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On 6/16/16 10:23 AM, "[log in to unmask] on behalf of "Grisell Rodriguez"" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: >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 > [log in to unmask]