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Date: 2023-07-18 16:38:50+00:00
From: David Sewell <dsewell@virginia.edu>
Subject: Open position: Director of Digital Publishing, University of Virginia Press [modified version of 7 July message]
[The original posting of this job-advertisement somehow went astray
during the recent hiatus, for which all apologies. A short version and the
text of the original follows. --WM]
The University of Virginia Press is seeking a Director of Digital Publishing
whose primary responsibilities will be to manage our Rotunda digital imprint
<https://www.upress.virginia.edu/rotunda/> and to assist the Press and our
advisory committee in planning for Rotunda's future, including mission,
redeveloped infrastructure, and sustainability. Candidates with digital
humanities or library publishing backgrounds and experience managing XML-based
online sites, and/or complex DH infrastructures, are welcome to apply;
university press experience per se is not a requirement.
The successful candidate will be replacing myself following my retirement this
year; I would be happy to answer preliminary questions about Rotunda and the
position, of course within the limits of confidentiality and impartiality in the
recruitment process.
The full posting follows with instructions of how to apply; see also:
<https://tinyurl.com/UVAP-DDP-posting>.
--
David Sewell
Co-Manager of the Rotunda Imprint pro tem (and outgoing Manager of Digital
Initiatives)
The University of Virginia Press
> Director of Digital Publishing
>
> Job Description
> The University of Virginia Press (UVAP) seeks a technologically skilled,
innovative, and visionary publishing professional to lead its digital publishing
program. This full-time staff position reports to the Press Director.
> The primary responsibility of this position is to manage all aspects of the
Press's Rotunda digital imprint <https://www.upress.virginia.edu/rotunda/>,
including technical development, ongoing infrastructure operations (both
hardware and software), acquisition of new content (in collaboration with
colleagues), and supervision and/or creation of workflows for adding and
updating content. Secondarily, the incumbent serves as manager, primary contact,
and/or major contributor to non-Rotunda digital publications and technical
infrastructure of the Press and supervises or performs IT work handled by
designated Local Service Providers (LSPs).
> Position responsibilities: as Rotunda Manager
> Strategic planning
> Chair an Advisory Committee of internal and external stakeholders to analyze
markets, develop content, sustain infrastructure, and shape business strategy in
alignment with Rotunda’s educational mission.
> Acquiring new content
> Work with colleagues to identify and evaluate potential new publications
> Assist director in developing publication agreements
> Should a new publication require a new software environment, oversee platform
development, including budgeting, timelines, and workflows
> Management of new content
> For conversions from print editions, develop conversion specifications,
request and approve cost estimates from vendor, manage the workflow from receipt
of XML files from vendor through quality assurance, in-house processing (adding
to Rotunda framework, formatting, adding metadata and graphics), freelance
proofreading, web design and publication
> For ongoing publications (i.e., ones that periodically add new content),
manage the workflow for adding new material
> Rotunda customer management
> Add or verify addition of new customers to the back-end customer database and
authentication framework
> Maintain Rotunda's database of IP address ranges used to authenticate
customers.
> Interface with the IP Registry <https://theipregistry.org/> to update our
customer records per their IP address data. As needed, develop procedures for
cross-checking our data against the IP Registry's
> Maintain procedures for delivering COUNTER-compliant usage statistics to
Rotunda customers
> Founders Online – NHPRC collaborative agreement
> Since 2010, UVA Press has partnered with the National Historical Publications
and Records Commission (NHPRC) under the National Archives to create and
maintain the website Founders Online <https://founders.archives.gov/>, with
content derived from Rotunda's American History Collection. While that
partnership continues, responsibilities of the Rotunda manager include:
> Annually, work with NHPRC to renew the collaborative agreement for the next
federal fiscal year, including budget development and statement of deliverables;
enter grant data into Reasearch@UVA
> Annually, negotiate new publication agreements with rights holders, and insure
payment of applicable royalties
> Periodically update Founders Online with content from Rotunda. Manage the
conversion workflow from Rotunda to Founders Online, updating software
transforms as needed
> Take any bug reports submitted to Founders Online email. For technical bugs,
delegate bug fixing within the MarkLogic software environment. For content
errors, coordinate with project editorial staff to correct text as agreed upon
> Serve as primary correspondent for email addressed to the general Founders
Online contact address, answering and/or forwarding queries as appropriate
> Employee and vendor supervision
>
> Manage/supervise the work of the assistant Digital Initiatives and Rotunda
Manager
> Manage any temporary employees / contractors hired for e.g., metadata entry
and checking, proofreading, graphics design
> For work done under standing POs, serve as point person for project estimates,
timetables, and quality assurance. For work requiring new vendors or competitive
bids, serve as point person at the Press for developing and evaluating RFPs and
working with UVA Procurement on bid approval
> Position Responsibilities: as Digital Initiatives Manager
> Interdepartmental and external collaborations
> Serve as point person for collaborative initiatives with other units of the
University, e.g., the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH)
and the Center for Digital Editing
> Potentially serve as a principal investigator for collaborative grant
proposals
> As appropriate, engage with outside organizations relevant to digital
publishing and humanities computing, e.g., serving on the Association of
University Press's Digital Publishing Committee or initiatives of the Text
Encoding Consortium
> Minimum Requirements:
> Education: Bachelor's degree in related field. Master's degree preferred.
> Experience: At least five years of relevant experience in scholarly or library
publishing, digital humanities, or documentary editions with a digital component
> Familiarity with scholarly publishing and the university environment; fluency
in spoken and written English
> Solid familiarity with common web publishing initiatives and workflows; XML
and related technologies such as XPath/XSLT/XQuery; knowledge of the Text
Encoding Initiative; solid familiarity with the underlying technologies of web
publication, including HTML/CSS/JavaScript/JSON, databases, and modern web
design
> Preferred Qualifications:
> Preferred education: master's degree or above
> Preferred experience: eight or more years working with XML-based digital
publications; grant-writing and/or administering experience; budget development;
management of software development projects and/or programmers; experience
working with historical documentary editions and their editorial conventions;
experience working with TEI-based digital editions; experience writing technical
documentation.
>
> Physical Demands:
> This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of computers. The
job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and
programs.
>
> ABOUT THE PRESS: The University of Virginia Press
<https://www.upress.virginia.edu/> was founded in 1963 to advance the
intellectual interests not only of the University of Virginia
<http://www.virginia.edu/>, but of institutions of higher learning throughout
the state. A member of the Association of University Presses
<http://aaupnet.org/>, UVAP currently publishes seventy to eighty new titles
annually and operates a successful digital imprint, Rotunda
<https://www.upress.virginia.edu/rotunda>. UVAP is located in beautiful
Charlottesville, Virginia, a historic and diverse intellectual and
entrepreneurial community near the Blue Ridge Mountains with exceptional music,
arts, food, sports, and other cultural resources.
>
> We are currently following a hybrid work schedule requiring attendance two
days per week in the Charlottesville office.
>
> Anticipated Hiring Range: $72,768.33 - $90,960.66 commensurate with education
and experience.
> This position will remain open until filled. Review of applications will
begin on July 15th with a start date of October 2, 2023. This is an Exempt
level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit
www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits <http://www.hr.virginia.edu/benefits>. Salary is
commensurate with education and experience. Relocation funds are available. The
University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.
> This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
> For questions about the position or the application process, please contact
Jonathan Freeman, Recruiter at jf2sw@virginia.edu. <mailto:jf2sw@virginia.edu>
> To Apply:
> Process for Internal UVA Applicants: Please apply through your Workday Home
page, search “Find Jobs”, and search for R0049990
> Process for External Applicants: Please visit UVA job board at
https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs
<https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs> and search for R0049990
> Complete an application online with the following documents:
> CV
> Cover letter
> Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can
be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one
PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will
not receive full consideration.
> References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey. A
total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final
phase of the interview process.
> For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see
http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville
<http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville> and https://embarkcva.com/.
<https://embarkcva.com/>
>
> COVID Vaccination Requirement and Guidelines
>
> Please visit the UVA COVID-19 Job Requirements and Guidelines
<https://hr.virginia.edu/uva-covid-19-job-requirements-and-guidelines> webpage
prior to applying for current information regarding vaccination
requirements and guidelines for employment at UVA.
> The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents
the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group
and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the
diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence
expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We
are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color,
disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic
origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual
orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.
>
> --
> David Sewell
> Co-Manager of the Rotunda Imprint, Pro Tem.
> The University of Virginia Press
> Charlottesville, Virginia
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