers. Foster a sense of cooperation in
the building of department and cross-department procedures.
* Work with functional staff to perform Critical Path analysis and
design
functional solutions that correct workflow inefficiencies. Help identify
relationships and overlaps between cross unit procedures that may be
improved
* Review current procedural and workflow documentation and recommend
improvements.
* Function as an additional Technical Support Unit resource for
developing Aleph (library management system) reports, etc.
* Participates in development and maintenance of the unit, department,
and division Web sites.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
* A Masters degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited institution
or in another field with direct relevance to the duties of this
position.
* At least one year of successful work experience in a library.
* Ability to work collaboratively as a team member in a complex academic
research library environment.
* Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
* Ability to write documentation, to develop tutorials and other
training
materials, and make training presentations to staff.
* Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills.
Ability
to perform workflow analyses.
* Ability to work independently and meet project deadlines.
* Flexibility; ability to shift priorities and cope with ambiguity and
change.
* Knowledge of trends in scholarly communication, research, publishing,
and
instructional technology in the academic world.
* Strong potential for meeting the requirements for tenure and
promotion.
More information available at:
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/Pers/cdh/cdh_chaptertwo.html.
Preferred:
* Experience using educational technologies for instructional design
(e.g.
using multi-media software such as Dreamweaver, Camtasia Studio,
Macromedia
Studio, Adobe Photoshop, WebCT, and other applications used to support
instructional design and creation of online content.)
* Experience training co-workers on technical topics.
* Experience in cataloging, acquisitions or other Technical Services
areas
within a library.
* Experience maintaining and supporting various library tools and
computer
applications.
* Experience using the Ex Libris Aleph integrated library system.
* Experience developing and coordinating a web site for an organization.
* Experience with setting up, and maintaining a WIKI.
* Experience with a variety of productivity tools (e.g. Macroexpress)
and
programming languages (e.g. PHP, C, Javascript, Perl).
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
The University of Florida is a large, land grant, public educational
research institution with a faculty of approximately 4,000 and a student
body of 48,000. It ranks third nationally in size of student body and
eighth nationally in the number of merit scholars enrolled in the
freshman
class. The University is a member of the Association of American
Universities and offers the Ph.D. in more than 90 fields and the
Master's
degree in more than 120 fields. For more information please consult the
UF homepage at http://www.ufl.edu
The George A. Smathers Libraries are members of the Research Libraries
Group, SOLINET, and the Center for Research Libraries. The library
staff
consists of more than 300 FTE librarians, technical/clerical staff and
student assistants. For more information about the Libraries, please
visit http://www.uflib.ufl.edu.
The Technology Services Division of the George A. Smathers Libraries at
the University of Florida consists of four departments: Acquisitions &
Licensing, Cataloging & Metadata, Digital Library Center, and
Preservation. The mission of Technology Services is to make the
library's technology infrastructure work in support of the information
needs of the University of Florida community, and thus serve as a
catalyst for research and discovery. The technology infrastructure
includes the functions required to provide online access to library
resources: support for the Library web site, the Library catalog,
acquisitions, organization & navigation, preservation and the
transformation of priority materials to digital form. The aim is to
provide the tools library staff and the university community needs to
manage information for learning and research in the digital world.
The Acquisitions and Licensing Department is responsible for ordering,
receiving and paying for print and digital resource materials that
support
the academic and professional programs of the University of Florida.
Over
the next few years, the Department will be engaged in planning and
implementing initiatives such as executing EDI file transfer of payment
and other acquisitions functions in Aleph and PeopleSoft; managing
licensing agreements, information access fees, and usage statistics for
electronic resources; monitoring virtual approval plan and evaluating
returns for profile adjustments. The five units (Gifts and Exchange,
Monographs, Paying, Serials, Database Maintenance) in the Department
will
actively participate in these and other initiatives to advance the
transition from print to digital resources in the collection
The Technical Support Unit is part of the Acquisitions and Licensing
Department, but the services the unit performs are available to staff
throughout the libraries. Technical Support Unit members are dedicated
to
creating effective and unique solutions for solving technical workflow
problems. Technical Support Unit will provide applications training and
use technology to design new work processes that streamline procedures
for
library units and departments. Members of this unit work to support all
staff in the management of Aleph reports and Data loading functions.
Benefits:
Twenty-two vacation days, nine paid holidays, and thirteen days sick
leave
annually; retirement plan options; insurance benefits; tuition fee
waiver
program; no state or local income tax.
Application Process:
Please apply for this position by e-mail. Send, as attachments (MS-Word
format preferred), a cover letter describing your interest in and
qualification for this position, resume and list of three references.
Include address, telephone and email information for references. Please
include a 250-word document expressing your thoughts on the topic, "How
would you use a Web-based tool (e.g. Wiki) to improve communications or
deliver online staff training in a technical services division?"
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is
strongly
committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a
broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and
disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply. As part of the
application process, applicants are invited to complete an on-line
confidential and voluntary demographic self-disclosure form which can be
found at: http://www.hr.ufl.edu/job/datacard.htm. This information is
collected by the University of Florida's Faculty Development Office to
track applicant trends and is in no way considered by the Smathers
Libraries in the selection process.
Apply by May 6, 2007 (applications will be reviewed as received). All
inquiries and submissions of required application materials should be
sent to Brian Keith, Smathers Libraries Human Resources Officer,
at: brikeit_at_uflib.ufl.edu.
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