Digital Scholarship Specialist #192157
Digital Scholarship Specialist - University of Oklahoma Libraries
Position Summary
The University of Oklahoma seeks a librarian who will provide leadership and support for a dynamic, multi-faceted program that addresses the growing demand for digital scholarship research and teaching on campus. Reporting to the Head of the Digital Scholarship at OU Libraries, the Digital Scholarship Specialist will foster exploration and application of digital tools and new approaches to research, teaching, and learning in the field of digital scholarship.
The Digital Scholarship Specialist will serve as a strategist and resource person for both faculty and students assisting in identifying and integrating of digital scholarship technologies and methodologies for research and teaching.
The Digital Scholarship Specialist will work with subject librarians, archivists, informatics specialists, and other OU staff to apply technologies to support campus research initiatives, and foster a creative and collaborative research environment that encourages scholarly engagement and critical inquiry.
Responsibilities based on candidate skills and organizational needs:
Research Scholarship
- In collaboration with the Head of the Digital Scholarship at OU Libraries, the Specialist will be responsible for supporting faculty research and teaching in the field of digital scholarship.
- Enable faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students to explore new research practices and digital tools.
- Document and analyze digital scholarship research workflows and tools to identify places where OU libraries can add value.
- Work with library colleagues - Emerging Technologies Librarians, Research Data Management Specialist, Director of Informatics, and Subject Specialists - to coordinate the provision of instruction and support for digital scholarship.
Teaching/Learning
- Coordinate the technical integration of digital scholarship into course curricula.
- Teach series of hands-on workshops, such as Software Carpentry, GIS tools, text and data analysis tools.
- Provide training, support, and expertise on existing and emerging research tools and workflows.
- Develop presentations about emerging digital tools for research.
Outreach/engagement
- With the Head of the Digital Scholarship, plan and coordinate hosting public symposia and other events for academic and general community to foster a community of practice in digital scholarship.
- Participate in professional organization activities through professional memberships and continuing education.
- Maintain professional collaborations with OU Libraries colleagues and campus constituencies.
Successful candidates will.
- Solve problems flexibly, creatively, and with a strong commitment to service excellence.
- Take initiative, be self-directed, and innovate.
- Collaborate across organizational boundaries.
- Utilize strong organizational, project, and time management skills to lead or coordinate multiple projects, working with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in library science or a related field.
- At least 24 months of experience with and/or working knowledge of digital scholarship research tools, techniques, methodologies, and approaches (e.g., GIS, website development, data mining, data visualization, augmented reality image analysis, text mining, etc.) and ability to teach others how to use such technology and tools.
- Experience teaching and demonstrated effectiveness as an instructor and presenter at the university or college level and/or working with undergraduate or graduate students on scholarly research projects.
- Organizational, project, and time management skills and demonstrated ability to lead and/or coordinate multiple projects and to set priorities for self and others, to meet deadlines, and complete tasks and projects while working with minimal supervision.
- Ability to take initiative, be self-directed, and demonstrate a commitment to innovation and creativity while performing detail-oriented tasks, analyzing needs and developing action plans, and coordinating with appropriate personnel as required.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and workplace and ability to work with a diverse student and faculty population.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in library science or a related field.
- Familiarity with research methodologies across a variety of social sciences and humanities disciplines.
- Ability to work in both PC and MAC environments.
- Experience with data analysis and data visualization methods (Python libraries, R, Tableau Pubic, Voyant, Juxta)
- Experience with digital curation tools (WordPress, Omeka, ArcGIS Story Maps, Drupal, etc.)
- Experience and/or demonstrated record of effective project management working with students and faculty members on digital scholarship projects.
Salary range $47,500 - $54,000. Full-time position; excellent benefits and professional development support.
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