Head of Digital Scholarship Services, UT Libraries

Job Posting Title:

Head of Digital Scholarship Services, UT Libraries

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Hiring Department:

UT Libraries

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Nov 11, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas Libraries advances teaching, catalyzes research, and democratizes learning in order to develop critical thinkers and global citizens. As an essential campus partner in building a rich research and learning ecosystem, we are committed to creating and sustaining a community that welcomes and respects all individuals, celebrates different perspectives and experiences, and fosters belonging. To learn more about UT Libraries, please visit our website: https://www.lib.utexas.edu/

Purpose

The Head of Digital Scholarship Services leads the Digital Scholarship (DS) Team in support of evolving campus research needs around digital scholarship services. The team manages the Scholars Lab, a digital scholarship center that provides researchers with infrastructure, access to subject librarian and domain-situated expertise, and opportunities for learning, collaboration, and presentation. It is located within the Perry-Castañeda Library. Within the Scholars Lab, the DS Team supports campus research and digital scholarship needs and collaborates with other teams to provide related services around open scholarship, research data, the digital humanities, and other evolving aspects of research support.

UT Libraries defines digital scholarship broadly to encompass research needs across the disciplines including the digital humanities, emerging technology, and collections as data. This position is also responsible for service ownership of a portfolio of digital projects, which currently includes digital exhibits, transcription and translation via FromThePage, and a pilot project to support faculty digital humanities research in partnership with the Initiative for Digital Humanities. The portfolio of digital projects may change and evolve in response to library strategic priorities and user needs. The Head of DS monitors trends in digital scholarship and develops their skills in response to campus needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide Scholars Lab oversight, support, and assessment-informed enhancement. Provide strategic direction for the Scholars Lab initiative, build and maintain campus partnerships, and develop a sustainable service model. Collaborate with UTL colleagues to offer services in the Scholars Lab around open scholarship, research data services, digital humanities, and other evolving research needs. Leads the Scholars Lab Fellowship program. 

• Lead the Digital Scholarship Team to provide digital scholarship training and consultation services to researchers and students who are incorporating digital tools and methods in their research and classroom instruction. Supervise and mentor one librarian. May supervise student staff directly as needed. Collaborate with others to build and sustain a UT Libraries and campus-wide digital scholarship community of practice. 

• Digital project facilitation and service ownership, including monitoring and evaluating existing and emerging digital tools and related technologies. 

• Build skills to provide consultation and support for digital scholarship research methodologies, projects, and classroom use. 

• Pursue professional development opportunities and contribute to the work of the organization. 

• Other related functions as assigned. 

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library science or equivalent, with four or more years of relevant experience.  A degree in a relevant field or a combination of education plus experience in a field with transferable skills may be substituted as appropriate.

• Domain expertise in digital scholarship, which may include: digital collections/archives, project management, natural language processing/text analysis, visualization, network analysis, and/or collections as data (digitization, OCR, metadata, transcription, etc.).

• Supervisory experience.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, a professional, team-oriented attitude, and the ability to establish positive and productive collaborations,

• Ability to communicate effectively, in person and in writing, including a demonstrated facility in conveying technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Enthusiasm for continual learning and professional development.

• Experience leading/managing projects or groups in a fast-paced, evolving work environment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with one or more programming languages like Python, R, or JavaScript.

• Experience providing effective leadership in an academic library or similar setting.

• Experience managing a library space.

• Experience with library instruction, consultation, or reference services.

We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop these preferred skills.

Salary Range

$70,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office and library conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

Work Shift

Between the hours of 7am and 6pm, Monday – Friday, as arranged with manager. ​

Required Materials (PDF Preferred)

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

During your application, you will be asked the following questions:

• Please describe your expertise in the field of digital scholarship including projects you have participated in or supported and whether you have any particular areas of specialization.

• Describe a project or group that you led. What was your role in the project, how did you navigate challenges that arose, and what was the ultimate result?

• Please give an example of when you collaborated with a team member to create or modify a workflow so the workflow could be more flexibly staffed and/or effectively managed.

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.