Appointment Rank: Assistant Professor
Salary: minimum $52,000
Available: July 1, 2016
The University of Tennessee Libraries seeks an innovative, creative individual
to serve as Metadata Librarian. Reporting to the head of Cataloging &
Metadata Services, the Metadata Librarian enhances resource discovery and
improves access to collections by implementing and supporting metadata
strategies associated with digital scholarship and special collections. Working
closely with colleagues in the digital library program, the Metadata Librarian
will develop workflows to improve efficiency and metadata quality. Serving as
the expert on non-MARC metadata, the individual is expected to participate in
decision-making for library digital projects and to coordinate the integration
of metadata into production of digital collections.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Create guidelines and procedures for
metadata creation, transformation, remediation, and enhancement
· Create descriptive metadata and assign
controlled vocabulary terms to digitized and born-digital objects
· Work collaboratively with Digital
Initiatives to automate workflows for metadata ingest, extraction, and
transformation
· Perform metadata audits of existing digital
collections, participate in migration of legacy digital collections to new
platforms, and ensure compliance with local and international metadata
standards
· Develop and deliver training on
metadata, and consult with partners on metadata
· Support the DPLA service hub for the
state of Tennessee by transforming, normalizing, and enhancing harvested metadata
from service partners
· Consult with digital and physical collections
project and departmental stakeholders
· Maintain awareness of trends in
metadata and resource discovery
· Serve the library profession through
involvement in professional organizations and through cooperative efforts with
other information professionals
· Engage in scholarly activity through
publications and presentations
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Master’s degree
from an ALA accredited program
· Experience with
current metadata standards and schema, including MODS 3.6
· Working
knowledge of resource description practices and an understanding of controlled
vocabularies and ontologies
· Knowledge of tools
for metadata manipulation
· Aptitude for
complex, analytical work with the ability to manage multiple priorities and
competing deadline
· Ability to work effectively both independently and
collaboratively in a diverse academic community
·
Evidence of
ability to engage in research, publication, and service consonant with
University and Libraries guidelines for tenure and promotion
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Experience with
scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, or Perl
· Experience with
XML and XSLT
· Experience with
OAI-PMH
· Knowledge of
emerging trends and practices related to linked data, semantic web applications
and RDF
· Familiarity
with version control system such as GIT
· Experience with
Fedora Commons, Islandora, and/or ArchivesSpace
· Project
management experience
· Training experience
ENVIRONMENT:
The University of
Tennessee Libraries serves the flagship campus of the state university system.
The UT Libraries supports the teaching, research, and service mission of the
university and enhances the academic experience of each student at the
Knoxville campus — through outstanding print and electronic collections,
reference and instructional services, and top-notch facilities and
technological resources.
The UT Libraries serves as an
intellectual, cultural, and social center for the university and community.
We are a national leader in the creation of regionally significant
digital collections; in support of open access though our digital repository
Trace; and through a rich history of designing innovative spaces and building
key partnerships that enhance the teaching/learning enterprise. The
University of Tennessee Libraries is a member of the Association of Research
Libraries, the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries, the Digital
Library Federation, Lyrasis, and the Center for Research Libraries. The UT
Libraries collaborates actively at the state level with the other UT System
Libraries as well as the libraries in the Tennessee Board of Regents system.
The University of Tennessee is committed
to creating a welcoming environment.
More information about how we continually strive to put our principles
of civility and community into action here in Knoxville is available at http://www.utk.edu/diversity/.
Additional information about this
position and the UT community is available at https://www.lib.utk.edu/employment/metadata-librarian
BENEFITS:
Excellent benefits include 24 annual
leave days; choice of state retirement plan or ORP (VOYA/ING, TIAA/CREF, VALIC)
with nonrefundable contributions paid for the employee by the University;
optional group health and life insurance plans.
Tuition remission is available for all university employees and partial
undergraduate tuition remission is available to dependent children and spouses
of UT employees. Faculty rank and status; twelve-month,
tenure-track appointment.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
A
background check and official transcripts are required prior to hiring. Send cover letter
addressing the above qualifications, a current resume or CV, and the names,
addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent references
to: Elizabeth Greene, Manager, Library Dean’s Office and Human Resources, 1015
Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000.
Application materials may be sent via email attachment to [log in to unmask]. Review of applications
will begin May 2, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled.
All
qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and
admissions without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical
or mental disability, or covered veteran status.
Eligibility
and other terms and conditions of employment benefits at The University of
Tennessee are governed by laws and regulations of the State of Tennessee, and
this non-discrimination statement is intended to be consistent with those laws
and regulations.
In
accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, The University of
Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of
race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this
policy extends to employment by the University.
Inquiries
and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color, and national origin), Title
IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), ADA (disability), Age Discrimination in
Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed
to the Office of Equity and Diversity (OED), 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville,
TN 37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498. Requests for accommodation
of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of
Equity and Diversity.