Digital Initiatives Librarian job at University of Colorado Boulder in Denver, CO

Title: Digital Initiatives Librarian Location: Denver United States Job Description: Digital Initiatives Librarian (38107) Digital Initiatives Librarian - 38107 Faculty Description Position Details University of Colorado | Denver Faculty Level/Title: Instructor Working Title: Digital Initiatives Librarian FTE: Full-time 1.0 FTE | Hybrid Salary Range: $60,000 – 65,000 Position #00001655– Requisition #38107 Millions of moments start at CU Denver, a place where innovation, research, and learning meet in the heart of a global city. We're the state's premier public urban research university with more than 100 in-demand, top ranked bachelors, master's, and doctoral degree programs. We partner with diverse learners-at any stage of their life and career-for transformative educational experiences. Across seven schools and colleges, our leading faculty inspires and works alongside students to solve complex challenges and produce impactful creative work. As part of the state's largest university system, CU Denver is a major contributor to the Colorado economy, with 2,000 employees and an annual economic impact of $800 million. their Job DescriptionThe Digital Initiatives Librarian implements the strategic vision of the Auraria Library's digitization initiatives and institutional repository. By partnering with faculty, researchers, and students, they advance open scholarship and provide the guidance needed to successfully engage with the changing landscape of digital publishing and academic dissemination. This includes participating in the selection and project management of digitization projects, the creation of digital collections in the digital library software, ingensting new content and maintaining the institutional repository, defining and creating metadata workflows to enhance the collections' discoverability, managing the software storing and displaying the digital objects, and supervising the library's digitization lab. As a library faculty member, the Digital Initiatives Librarian participates on Library and campus-wide committees and in CU Denver faculty governance. Digital Initiatives Librarian What you will do: Duties include, but are not limited to: The creation of digital objects from items selected to be added to the digital collection. Communication with stakeholders about the solicitation of new and the creation of access to local digital collections. Management of the hardware and software used to create, provide access to, and preserve digital objects. Management of the library's institutional repository and the preservation of the three institution's scholarly and student work. Serve as a trusted resource and collaborator on copyright around local library digital collections and the institutional repository, applying knowledge on current and emerging practices in the creation of digital objects. Coordinates the access and storage of electronic theses and dissertations. Performs the preservation of digital objects. Creates the digital infrastructure to create and provide access to local open-access journals. Qualifications you already possess (Minimum Qualifications) Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire. Master's degree in library and/or information science from an American Library Association (ALA) accredited or equivalent accrediting body program at time of hire. Experience working with/in the digital collections of archives, special collections, museum, cultural heritage organization. Preferred Qualification to possess (Preferred Qualifications) One (1) or more years of experience in a library, archive, museum, or cultural heritage institution. Familiarity with digital asset management systems and tools for creating, preserving, and accessing digital content. Experience working with audiovisual materials and related technologies. Skills in photo or document editing software. Knowledge of metadata, data organization, and spreadsheet tools. Understanding of open access, copyright and intellectual property issues related to digital scholarship. Experience with institutional repository workflows. Awareness of digital preservation practices. Familiarity with critical archival theory or pedagogy. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Ability to organize workflows and manage projects aligned with strategic goals. Ability to supervise staff or peers in digital collections work. Strong project and time management skills; able to meet multiple deadlines. Ability to engage with external stakeholders, including donors. Familiarity with technologies supporting digital library initiatives. Knowledge of software/hardware integration for library departmental systems. Excellent communication skills, in written and oral communication. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment. Awareness of trends in academic libraries and higher education. Ability to write, interpret, and apply policies and procedures effectively. Commitment to innovative, inc Apply To This Job