Dear colleagues,
Please consider applying to work with a robust community of DH-ers at Michigan State University! The following position is available at a particularly exciting moment as the Library will be hosing a Digital Scholarship Lab soon. An MLS/MLIS is required, and there is a minimum salary of $52,000 with good benefits. Share this opportunity widely and feel free to reach out to me with any questions
-Kristen
The Michigan State University Libraries currently has a posting for a Digital Scholarship Outreach Librarian, Librarian I, posted on MAP (MSU Applicant Page).
Posting 3981: Reporting to the Head of the Digital Scholarship & Curation Unit, outreach, branding and coordination of digital scholarship services will be a significant and immediate focus for this position. Growth and assessment of services are longer-term goals. Liaison with campus units currently involved in digital scholarship is a critical component of developing library services relevant to the MSU community.
The Digital Scholarship Outreach Librarian will work with a team, including another digital scholarship librarian, to create externally-facing services in anticipation of a new Digital Scholarship lab. Services will be defined, including documentation of workflows, limitations, policies, procedures, and protocols. This person will be expected to investigate and implement software in support of service management, client relationship, and project tracking. This person will also create the content for a robust web presence and catalogue of digital scholarship services by partnering with Web Services and User Experience. Additional responsibilities, based on interest and experience of the candidate, may include humanities data curation, text & data mining, E-Science projects, high-performance computing, GIS, licensing, project management, or repository development.
You may view the posting and the additional details at https://jobs.msu.edu posting number 3981. Closes at 5pm EST on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016.
Kristen Mapes Digital Humanities Specialist, College of Arts & Letters Michigan State University 479 West Circle Drive, Linton Hall 308A East Lansing MI 48824 517.884.1712 kmapes@msu.edu