Visiting Digital Project Manager

Description

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications include:

• MLIS/MLS with Archives concentration or equivalent degree
• Track record of managing similar projects
• Two years library or archives experience with a supervisory component
• Experience with digitization, metadata standards (e.g. MARC or Dublin Core) and database applications
• Grant writing and grants administration experience
• Facility with a large range of computer applications, particularly Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Excel
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to relate effectively to a diverse array of librarians, archivists, IT professionals, student workers, and members of the community at large

DUTIES:

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee all aspects of digitization, including hiring,  supervision, and training of student workers and partners
• Coordinate metadata creation with the library project team and community partners, and supervise student and full-time workers performing metadata entry using CONTENTdm, Excel, and other applications
• Oversee quality assurance for imaging and metadata
• Complete all paperwork, reporting, and documentation required by the granting agency
• Devise and implement outreach activities with emphasis on promoting the project within the community and on attracting community partners for later phases
• Chair project team meetings and develop additional communication strategies to keep the library and institutional partners informed of project status

AVAILABLE: October 15, 2012.

APPLY BY: September 28, 2012; position will remain open until filled.

TO APPLY:

Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references by e-mail as attachments to: akbradsh@uncg.edu
Or by mail:
Kathy Bradshaw
UNCG University Libraries
PO Box 26170
Greensboro NC 27402-6170