Information Specialist, Digital Projects - Libraries and Museums

Description

Information Specialist, Digital Projects - Libraries and Museums

Location: San Antonio, TX

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Job ID: 11135

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Org Marketing Statement

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a Hispanic Serving University specializing in cyber, health, fundamental futures, and social-economic development. With more than 34,000 students, it is the largest university in the San Antonio metropolitan region. UTSA advances knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. The university embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property—for Texas, the nation and the world. Learn more https://www.utsa.edu/, on https://www.utsa.edu/today/ or on https://twitter.com/utsa, https://www.facebook.com/utsa, https://www.youtube.com/user/utsa#0563c1;%20text-decoration:underline%22%20target=%22_blank or https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-university-of-texas-at-san-antonio/.

UTSA, situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to ending generations of discrimination and inequity. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.

Posting End Date: Applications will be accepted through 11:59 PM CDT on 1/7/2024. At the discretion of the hiring department, this position posting may close once a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received.

Salary Range: starting at $60,000 annualized, commensurate with education, experience and qualifications.

Hours: up to 40 hours per week, exempt.

Required Application Materials:

• Resume and Cover Letter are required.

Essential Functions

Job Summary

Leverage technical knowledge and skills to implement library projects focused on making scholarship relevant to the community using digital methods that value interdisciplinarity, collaboration, and critical inquiry.

Advance student success and research excellence at UTSA by focusing on research and instruction services, developing and maintaining strong faculty relationships and facilitating meaningful use of the Libraries' information resources.

Core Responsibilities

• Uses knowledge and technical skills around the implementation of digital projects to achieve Libraries digital scholarship goals, foregrounding creative praxis, co-creation, and public engagement.
• Support a wide variety of digital projects such as podcasts, digital exhibits, multimedia content, and other forms of storytelling.
• Bridge technical and non-technical communities, so that project goals, timelines, and deliverables are clearly understood by all.
• Support and advance the work of the Community-Engaged Digital Scholarship Hub, a collaborative effort between librarians, faculty, and community members.
• Serves as an expert advisor and consultant to UTSA faculty, identifies and actively cultivates enduring partnerships with academic programs and key faculty at UTSA, aiming to facilitate meaningful use of information resources and tools in teaching, research, and learning.
• Develops, implements, and promotes education programming, provides advice and assists faculty in integrating information resources into face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses.
• Plans, develops, and delivers subject-specific online and in-person instruction that supports positive course- and program-level student learning outcomes. Selects and evaluates materials in all formats to support areas of subject responsibility.
• Partners with key UTSA Libraries and Museums areas: Collections, Creative Services, Digital Humanities, Art Collection, Scholarly Communications, Institute of Texan Cultures, Digital Scholarship, and Special Collections teams to contribute to library-wide programming, strategic projects, and initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• A MLS/MLIS degree from an ALA (American Library Association) accredited institution or a Master's Degree in a related field
• One year experience providing teaching and instruction to university students or using technical skills and knowledge to support digital projects
• Two years' experience developing digital content and information resources in a higher education environment
• Demonstrated ability to identify, build, cultivate, and sustain strategic partnerships with library colleagues, faculty, and community members.
• Demonstrated ability to support digital projects with technical skills and know-how.
• Ability to create engaging learning experiences for undergraduate students.
• Familiarity with information resources, tools, and emerging technologies in digital scholarship and/or digital humanities.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to set and adjust priorities, set goals, and make effective decisions in a complex environment.
• Ability to work independently with varied user groups in a complex organization and function collaboratively in a changing team environment.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication (oral and written) skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of or experience with creating digital exhibits.
• Knowledge of or experience with data analysis and visualization and mapping tools such as Python, R, Tableau, Power Bi, Open Refine or ArcGIS.
• Knowledge of or experience with tools for collaborative research such as GitHub, data repositories, and data sharing tools.

Additional Information

• UTSA is a tobacco free campus.
• This is a security sensitive position. Employment is contingent upon a successful background check.
• Applicants selected must be able to show proof of eligibility to work in the United States by time of hire.
• Valid driver's license and Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work environment

This position will require working both remotely in Texas and on campus (approximately five or more days on campus per month). Travel and parking expenses are the employee's responsibility. Applicants must be adaptable and open to working in both environments.

Equal Employment Opportunity

As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, it is the policy of The University of Texas at San Antonio to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity for all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information, and veteran status. The University is committed to the Affirmative Action Program in compliance with all government requirements to ensure nondiscrimination. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. UTSA campuses are accessible to persons with disabilities.

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