Digital Scholarship & UX Design Librarian, Middlebury College

Middlebury College seeks a creative and user-focused information professional to join our library staff as Digital Scholarship & UX Design Librarian. Located in the scenic Green Mountains of Vermont, Middlebury is a nationally recognized liberal arts college that offers graduate and specialized programs operating around the world. Middlebury employees enjoy a high quality of life with excellent compensation, competitive benefits, and access to top-notch facilities for education, research and recreation.

Position to begin Fall 2017. If you have a passion for digital scholarship, teaching, and a commitment to the evolving role of the library in a liberal arts education, we strongly encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities & Expectations:

• catalyze and support the use of digital research methods within the library and across academic disciplines
• apply user-centered, universal design principles to digital projects, library web content and printed materials in a team-based work environment
• work in close collaboration with colleagues to teach information skills, provide research and technology assistance, and create print and web-based instructional and publicity materials
• provide a wide range of library and academic technology services under the general direction of the Director of Research & Instruction
• evaluate user experience, especially in the context of digital scholarship, digital projects, and library web interfaces
• maintain and develop subject-specific and cross-disciplinary areas of the library’s collections
• build strong relationships with students, faculty and staff in order to ensure that the library continues to meet the needs of our community.

Requirements & Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required: MLS or MIS from an ALA-accredited program or its equivalent; or MS/MA or PhD in a relevant subject
• Strong understanding of the field of digital scholarship, including platforms and associated methods required.
• Understanding of and experience in the application of user experience, usability, and universal design principles required.
• Excellent instruction and research skills, oral and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills required.
• Creativity, flexibility and a willingness to develop new competencies required.
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment required.
• Foreign language, especially, Italian, Russian, Chinese, or Japanese, preferred but not required.
• Experience with developing digital projects , either on-the-job or through coursework, strongly preferred.
• Experience with web design, graphic design and user experience analysis, either on-the-job or through coursework, strongly preferred.
• Experience teaching workshops or courses required.
• At least 2 years of experience working in an academic library, including instruction, preferred.

Application deadline is June 5

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