General Description of Position:
Rhodes College invites applications for a Digital Preservation and 
Scholarship (DPS) Project Manager.  The DPS Project Manager will be a 
member of our Digital Preservation and Scholarship (DPS) Team, which 
provides planning and support services for College programs and 
projects in the areas of innovative pedagogies, engaged scholarship, 
and digital preservation and access. Services provided by the person in 
this position fall into 3 categories: (1) discovery and research, (2) 
project planning, management and assessment, and (3) working on 
project teams as technical lead.
•	Co-lead the project portfolio management team, overseeing 
workflows and resource deployment for ongoing digital assets/digital 
scholarship projects as well as prioritizing and scheduling new projects;
•	Supervise student teams involved in projects, and train/deploy 
student workers throughout the College to provide support (e.g. 
transcription, web application development, processing digital assets) 
for projects;
•	Collaborate with faculty, staff, students and community 
partners to develop outreach programming connected to our digital 
collections and projects;
•	Provide technical support for projects, including metadata 
schema design and implementation, strategy development for existing 
digital archives, and maintaining inter-operability among systems;
•	Assess new and emerging pedagogical trends and 
technologies and report findings;
•	Identify resources, vendors and/or partners to provide services 
for projects, focusing in particular on collaborative opportunities that 
build capacity;

Minimum Qualifications:  
A Bachelor’s degree in any field that supports an understanding of and 
engagement with information and systems that support teaching and 
learning, and academic research.  ML(I)S or advanced degree strongly 
preferred.  The successful candidate will work well with both colleagues 
and community partners, and thrive on learning new tools and 
strategies and on re-conceptualizing problems in the context of multiple 
perspectives. We are seeking a candidate with strong technical skills in 
supporting digital repositories and web-based application development.  
Also required are a minimum of three years of experience working with 
digital collections; a background in digital humanities, instructional 
technology or related field; demonstrated successful experiences in 
collaborative/team working environments; project management 
experience; highly developed oral and written communication skills; 
demonstrate an aptitude for being flexible and adaptable; and a 
commitment to the mission of Rhodes College.

Please apply online at Jobs.Rhodes.edu. Submit a letter of application, 
resume or CV, and the names and email addresses of three references. 
Founded in 1848, Rhodes College is a highly selective, private, 
residential, undergraduate college, located in Memphis, Tennessee.  We 
aspire to graduate students with a lifelong passion for learning, a 
compassion for others, and the ability to translate academic study and 
personal concern into effective leadership and action in their 
communities and the world. We encourage applications from candidates 
interested in helping us achieve this vision.  Rhodes College values an 
inclusive and welcoming environment.  We are an equal opportunity 
employer committed to diversity in the workforce.