Systems Librarian

Description

The Boeing Company Library has an exciting and unique opportunity for a friendly and tech-oriented librarian to help us implement innovative, cutting-edge library services. You will join a motivated and diverse team of library professionals tasked with delivering digital services to Boeing's wide array of employees. Candidates with a thirst for learning new technical skills and sharing insights will find many opportunities for growth and development. Potential projects include: personalized content interfaces, linked data systems, metadata management, ontology-driven applications, and metrics management. If these projects appeal to you, as well as the opportunity to work in a results-driven, customer-focused corporate environment, then we invite you to apply.

Required: We are looking for an individual with experience in and knowledge of Library, Information Science, or  Information Management principles, practices, and systems. Soliciting and analyzing customers' information  needs, communicating and presenting information professionally and effectively, and advocating for library services are all necessary components of the job. Candidates must be able to apply principles of information architecture (IA) and user experience (UX) to library websites, systems, repositories, and customer-driven projects in order to gather, organize, filter, and deliver the right information in the right amount to the right user at the right time. Additionally, candidates should have some demonstrated experience with learning and applying technical skills; this means having some understanding of, and interest in, web and object-oriented programming, and relational databases. Finally, the successful candidate must be able to work in collaborative, individual, and virtual environments.

Preferred: Experience in programming with languages like Java, JavaScript, and Perl is preferred, but not required. Demonstrated ability to become proficient with new web-based technologies (frameworks, databases, APIs) and semantic technologies is highly desired. Also preferred is a familiarity with creating and maintaining controlled vocabularies of concepts and their relationships using industry tools and standards.

Basic Qualifications For Consideration:
Do you have experience working with technology in a library or related information management capacity?

Typical Education/Experience:
Level 2 - Bachelor's degree and typically 3 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 1 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Level 3 - Bachelor's and typically 6 or more years' related work experience, a Master's degree and typically 4 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

NOTE: This requisition closes on August 14, 2014.