Head of Library Systems and Applications

Description

The Head of Library Systems and Applications provides overall direction and management of the Boston College Libraries’ technical infrastructure, enterprise systems and applications, website development, library systems’ usage analytics, and software development lifecycle utilities and platforms. Reporting to the AUL for Technology, Metadata, and Archival Services, this position works closely with library administration and other library and campus stakeholders to set the direction for innovative services and technologies that will support and enhance research, learning, scholarship and teaching. This position manages a department of 5 FTE and works with both library staff and university ITS to ensure the smooth, reliable operation of the libraries’ key systems and the development and implementation of new applications and services. The Head of Library Systems & Applications also works with external vendors, user groups, and service providers to evaluate and mature new library technologies.  

Boston College Libraries operate in accordance with our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion values statement (library.bc.edu/edi), which is central to our mission. We acknowledge historical, structural, and systemic injustices and are actively working to build a culture that recognizes, values, and empowers all people and provides space for discourse and growth. We expect applicants for this position to demonstrate a commitment to sustaining a respectful, accountable, and intentionally inclusive culture.