Position Summary:Under the general direction of the Director for Digital Library Development, the Associate Director for Digital Library Development provides managerial leadership and expertise in the development, deployment, and maintenance of digital library systems and their underlying infrastructure. The Associate Director for Digital Library Development oversees all aspects of digital library technical project management, which includes setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and reporting progress. S/he coordinates activities among a team of librarians, software engineers, system engineers, and web developers, and is responsible for hiring, managing, disciplining, and motivating professional staff and facilitating their professional development. The Associate Director provides managerial leadership and expertise in designing and planning the future development of digital library systems and collaborates on services development, taking into account newly available technologies to enhance the growth and effectiveness of the Libraries’ digital services.

The Associate Director for Digital Library Development leads and/or oversees:
- Digital library software development
- Digital library and scholarly repository production services
- On-premises and cloud-based digital library infrastructure
- Digital storage, and preservation systems
- Web development

The Associate Director for Digital Library Development is responsible for monitoring and measuring services, collecting, recording, analyzing, and reporting on service reliability against metrics, targets, and key performance indicators. The Associate Director for Digital Library Development may serve on other Library committees as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Library and Information Science, or Management Information Systems or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Demonstrated capacity to carry out the Libraries’ vision and strategy for digital library services.
- Proven record of success hiring, managing, disciplining, and motivating professional staff, and facilitating their professional development.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and manage diverse groups of software engineers, systems engineers, architects and web developers to accomplish both short and long-range digital library projects on time and on budget.
- Ability to conceptualize, articulate, and identify meaningful success measures for strategic and near-term goals.
- Ability to create and manage work processes, procedures, and projects at the departmental level.
- Must possess strong analytical, interpersonal and problem-solving skills as well as exceptionally strong communication skills.
- Proven record of customer service excellence, and the ability to inspire service excellence in staff.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Wide range of in-depth technical understanding and experience with library systems and digital library management, repository and scholarly communication systems, content or digital collections management systems, and other products typically used in university library settings.
- Strong knowledge of the life cycle management of digital content—how digital resources are acquired, described, preserved, and delivered to support learning, teaching and research.
- Advanced business analysis, project management, and/or planning skills or certification.
- Familiarity with ITIL concepts and best practices.

Employment Conditions:        - Must have a criminal background check.

How to Apply for this Job:      Applications must be submitted online at www.jobs.vt.edu. The application package needs to include a resume, cover letter addressing the candidate’s experience with the responsibilities associated with the position, and the required and preferred qualifications, names of three (3) references and their contact information. Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position is filled.

Employee Category:   Administrative and Professional Faculty

Appointment Type:     Regular

Percent Employment: Full-time

Pay Range:                $80,000 minimum, dependent on qualifications and experience

Department:               Library

Work Location:           Blacksburg

Work Schedule:          8am-5pm M-F or as assigned

Posting Date:              05/9/2018

Job Close Date:          05/24/2018

Quick Link:       http://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/86459