Subject: ACQflash: Job Posting: Scholarly Communication Librarian at
Montana State University - Bozeman
From: "Rossmann, Doralyn" <doralyn_at_montana.edu>
Date: 3/28/2013 8:45 AM
Scholarly Communication Librarian at Montana State University – Bozeman
The MSU Library plays an integral role in the teaching, research, and
outreach missions of the University. To succeed in this role, the
library seeks an energetic, articulate, and well-organized person to
assume management of the University's ScholarWorks Institutional
Repository (IR) and scholarly communication activities.
The successful candidate will have a keen interest in scholarly
communication and copyright issues, and a willingness to learn and
develop additional expertise through professional development
opportunities in these areas. Located on the Digital Access and Web
Services team, the position is a 12-month, tenure track, faculty
appointment with rank as assistant professor. This position works both
independently and in a collaborative environment to promote use of
ScholarWorks as a repository for university research and publications
(faculty and student works, online journals, MSU publications, etc.) and
as an integrated tool in the scholarly communication process on campus.
This position also leads the efforts to raise awareness of scholarly
communication issues, such as open access, and actively participates in
education about copyright at MSU. As a member of the Library faculty,
the Scholarly Communications Librarian is expected to meet the research
and service requirements for promotion and tenure.
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities include: Managing the daily operation of the
IR which involves adding and editing content, metadata creation,
training other library staff in IR functions, etc. Working with
appropriate parties and staff to maintain and develop new functionality
for the IR. Creating and updating IR policies, procedures, and other
necessary documentation. Maintaining and developing new partnerships
with Library subject liaisons, MSU faculty, MSU departments and research
units, and publications editors for adding content to the IR. Promoting
the IR to the campus community. Advising and educating the campus
community about authors' rights and other copyright issues related to
scholarly communication. Promoting open access as a policy and
philosophy on campus. Collecting and analyzing and reporting IR usage
data. Coordinating and providing training in support of ScholarWorks and
scholarly communication on campus.
Required Qualifications
1. ALA-accredited MLS, MIS, or equivalent.
2. Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, for
successful interaction via email, phone, in person, and in presentation
venues.
3. Demonstrated experience working in a team environment.
4. Knowledgeable about open access publishing models including copyright
issues and authors' rights related to scholarly communication.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Demonstrated success with project management and leading project
groups/teams
2. Experience working with digital initiatives in an academic library
environment
3. Experience in digital conversion, file transfer, and file management
4. Familiarity with digital preservation issues
5. Demonstrated success in cultivating and developing relationships with
academic units and Faculty
6. Experience with institutional repository platform(s), such as Dspace,
BePress, Eprints as well as publishing platforms like Open Journal Systems
7. Experience with HTML/CSS/Javascript and current trends in web and app
development.
8. Demonstrated research interest and scholarly activity in the field.
The Successful Candidate Will:
· Have the ability to meet the research and service requirements for
faculty promotion and tenure.
· Have a strong interest in learning on the job and applying new skills
to meet library needs.
· Have a strong interest in supporting the land grant mission of MSU and
outreach to academic units and citizens of Montana physically and virtually.
· Demonstrate a friendly, approachable, public service attitude.
Additional Requirements:
· In accordance with MSU policy, hiring will be conditional upon
successful completion of a pre-employment background check.
Notice of Unionized status. The position for which you have applied is a
Union position, and is represented by the Associated Faculty of Montana
State University (AFMSU). Faculty covered by AFMSU must begin paying
either membership dues or representation fees within thirty (30) days of
hire. This is a condition of employment. Additional information can be
found at AFMSU.org.
About Montana State University:
Founded in 1893 as a Land Grant University, Montana State University
(MSU) is composed of eight academic colleges and a graduate school and
boasts a friendly, supportive faculty and campus environment. Currently,
the University hosts an enrollment of over 14,000 students, including
approximately 1,900 graduate students. MSU is classified as one of 108
U.S. Research Universities (very high research activity) by the Carnegie
Foundation.
MSU is located in Bozeman, Montana, an extended community of about
70,000 nestled in the Rocky Mountains in Southwest Montana. In addition
to providing access to an extraordinary ecosystem for teaching and
research programs, Bozeman is renowned for year-round recreational and
cultural opportunities to include access to world class ski areas,
multiple blue ribbon trout streams and the Gallatin National Forest. The
local airport is served by seven national airlines with over twenty
flights a day to nine cities.
Named an All American City, Bozeman boasts high-quality medical
facilities, a very low crime rate, many fine restaurants, acclaimed
public and private schools, a symphony orchestra and choir, an annual
opera, and nationally known events such as the Sweet Pea Festival of the
Arts held in early August of each year. Powder Magazine identified
Bozeman, with "three distinctly different" major ski resorts within an
hour's drive, as the number one place to live and ski in its November
2010 Magazine. Bizjournals.com ranked Bozeman #2 on the list of American
Dreamtowns - small towns that offer the best quality of life without
metropolitan hassles. The K-12 educational system, growing reputation of
Montana State University, and pristine natural environment of the area
combine to make Bozeman one of America's most desirable university
towns. Bozeman is located in the beautiful Gallatin Valley, 90 miles
north of Yellowstone National Park.
Salary:
$50,000; Full-time, tenure track
Deadline:
Screening will begin April 22, 2013 and continue until a suitable
candidate is hired.
Full job posting and application submission details: http://goo.gl/f6aGL.
Doralyn
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Doralyn Rossmann
Collection Development Librarian/Team Leader
Assistant Professor
Montana State University Library
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT, USA 59717-3320
telephone: (406) 994-6549
fax: (406) 994-5599
email: doralyn_at_montana.edu
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