[Posted 2010.1.22]

UNC Chapel Hill
Digital Heritage Center Digital Projects Librarian

UNC Chapel Hill, University Library


POSITION: NC Digital Heritage Center Digital Projects Librarian (*Fixed-Term Appointment*)

AVAILABLE: April 1, 2010

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks an organized, collaborative, and collegial individual for the position of Digital Projects Librarian in the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.

The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center is a new program, housed in the North Carolina Collection in the Wilson Special Collections Library. The Center will provide digitization and hosting services for cultural heritage institutions in North Carolina. This new position will manage day-to-day digitization and online publication of library, museum, and archival materials from partner institutions, and will coordinate many of the Center’s dealings with repositories in the state.

The Digital Projects Librarian will report to the Center's Program Coordinator. The Digital Projects Librarian and Program Coordinator will work with staff in institutions and organizations throughout the state to develop and implement new digitization projects. The Digital Projects Librarian will oversee and closely monitor all aspects of digital projects, including digitization of original materials, description of materials according to accepted metadata standards, and the online publication of digital objects using CONTENTdm or other digital collection management tools. The Digital Projects Librarian will be responsible for hiring, training, and supervising student assistants, and will play an important role in assessment, planning, and training for participating repositories, including establishing and providing training on metadata standards and digitization workflows. Travel, including occasional overnight trips, will be required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: ALA-accredited MLS. Experience with digital collections, including the description of materials using accepted digital library standards such as Dublin Core, MODS, or METS. Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects and tasks simultaneously, to successfully balance competing priorities, and to work with inflexible deadlines. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment. Demonstrated ability to work independently, with minimal supervision.

Preferred: Project management experience. Experience working on multi-institution collaborative projects. Knowledge of CONTENTdm and website development. Knowledge of North Carolina history, literature, and culture.

The University and The Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country's oldest state university. UNC-Chapel Hill has an enrollment of approximately 27,000 students, employs more than 3,100 faculty, offers 77 doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and law, and the Library collections include over 6 million volumes. The Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) and SOLINET. The TRLN libraries, including the Health Sciences and Law libraries at Chapel Hill plus the libraries at Duke University, North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University, have combined collections of over eleven million volumes.

The Region
The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational, cultural, and intellectual activities. The mountains or the seashore are less than half day's drive from Chapel Hill.

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

Salary and Benefits
This is a twelve-month fixed-term appointment, with the possibility of extension through June 30, 2012. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Standard state benefits of annual leave, sick leave, and State or optional retirement plan. At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, librarians enjoy the benefit of academic status and are represented on the faculty council.

Deadline for Application
Review of applications will begin on February 8, 2010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but preference will be given to applications received by the begin review date.

To Apply
Please visit http://jobs.unc.edu/1002267 and complete the online application. Please include a letter of application, a resume and the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of three professional references.

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