[Asis-l] University of Tennessee Vacancy Announcement

[University of Tennessee Libraries]

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LIBRARIES
FACULTY VACANCY


Position:			Metadata Librarian

Appointment Rank:		Assistant or Associate Professor

Salary:			$42,000.00 minimum

Available:			January 1, 2006


Are you creative and energetic? Are professional growth and change
important to you? Do you want to work in a team-based academic library
environment?  If so, consider a position at the UT Libraries.  East
Tennesseans benefit from affordable housing, excellent outdoor
recreational facilities at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains, mild
weather, friendly citizens, and a thriving and vibrant art community.

The Metadata Librarian provides leadership for the University of Tennessee
Libraries on all metadata issues, coordinates with constituencies inside
and outside the libraries on these issues, is the resident authority for
metadata and digitization standards, and helps establish and implement
policies for the libraries.  The Metadata Librarian reports to the Head of
Technical Services and Digital Access and is a member of that Team.  The
librarian is a member of the Digital Library Center's Steering Committee,
which selects the digital projects.  The librarian works closely with the
Digital Initiatives Coordinator and the Digital Library Programmer, who
are based in the Library Technology Services, in the completion of chosen
projects.    Please see the Digital Library Center website at
http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/dlc/ for more information.  This is a tenure
track position, with the requisite requirements of research and service.
Recent graduates and candidates working on statewide digital projects are
encouraged to apply.

Specific Duties include:
Metadata
	Maintain knowledge of national and international descriptive,
technical and administrative metadata standards and schema and be
responsible for interpreting and adapting those metadata schema for local
purposes.
	Select the appropriate metadata scheme for each project.
	Coordinate the creation and management of, and training in,
descriptive and other metadata for the selected projects.
	Work closely with content providers and Library Technology
Services in the development of metadata.

Production
	Oversee the process of digitization of various types of materials
(including, but not limited to, print, slides, photographs, maps, scores,
music).  Responsibility for evaluating digital projects for outsourcing or
in house production.  Responsibility for directing any outsourced
project(s).
	Choose the appropriate digitization standards and the text
extraction methods for individual projects or objects.  With the
Preservation librarian, chooses archival format and preservation standards
for these projects
	Supervise (hire, evaluate, train) staff, which currently consists
of a GA at ¼ FTE and a student worker.

Other
	Work with the Team Leader to integrate production of metadata
into the Technical Services and Digital Access Team, including
responsibility for training staff members in the production of metadata.
	Assist with grant submissions for additional projects and
contributes to the development of a statewide digital library.
	Participate in national metadata initiatives.
	Perform outreach to other areas of campus to increase
understanding and use of digital objects in teaching, learning, and
research.
	Assist the Team in maintaining the Team’s web site and helping
with XSLT use in Aleph ILS implementation
	Participate in the implementation of and training in Digitool,
the university’s Institutional Repository.
	Perform research and service needed for promotion and tenure.

Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program.  Direct, relevant
experience with creating and using non-MARC metadata schema and XML in a
higher education setting or experience as full time or student employee
staff member in a Digital Library.  Knowledge of administrative metadata
for various types of objects.  Knowledge of developing standards such as
MODS, METS, PREMIS and DC.  Knowledge of current and emerging cataloging
rules and standards.  Excellent oral and written communication skills. 
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively with several
different constituencies.  Flexibility and the willingness to learn and
adapt.

Preferred Qualifications:
Digital library experience is strongly preferred.  Academic library
experience.  Experience in training others. Familiarity with relational
database structure.  Experience with digitization software and
digitization standards.  Experience with grant projects.

Environment:
The institution welcomes and honors people of all races, creeds, cultures
and sexual orientations, and values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of
knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity.

The University of Tennessee is the state’s flagship institution of higher
education, offering comprehensive programs of undergraduate, graduate, and
professional education; research; and public service throughout the state.
 Enrollment in the statewide system is approximately 42,000.  Our students
come from every county in Tennessee, every state in the nation, and many
foreign countries.  The university holds the Carnegie
Doctoral/Research-Extensive classification.  It is the oldest and largest
public institution of higher education in Tennessee, founded in Knoxville
in 1794, two years before Tennessee became a state.

The University of Tennessee Libraries, with an annual budget of more than
$13 million, includes the John C. Hodges Main Library; the James D.
Hoskins Library, which includes the Map and Special Collection Libraries;
the Webster Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library; and
the George F. DeVine Music Library.  The Social Work Library is located in
Nashville.  Over three hundred persons are employed, including 58
librarians, 10 exempt, 123 non-exempt, and 150 students.  UT Libraries is
a member of the Association of Research Libraries, SOLINET, and the Center
for Research Libraries.  The UT Libraries offers a Web-based information
system and access to a variety of electronic information sources.

Additional information about this position and the UT community is
available at http://www.lib.utk.edu/lss/lpp/metadata.html

Salary and Benefits:
Appointment at rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, dependent upon
qualifications.  Minimum salary is $42,000.  Faculty rank and status;
twelve-month, tenure-track appointment. Library faculty must meet
University requirements for promotion and tenure. Excellent benefits
include 24 annual leave days; choice of state retirement plan or TIAA/CREF
with nonrefundable contributions paid for the employee by the University;
optional group health and life insurance plans. Tuition remission is
available for all university employees; partial undergraduate tuition
remission is available to dependent children and spouses of UT employees.

Review of applications will begin October 1, 2005 and will continue until
the position is filled. Send cover letter addressing the above
qualifications, a current resume, and the names, addresses, e-mail
addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent references to:  Gail
Conner, Manager, Library Personnel & Procurement, 1015 Volunteer Blvd.,
Knoxville, TN 37996-1000.  Application materials may be sent via email
attachment to gconner at utk.edu.

The University of Tennessee does not discriminate on the basis of race,
sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status
in provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by and
admission to the University.

The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or
disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section
504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the
other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of Equity
and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560,
telephone (865) 974-2498 (V/TTY available) or 974-2440.  Requests for
accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at
the Office of Human Resources Management, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN
37996-4125.