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The Division of Information Technology Services (ITS) at The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Digital Library Architect to provide vision for and direct the development of the technical architecture for enterprise-level Content Stewardship services. The Content Stewardship program will meet extant/emerging digital content and asset management needs in areas such as digital library collections, scholarly communications, electronic record archiving, and e-science/e-research. Building on existing services and infrastructure, this program will put in place a cohesive and extensible suite of access, discovery, preservation, curation, security, repository, archival and storage services. Initial applications for the Content Stewardship program include an electronic records repository, policy- and object-based storage infrastructure, and reassessment of the institutional ETD system. Reporting to the ITS Senior Director of Digital Library Technologies, The Digital Library Architect will work across all functional areas of ITS and the University Libraries (UL), and with a Digital Collections Curator, soon to be brought on board to focus on digital collection and repository services management. Responsibilities:
.Lead the design and development of the technical architecture for digital library applications, middleware, systems, and services; and contribute to development of new content management policies, processes and workflows
.Develop, publish, and maintain a roadmap for service and infrastructure implementation
.Collaborate on strategic/tactical planning and implementation and service and project portfolio management in the Content Stewardship domain; a Content Stewardship governance model that is inclusive of stakeholder and user needs; development and promotion of best practices for content and data management
.Work with existing groups and committees on the development and realization of common strategies, goals and work plans
.Track technology trends and standards evolution
.Engage in national and consortial efforts in the digital library domain, and seek mutually beneficial partnerships and collaborations with peer institutions and in the private sector Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
2. 5-7 years' experience in IT or research library domain
3. Excellent analytical, organizational and verbal/written communication skills
4. Proven ability to lead complex and cross-organizational projects, guide diverse constituents towards common goals, and demonstrate a commitment to process improvement and excellent customer service.
5. Demonstrated expertise in existing and emergent content and storage management standards and technologies About Information Technology Services: Information Technology Services (ITS) is critical to the success of teaching, research and business operations at Penn State, providing the infrastructure and large-scale IT tools that support students, faculty and staff in learning, teaching, research, outreach, administration and support activities. ITS works in partnership with key areas of the University to jointly develop strategies that will anticipate future information technology needs to support Penn State's growth and evolution in the coming years. For more information, please visit http://its.psu.edu/ About Penn State University Libraries: The Penn State University Libraries currently rank 12th in North America among private and public research universities, based on Association for Research Libraries data. In 2006 Washington Monthly ranked Penn State 3rd in the nation among public universities in preparing students to benefit the nation. The Libraries hold membership in ARL, OCLC, CRL and the Digital Library Federation. Collections exceed 5 million volumes, including more than 68,000 current serial subscriptions. The University Libraries are located at University Park and 23 other campuses throughout Pennsylvania, with approximately 6,000 faculty and 42,000 students at University Park, and more than 82,000 students system wide. For more information, please visit http://www.libraries.psu.edu/ Electronically submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume at www.psu.jobs or mail to Employment & Compensation Division, Job #: D-29484, The Pennsylvania State University, Fifth Floor, James M. Elliott Building, University Park, PA 16802 or fax to 814-865-3750. Resumes accepted until position is filled. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce. |
