20.477 job: Director, Digital Scholarship Services, Virginia

               Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 20, No. 477.
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         Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:36:12 +0000
         From: Chris Ruotolo <ruotolo_at_virginia.edu>
         Subject: Job Posting: Director, Digital Scholarship Services (VA)

DIRECTOR, DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP SERVICES
Faculty Opening - University of Virginia Library

SEARCH EXTENDED

The University of Virginia Library seeks an innovative and energetic
leader for the position of Director, Digital Scholarship Services.
The successful applicant will provide vision and direction for a
growing suite of services supporting digital scholarship. This
position provides the opportunity for a dynamic leader to capitalize
on the range of digital scholarship activities that have emerged at
UVA over the past 15 years and extend the institution's culture of
digital scholarship both within and outside the institution. Specific
service areas reporting to this position include the new Scholars
Lab, which provides equipment and technical consulting for scholars
pursuing digital scholarship in the humanities and social sciences;
publishing and preservation services for collecting and sustaining
digital scholarship; and a fellowship program to support graduate
students using digital scholarship in pursuit of their degrees. The
full posting can be found at: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/HR/faculty.html.

Qualifications: Master's degree in library science or advanced degree
in the humanities or social sciences. Significant and progressively
responsible experience engaging in digital scholarly activities in
the Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts at a major academic
research institution. Evidence of successful leadership and
experience in managing and supervising others. Demonstrated
commitment to service excellence. Ability to work cooperatively and
maintain effective, creative, and flexible working relationships with
colleagues, faculty, staff and students. Excellent analytical, oral,
and written communication skills. A record of flexibility,
creativity, and commitment to diversity. Experience mentoring and
developing staff. Evidence of research or publication in digital
humanities as well as participation in national or international
committees and collaborative efforts.

Salary and Benefits: Competitive depending on qualifications. This
position has general faculty status with excellent benefits,
including 22 days of vacation and TIAA/CREF and other retirement
plans. Review of applications will begin on March 30, 2007 and will
continue until the position is filled.

Send, in print or electronic format, a letter of application, resume,
and the names, addresses (including e-mail), and phone numbers of
three references to: Mr. Alan R. Napier (arn3c_at_virginia.edu),
Director of Library Human Resources, Alderman Library, PO Box 400876,
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4114.

The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural
diversity. The University actively encourages applications and
nominations from members of underrepresented groups.
Received on Fri Mar 02 2007 - 01:58:08 EST