On 6/16/16 10:23 AM, "[log in to unmask] on behalf of
"Grisell Rodriguez"" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of
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>Please excuse any cross posting. Deadline Jun/24/2016
>
>The Transformational Initiative for Graduate Education and Research
>(TIGER) at
>the General Library of the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (UPRM)
>seeks an
>enthusiastic and creative Research Services Librarian to join our recently
>created Graduate Research and Innovation Center (GRIC).
>
>The Research Services Librarian works to advance the goals and objectives
>of
>Center and leads the creation and successful organization of instructional
>activities, collaborates to envision and implement scholarly communication
>services and assists faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate
>students
>in managing the lifecycle of data resulting from all types of projects.
>This
>initiative is funded by a five year grant awarded by the Promoting
>Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program (PPOHA),
>Title
>V, Part B, of the U.S. Department of Education.
>The Research Services Librarian will build relationships and collaborate
>with
>the GRIC personnel and library liaisons as well as with project students
>and
>staff. This is a Librarian I position that will be renewed annually (based
>upon performance evaluation) for the duration of the project with a
>progressive institutionalization commitment starting on October 1st,
>2016. .
>
>The Mayaguez Campus of the University of Puerto Rico is located in the
>western
>part of the island. Our library provides a broad array of services,
>collections and resources for a community of approximately 12,100
>students and
>supports more than 95 academic programs. An overview of the library and
>the
>university can be obtained through www.uprm.edu/library/.
>
>
>REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
>
>€ Master¹s degree in library or information science (MLS, MIS, MLIS) from
>an
>ALA (American Library Association)-accredited program
>€ Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
>€ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work
>well
>with a diverse academic community
>€ Experience working in reference and instruction in an academic/research
>library and strong assessment and user-centered service orientation
>€ Demonstrated experience working across organizational boundaries and
>managing complex stakeholder groups to move projects forward
>€ Experience with training, scheduling and supervising at various settings
>€ Ability to work creatively, collaboratively and effectively on teams
>and on
>independent assignments
>€ Experience with website creation and design in a CMS environment and
>accessibility and compliance issues
>€ Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
>
>PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
>
>€ Experience creating and maintaining web-based subject guides and
>tutorials
>€ Demonstrated ability to deliver in-person and online reference services
>€ Experience helping researchers with data management planning and
>understanding of trends and issues related to  the research lifecycle,
>including creation, analysis, preservation, access, and reuse of research
>data
>€ Demonstrated a high degree of facility with technologies and systems
>germane
>to the 21st century library, and be well versed in the issues surrounding
>scholarly communications and compliance issues (e.g. author identifiers,
>data
>sharing software, repositories, among others)
>€ Demonstrate awareness of emerging trends, best practices, and applicable
>technologies in academic librarianship
>€ Demonstrated experience with one or more metadata and scripting
>languages
>(e.g. Dublin Core, XSLT, Java, JavaScript, Python, or PHP)
>€ Academic or professional experience in the sciences or other fields
>utilizing quantitative methodologies
>€ Experience conducting data-driven analysis of user needs or user
>testing.
>€ Second master's degree, doctorate or formal courses leading to a
>doctorate
>degree from an accredited university
>
>PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
>
>1. Manages daily operations, coordinates activities, and services related
>to
>the GRIC and contributes to the continuing implementation of TIGER goals
>and
>objectives.
>2. Works closely with liaison and teaching librarians to apply emerging
>technologies in the design, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality
>subject
>guides, digital collection, learning objects, online tutorials, workshops,
>seminars, mobile and social media interfaces and applications.
>3.  Provide support to faculty and graduate students through the
>integration
>of digital collection, resources, technologies and analytical tools with
>traditional resources and by offering user-centered consultation and
>specialized services
>4. Participates in the implementation, promotion, and assessment of the
>institutional repository and e-science initiative related to data storage,
>retrieval practices, processes, and data literacy/management.
>5. Advises and educates campus community about author¹s rights, Creative
>Commons licenses, copyrighted materials, open access, publishing trends
>and
>other scholarly communication issues.
>6. Develops new services as new needs arise following trends in scholarly
>communication e-humanities, and e-science.
>7. Provides and develops awareness and knowledge related to digital
>scholarship and research lifecycle for librarians and staff.
>8. Actively disseminates project outcomes and participates in networking
>and
>professional development activities to keep current with emerging
>practices,
>technologies and trends.
>9. Actively promote TIGER or GRIC related activities through social
>networks
>and other platforms as needed.
>10. Periodically collects, analyzes, and incorporates relevant statistical
>data into progress reports as needed (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Springshare,
>among others).
>11. Actively collaborates with the TIGER Project Assessment Coordinator
>and
>the Springshare Administrator to create reports and tools to collect data
>on
>user needs.
>12. Coordinates the transmission of online workshops through Google
>Hangouts
>Air with the Agricultural Experiment Station Library staff.
>13. Collaborates in the creation of grants and external funds proposals.
>14. Availability and flexibility to work some weeknights and weekends.
>
>SALARY: $ 45,720.00 yearly+ (12 month year).
>
>BENEFITS: University health insurance, 30 days of annual leave, 18 days of
>sick leave.
>
>HOW TO APPLY
>Interested candidates should send an application letter (both in Spanish
>and
>English), current curriculum vitae, copy of graduated schools transcripts
>and
>three (3) letters of recommendation, no later than June 24, 2016 to:
>
>                Personnel Committee
>                General Library
>                University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
>                Call Box 9000, Mayagüez P.R.  00681-9000
>                (787) 265-3810 - Fax: (787) 265-5481
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