From: Krista Higham <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 20:25:53 +0000

LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
Millersville, PA 17551-0302

Position: DIGITAL INNOVATION LIBRARIAN, INSTRUCTOR/ASSISTANT
Nine-Month Tenure-Track Faculty
Beginning August 2019

Description: The Library Department welcomes applications for Digital
Innovation Librarian. The position will provide leadership in digital
initiatives for the Library and serve as a resource for the University
community for our growing digital repository. Develop best practices,
standards, and technologies that support discovery, access,
management, and preservation of the Library’s digital assets in all
formats (text, image, audio, and video). They will also participate in
offering research assistance, information literacy instruction, and
serve as the subject librarian for selected departments. MU is a
learner-focused institution located in historic Lancaster County, with
an enrollment of about 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students.

Required: Proof of MLS or equivalent from an ALA accredited
institution and 10 additional graduate credits required by date of
appointment. Knowledge of strategies for digital object creation,
curation, and preservation. Experience working with digital asset
management, digital repository and/or digital library systems (e.g.
DSpace, Islandora/Fedora, CONTENTdm, TIND). Familiarity with a variety
of digital library standards for file formats and metadata content,
structure, and values. Exceptional with: oral and written
communication skills and experience establishing positive and
productive collaborations at a college/university, analytical and
organizational skills. Evidence of: professional initiative and
flexibility, a commitment to student learning commensurate with the
university’s strong instructional mission, leadership experience on
collaborative, collegial, and project-oriented teams. Experience with:
designing and maintaining web-based resources, enthusiasm for
teaching, either in a library or other setting. Commitment to
diversity and equity. Three successful background checks.

Preferred: Second Master’s degree or ABD. Demonstrated experience
providing leadership for digital collection projects. Understanding of
archival theory and best practices as they relate to the acquisition,
description, and preservation of digital collections. Experience with:
tools used to capture, preserve, and deliver born-digital materials;
writing grants for digital projects; supervising students with digital
projects; creating documentation for digital projects; providing
reference service/research assistance in multiple formats.
Professional experience in an academic library.

To Apply: For complete information and to apply, go to
http://jobs.millersville.edu/postings/6078 and create a faculty
application. A cover letter, curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts,
and three confidential letters of reference required.

Application Submission: Full consideration given to applications
received by February 1, 2019.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution

www.millersville.edu
Millersville University, highly regarded for its instructional quality
and strong commitment to diversity, is a student-centered institution
and one of 14 institutions of the PA State System of Higher Education.
The campus is located in historic Lancaster County within convenient
traveling distance to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and the
Atlantic Ocean beaches. Millersville enrolls approximately 8,700
undergraduate and graduate students and has over 900 full-time
employees. Served by approximately 350 full-time faculty, the
University offers associate, bachelor and master degrees in a wide
range of majors in the arts and sciences, education and other
professional fields. Millersville University does not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex,
age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or
employment in, its programs and activities. This includes Title VI of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments
of 1972, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Coordinators: Services for Students with Physical Disabilities-Dr.
Sherlynn Bessick, Director of Learning Services, Lyle Hall
717-871-5554; Title VI and Title IX Coordinator, Office of the VP for
Student Affairs/Enrollment Management, Student Memorial Center,
717-871-4100; ADA Coordinator, Office of Human Resources, Dilworth
Building, (717) 871-4950.

Krista

Krista Higham, MLS, MSIS – Access Services Librarian
Assistant Professor
McNairy Library and Learning Forum
Subject librarian for Applied Engineering, Safety & Technology;
Geography; Philosophy; and Copyright

MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
P.O. Box 1002, Millersville, PA 17551-0302
Phone: 717-871-5511 | [log in to unmask] |
www.library.millersville.edu