1. [LinkedIn] Library Director, Douglas County
Libraries<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/51799?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Greater Denver Area
2. [LinkedIn] Librarian, Boston
Scientific<http://www.linkedin.com/company/1637/careers?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Natick, MA or Arden Hills, MN
3. [LinkedIn] Reference Librarian, Library Systems & Services,
LLC<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/302991?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Washington D.C. Metro Area
4. [LinkedIn] Standard Cell Library Manager,
Apple<http://www.linkedin.com/company/162479/careers?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Santa Clara Valley - California -US
5. [LinkedIn] Lead Digital Library QA Developer, University of Notre
Dame<http://www.linkedin.com/company/166658/careers?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Notre Dame, Indiana
1. [LinkedIn] Library Director, Douglas County
Libraries<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/51799?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Greater Denver Area
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/9571112?trk=rj_em
Job description
*A visionary, entrepreneurial Library Director and leader exits. A new
chapter begins. MaybeYOU will be the leader to take Douglas County
Libraries to the next level!*
*Douglas County Libraries has a great opportunity for a new Library
Director. Located just south of Denver in beautiful Douglas County, our
independent library district is funded by a 4.0 mill levy approved by
Douglas County voters in 1996. We are an innovative, technologically
advanced, fiscally responsible and financially stable, dynamic organization
with more than 300 employees, 1,500 volunteers and seven library branch
locations. We are regularly ranked by the Library Journal, as one of the
top public libraries of our size in the United States, serving a population
of between 250,000 and 500,000 people. We offer daily story times,
award-winning programming, and an extensive library collection with many
materials and services offered direct to patrons’ smartphone and tablet
devices. Additionally, our District has made access to e-books a strategic
priority in the last two years. Our e-book collection has grown by 140% in
2012, and includes more than 27,000 titles available for borrowing. We are
leading the charge on behalf of all public libraries, blazing a trail
toward acquiring e-book content for libraries.*
*Now we are ready to conquer the next frontier. Will you be our next
fearless leader? If you’d like to apply, read on!*
Under the broad policy guidance and direction from the Library Board, the
Library Director serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Douglas County
Libraries. This position draws upon extensive knowledge of library
operations and administration experience to effectively direct the overall
operations of the District. The position is responsible for the overall
functioning and administration of the District in accordance with
established Board policies and Colorado Law regulating Library Districts.
Work is performed using extensive independent judgment and initiative,
under the general direction of the Board of Trustees.
*OPERATIONAL DUTIES*
- Plans, directs and coordinates the overall operations of the
District by assuring development and adherence to effective organization
and branch structures, while establishing an atmosphere of enthusiasm,
innovation and cooperation which serves to motivate staff at optimum
proficiency.
- As stated in the District’s Bylaws and Policies Manual, the Board of
Trustees is responsible for the employment and evaluation of the
Library Director, who shall be the executive and administrative
officer of the District acting on behalf of the Board. The Library
Director, under the supervision and direction of the Board, shall
perform (or delegate to appropriate staff members) all duties incident to
the position of Library Director and such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Board, including but not limited to the following:
- Assists the Board in formulating basic programs and policies.
- Implements programs, policies, and professional practices as
adopted by the Board.
- Prepares the proposed annual budget for the District for
presentation to the Board.
- Prepares monthly reports of activities of the District for
presentation to the Board.
- Administers library personnel, including employ, train, evaluate,
compensate, motivate, and discharge staff in compliance with all applicable
laws and regulations, the District Staff Handbook guidelines, and Board
policies.
- Responsible for public information, community relations,
development, fund-raising and special projects as assigned by the Board.
- Arranges for the care and maintenance of buildings, equipment and
materials for the District.
- Evaluates library services, technology, and operations and assists
the Board with short term and long range planning.
- Represents the District as appropriate, to all of its constituents
and to professional and institutional organizations.
- Responsible for any other reasonable duties, consistent with the
foregoing, as may be prescribed by the Board.
- The Library Director shall conduct all District business at the
highest possible ethical standards and identify any real or potential
conflicts of interest to the Board in a timely manner.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Extensive knowledge of library science theory, applications and
related technology as would be obtained through completion of a Masters
level degree program in Library Science from an ALA accredited university.
Branch management experience in a public library is required. Knowledge of
business management principles and practices, business law,
finance/accounting and human resources best practices are essential to
provide effective direction for library staff, programs and finances.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, collaborative
skills, decision-making skills, problem-solving abilities, negotiation
skills as well as sensitivity and tact (emotional intelligence) are
necessary to establish and maintain effective interaction and understanding
with staff, patrons, and the general community.
- Work is characterized by independent planning, originality, innovation
and imagination in directing District operations under the general
guidelines of the Board of Trustees. Errors may affect broad aspects of the
District functions and operations, finances, legal and risk liabilities as
well as the public's perceptions of the District. The Library Director may
be removed by the Board whenever, in its judgment, the best interest of the
District will be served thereby.
- Must have the ability to learn and become proficient in functions and
technology required to perform job duties, working effectively
independently or as part of a team to complete tasks as assigned.
- Must communicate effectively using English. Must read, write and
understand English at a level appropriate to the position.
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- 2. [LinkedIn] Librarian, Boston
Scientific<http://www.linkedin.com/company/1637/careers?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Natick, MA or Arden Hills, MN
- http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/9221757?trk=rj_em
- Job description
Boston Scientific’s Knowledge Resources team is seeking an Information
Specialist to support its research and knowledge management efforts.
Candidates will have prior experience in corporate research services or
have in interest in developing this experience in a challenging, yet
supportive environment.
This position is located in either Natick, MA or St. Paul, MN.
Responsibilities:
Research Service Support
• Collaborate with KR senior staff and internal customers to understand
the context and objectives of research requests so to appropriately,
efficiently, and cost-effectively meet and exceed expectations; Research to
support biomedical literature searches for notified bodies and business
intelligence needs
• Work with KR staff to develop tool-kits of resources that serve as
information and data management services for key stakeholders. Create
alerts and other dissemination of information practices
Technical Services and Infrastructure Development
• Assist team in continuous improvement efforts and performance metrics.
• Participate in a variety of project-based assignments to continuously
improve and expand on Knowledge Resources’ services, formal processes, and
core competencies of the team.
• Support KR team in technical service activities (cataloging/tagging,
intranet development, SharePoint)
Quality System Requirements
In all actions, demonstrates a primary commitment to patient safety and
product quality by maintaining compliance to the Quality Policy and all
other documented quality processes and procedures
Desired Skills and Experience
Requirements:
• BA/BS and experiences in information service delivery preferred.
Masters Degree in Library Science preferred with 2 years of experience, or
significant source work toward completion of degree.
•
• Basic understanding of secondary research tools and willingness to
develop expertise in these areas; knowledge/experience of database
searching and retrieval techniques.
•
• Familiarity with scientific and technical information sources
•
• Experience or familiarity with cataloging rules and practices;
intranet design and content development
•
• Excellent problem solving skills.
•
• Strong Customer Service orientation to seek methods that maximize the
competencies of Knowledge Resources and add value to the end user/customer.
•
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-pace
environment.
•
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Good people skills,
team orientation, and professional attitude.
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3. [LinkedIn] Reference Librarian, Library Systems & Services,
LLC<http://www.linkedin.com/companies/302991?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Washington D.C. Metro Area
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/9222567?trk=rj_em
Job description
The incumbent provides both comprehensive and selective reference
services in areas of interest to OPIC, as well as working on a number of
Information Center related tasks.
- Provides reference/research services to support OPIC’s mission and
programs with an strong emphasis in the areas of international business
research (companies and markets), project finance, and foreign direct
investment to OPIC staff and other patrons using OPIC’s
specialized library.
- Research provided by the incumbent is of an advanced nature and
frequently necessitates going beyond the normal electronic and print
resources in order to provide detailed response.
- Provides Character Reference Due Diligence (CRDD) research
utilizing selected Lexis/Nexis public records files and other Internet
based resources.
- Provides general information support to OPIC staff including
participation in OPIC Information Center outreach/marketing programs,
instructing staff on the use of the Information Center’s electronic
resources, and provides follow-up on selected topics/research.
- Works on special projects at the request of the Information Center
Manager…
- Responsible for the creation, distribution and management of
selected news alerts.
- Participates in trials of potential new online information services
and products as assigned by the Information Center Manager.
- Supports the Information Center’s SharePoint based Intranet page by
updating the Feature of the Week on a rotating basis with other staff
members and other web page related tasks as assigned by the Information
Center Manager.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Desired Skills and Experience
- Solid foundation in providing reference services in a business library
environment.
- Recent experience using key business resources such as Lexis
company library, Dun & Bradstreet directories, credit rating services
including S&P and Fitch
- Proficient with a variety of generalized and specialized electronic
information systems/ services including LexisNexis (command version) and
Factiva.
- Detailed knowledge of the reference process from the reference
interview to packing research results for a client in a
value-added format.
- Ability to focus on details and to provide accurate statistics,
logs and reports.
- Ability to devise unorthodox and creative research approaches to
respond to OPIC project related requests.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and the Internet.
- Must be open to taking direction and willing to follow established
policies/procedures.
- Experienced in prioritizing projects, meeting deadlines and
contributing effectively within a small group environment.
- Must be team oriented with excellent interpersonal communications
skills to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships within
the library and with library clientele.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, information intense environment
where attention to detail is critical to the successful completion of the
agency’s mission.
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- 4. [LinkedIn] Standard Cell Library Manager,
Apple<http://www.linkedin.com/company/162479/careers?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Santa Clara Valley - California -US
- http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/6937835?trk=rj_em
- Job description
In this highly visible role, you will be leading a talented team
working on custom digital circuits and library development. This
is at the
center of a processor design effort interfacing with all
disciplines, with
a critical impact on getting functional products to market quickly.
*Key Qualifications*
- 10 years of circuit design experience in the high performance
designs
- Must understand the complete library design flow, P&R/timing
integration requirements of library, DFT/testing aspect of the design.
- Knowledge of high performance low power circuit design.
- Experience developing standard cells and complex cells,
including large adders, multipliers, shifters and ALU units.
- Knowledge of industry standard library development and design
tools.
- Solid Understanding of device physics and process.
- Good understanding of computer architecture.
- Knowledge of STA and P&R tools is a big plus.
*Description*
Manage and lead a dedicated team to design and deliver standard cell
libraries.
Work with the team to implement advanced circuit techniques to
improve circuit performance and optimize dynamic/static power.
Drive development of standard cells, custom cells including adder,
multiplier and low power flops.
In addition, you will be driving methodology and CAD flow enhancement
for the semi custom design flow.
Responsible for working with logic/architecture team to gather
specifications and requirements of library cells.
*Education*
BSEE / MSEE is require
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5. [LinkedIn] Lead Digital Library QA Developer, University of Notre
Dame<http://www.linkedin.com/company/166658/careers?trk=job_view_topcard_company_name>
- Notre Dame, Indiana
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/9625134?trk=rj_em
Job description
Under the direction of the Co-Director, Digital Initiatives and
Scholarship Program, we are seeking an experienced quality assurance
professional to establish a testing framework for our Digital Repository
systems and coordinate the execution of tests by other technical staff.
This position will focus on defining both manual and automated
tests for a
wide variety of systems to support archiving, describing, and sharing
digital visual materials, documents, and research data. These
include both
back end services as well as public web interfaces and network clients on
top of Fedora Commons and Solr including: Search Interface Tools; Digital
Exhibits; Document, Data, Image, Audio, and Video viewers, User
Workflows,
Metadata Management Tools, Digital Collection Management, and
Research Data
Visualization Tools.
Customers include internal library employees managing archival
collections as well as faculty, staff, and students on campus.
Additionally, this position would help maintain automated
installation and
configuration scripts for deploying our applications. Because there are a
wide variety of technology dependencies, we require an individual with
testing and support experience of applications and systems at
all levels of
the software stack.
This position requires working well individually, with medium-size
development teams, and with a variety of groups within the libraries, the
University Archives, students, faculty, and Digital ND. Because this
position will interact with archivists, developers, and
stakeholders with a
wide variety of technical skills and experience, excellent communication
skills are a must for this position.
Duties include:
- Testing
o Work closely with developers in creating and managing test plans
and test scripts
o Develop testing plans including manual functional (UI) testing,
automated functional testing, and automated performance testing
o Use testing frameworks to create, update, and run automated tests
for functional and performance testing
o Perform user acceptance testing and focus groups as appropriate
- Coordinate the work of other developers and technical staff
executing manual and automated tests
- Work with project managers, stakeholders, and users to troubleshoot
issues, and gather requirements.
- Application Installation Management
o Rollback changes to application, and configure applications both
manually and using automated scripts
o Run installation and configuration scripts (created by developers
and/or self)
o Administer installation and configuration scripts
o Utilize tools such as Puppet, Shell scripts, Jenkins, Perl, etc
Desired Skills and Experience
*Minimum Qualifications*
- 2+ years experience creating testing plans and automated functional
or performance tests
- 2+ years experience testing web applications with a relational
database backend such as Oracle or MySQL
- 2+ years experience testing middleware services
*Preferred Qualifications*
- Experience leading small testing teams
- Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Selenium
- Experience with automated application configuration management
tools such as Puppet or Chef
- Experience with build, deploy, and version control tools such as
Ant, SVN, CVS, and/or Git
- Experience parsing and managing xml files
- Experience with Fedora Commons, Lucene, or Solr
- Experience with Agile Development
- Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems administration,
commands, utilities, and scripting;
- Programming experience in order to extract and transform data
amongst a variety of information systems
- Strong analytical, reasoning and problem resolution skills and
demonstrated success in applying technology to meet user needs;
- Ability to handle interpersonal communications tactfully and
accurately with a diverse community of users and vendors;
- Ability to work independently and in close conjunction with others
in a team-oriented setting
