Digital Initiatives Librarian

Description

The University of Idaho Library seeks an innovative, flexible, and highly collaborative librarian who will help promote, develop, and maintain the digital services and projects of the library and the relationships that make these services and projects possible. Reporting to the Dean, this position will work within the Digital Scholarship and Open Strategies (DSOS) unit and closely collaborate with other library units such as Special Collections and Archives and Research and Experiential Learning. This position will work with the Head of DSOS to oversee the day-to-day operations of the digital initiatives laboratory and will work closely with members of the DSOS unit and Special Collections & Archives department to maintain and monitor the functionality of the libraries many online representations, including the library website, digital collections, open educational resources, and the many digital scholarship projects created and made accessible via the Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning (CD?L). This position will also play a role in the administration, promotion, and development of the CD?L, working with CD?L fellows and collaborators on a variety of digital scholarship and open publishing projects. The ideal candidate will have an excellent attention for detail and a capacity to learn new skills and technologies, but need not be proficient in programming or systems. We are looking for someone who will take pride in the library’s innovative digital products and services, and who has the oral and written communication skills to express the importance of these assets to both the university community and communities outside the university.

This is a 12-month, tenure track faculty position. Faculty rank is negotiable. tenure status will require a tenure review.