[Pasig-discuss] VACANCY: Digital Library Developer, London School of Economics

[Ed Fay]

** apologies for cross-posting **


*LSE Library *

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*DIGITAL LIBRARY DEVELOPER *

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*Salary from £32,469 - £39,276 per annum inclusive *



The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the
foremost social science universities in the world. LSE Library has been
developing its digital library services for several years and we are now
seeking a second Digital Library Developer to join a team of technical and
domain experts building our digital collections for the future.



LSE Digital Library provides capacity for the collection, preservation, and
online delivery of a range of digital collections, including digitised
manuscripts and maps, audio-visual content such as prominent public
lectures, the repository of LSE research outputs, digital archives of
individuals and organisations, and official publications. Over the next few
years we will be exploring new forms of collecting, including web
harvesting and social media, as well as new forms of interaction such as
geo-discovery, mobile, semantic data mining, and visualisations.



The Digital Library team works end-to-end through user research,
prototyping, development, test, and deploy. You will work alongside one
other Developer, a Systems Administrator, and a User Experience Architect
to identify and adapt open-source technologies, and contribute code and new
tools back to the community. You will also be a key member of the
cross-library working group of collection, metadata, resource discovery,
and preservation experts who are transforming the way the library collects
and makes material available in the digital world.



We are looking for a developer with experience in an agile environment who
is confident working on multiple projects and rapidly adopting new
technologies. Applicants should have experience of working with web
applications and Ruby on Rails, Solr, JavaScript, or other digital library
technologies would be an advantage. We build workflows for library staff as
well as public interfaces serving thousands of users, so you must be as
comfortable with front-end technologies as back-end architectures.



This is a very exciting time for LSE Library with the development of our
digital library to acquire, preserve and provide access to digital
collections, the introduction of the Women’s Library @ LSE – Europe’s
largest collection of material relating to the lives of women – together
with a building development project to enable the library service to grow
and flourish. This is an opportunity to be an integral part of our emerging
digital strategy during a period of significant change in the Library’s
history.



For an informal discussion about the role please contact Ed Fay, Digital
Library Manager: e.fay at lse.ac.uk



In addition to a good salary the benefits that come with this job include a
defined benefits pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent
training and development opportunities.



To apply for this post please go to lse.ac.uk/JobsAtLSE and select
*“Vacancies”.
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*Applications must be received by 4 August 2013 (midnight UK time).
Regrettably, we cannot accept any applications received after this date.
The provisional interview date is 21 August 2013. *

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*We value diversity and wish to promote equality at all levels *
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