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From: Linnea Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 12:46 PM
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Simmons SLIS Jobline <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [Asis-l] Curriculum Technology Support Developer Position at Simmons SLIS

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all doing well.

We have a full-time staff position open at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Simmons College in Boston.

It is a Curriculum Technology Support Developer and is part of the SLIS Technology team.

Please read more about the job in the attached PDF. If you are interested in applying, please do so at this web page.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact me directly at [log in to unmask].

Please feel free to forward to colleagues as appropriate.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Linnea Johnson

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Linnea Johnson '15MBA, '04LS 
Manager of Technology | Adjunct Faculty
School of Library and Information Science 
Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 
office 617.521.2834 | fax 617.521.3192

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Curriculum†Technology†Support†Developer

Description

This position provides curricular technology support for the School of Library and Information Science

(SLIS), including disciplinespecific

web apps and tools required by the online and facetoface

SLIS

programs. Support includes collaborating with SLIS faculty on their pedagogical technology needs and

assisting with the development of hightouch,

experiential, teaching and learning activities.

Experience

Master's degree in Library and Information Science, Information Technology/Systems, Archives, or related

field highly preferred. Minimum of three years’ experience required.

Required†Technology†Experience∫

➢†Installation of open source software and packages on a variety of operating systems, specifically Red

Hat Enterprise Linux and Mac OS X Server, for example updating MediaWiki and Wordpress MU for

SLIS community usage

➢†Web application development in support of community needs, for example, using PHP/MySQL, Java,

JavaScript, etc. for faculty and students in SLIS Database Management classes

➢†Support for web applications, including Apache, Tomcat, and others, for example, supporting and

expanding the SLIS Digital Curriculum Lab (DCL): http://gslis.simmons.edu/dcl

➢†Server administration with a clear understanding and preferable usage within a clientserver

architecture, for example, supporting virtual sandbox servers for SLIS faculty and students

Highly†Preferred†Technology†Experience∫

➢†Use of Drupal as a web building framework, for example, SLIS Digital Curriculum Lab

➢†Learning management systems, preferably Moodle backend

administration, for example, supporting

SLIS Continuing Education online courses

➢†Familiarity with LIS and Archives digital asset management systems, the LIS and Archives

educational environment, and/or the needs of LIS and Archives faculty and students who are primary

clients

The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and communication skills both

verbal and

written, be creative and a problemsolver,

and will be comfortable taking initiative on assigned and new

projects. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

To†Apply

Interested candidates may apply online, and should be prepared to upload a cover letter and resume, and

provide three references.

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