Search extended - Position announcement: Director, Consortial Library Applications Support (CLAS), University of Maryland

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Search extended: The Digital Systems and Stewardship Division (DSS) of
the University of Maryland Libraries invites applications for Director,
Consortial Library Applications Support (CLAS). Please share this
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Here is the announcement:

Title: Director, Consortial Library Applications Support (CLAS)
Category: Librarian (Open Rank)
Department: Digital Systems and Stewardship
Benefits: 22 Days Annual Leave, 15 Days of Sick Leave, 3 Days
Personal Leave, 15 Paid Holidays
Tuition Remission, Health, Dental, Vision, and
Prescription

As the largest university library system in the Washington
D.C.-Baltimore area, the University of Maryland Libraries serve more
than 37,500 students and 4,200 faculty of the flagship College Park
campus. The University of Maryland Libraries share the teaching,
learning and research goals of the university. Its role as a key
academic resource is evident in its service to the academic community
and its actionable strategic plan. Recent membership in the Committee on
Institutional Cooperation, a robust organization of Big Ten member
institutions, is particularly meaningful to the University Libraries and
will further propel the university's ascendancy in academic excellence.

With collections including 4 million volumes and more than 40,000
serials subscriptions, the University of Maryland Libraries allocate 75
percent of its materials budget to electronic resources. The University
of Maryland ranks 39th among the 115 member libraries of the Association
of Research Libraries and has an operating budget of $23.7 million. The
University of Maryland Libraries benefit from being situated
geographically within minutes of the nation's capital and its
departments, agencies, and research centers.

The University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI)
Library Consortium includes sixteen member libraries at the public
universities and colleges in the State of Maryland. It provides unified,
cost effective and creative approaches to acquiring, managing, and
sharing information and knowledge resources. It supports the shared
mission of our member campuses to contribute to the intellectual and
cultural growth of the students, faculty and staff.

The University of Maryland Libraries is seeking a Director for the
Consortial Library Applications Support (CLAS) department, to provide
leadership and support to the USMAI Library Consortium in the
integration, operation and maintenance efforts of the consortiums
software and database applications. The CLAS Director serves as a senior
member of the College Park Libraries Digital Systems and Stewardship
Division (DSS), reporting to the Associate Dean for Digital Systems and
Stewardship at the University of Maryland Libraries. The CLAS Director
will focus efforts to work closely and effectively with the Council of
Library Directors (CLD) of USMAI and its Executive Director. He/she
provides leadership and direct supervision to a professional technical
staff. The CLAS director will be responsible for developing and
managing budgets for approved projects and initiatives of the USMAI.
The director will also be responsible for developing annual budgets for
the CLAS team, for presenting that budget to the CLD and for executing
budgets, once they are approved by the CLD.

The CLAS Director will be responsible for the research, planning,
procurement, development, deployment, support and management of USMAI
library application software; and for the integration, implementation,
and maintenance of software to provide access and discovery services to
scholarly and administrative information.

The USMAI is at a crossroads in its evolution, at the edge of adopting
new discovery tools and next generation systems. This position is an
excellent opportunity for someone who would like to be in the forefront
of national leadership in the development of large consortial library
information systems.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrated Abilities:
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to work on multiple projects
simultaneously.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, time management and
communication (oral and written) skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex budgets that involve multiple
organizations and institutions.
- Positive interpersonal skills; ability to work collaboratively in a
team environment, with executive management bodies, with multiple stake
holders, and with technical and library staff having widely varied
skill sets and technical knowledge.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to identify emerging trends in
libraries and relevant technology.
- Flexibility in a changing technological and organizational
environment. Ability to adapt to, implement, and manage change in
business and in service models.

Education: Master's Degree in Library Science from a program accredited
by the American Library Association OR an advanced degree in either
information sciences or information management with experience in
library management.

Experience
Required:
- A minimum of four (4) years of professional experience in
information technology services.
- A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a managerial role (e.g.
project leader).
- Familiarity with library software applications as well as new
trends/developments in this field.
- Strong technical background related to the responsibilities of the
position.
- Ability to meet promotion and permanent status requirements of the
University of Maryland at College Park Libraries as described in APPSC
Policy BOR II-1.00: The University of Maryland Policy on Appointment,
Promotion and Permanent Status of Library Faculty.

Preferred:
- Experience with commercial and/or open source library software
solutions.
- Experience working with commercial vendors on procurement, contract
development, and technical support.
- Knowledge of and experience with applying project management
principles (PMP certification preferred).
- Experience with or working knowledge of consortial environments and
requirements.
- Experience supporting applications running in Unix/Linux and Windows
environment(s).
- Experience managing software application development lifecycle.
- Programming and/or database administration experience.
- Experience delivering presentations.
- Demonstrated ability to define a vision for a team and bring it to
fruition.

For the full position description, please go to
http://www.lib.umd.edu/hr/employment-opportunities/staff-faculty-positions

Position is appointed to Librarian Faculty Ranks as established by the
University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Rank at appointment is
based on the successful applicant's experience and relevant credentials.
For additional information, consult the following website:
http://www.president.umd.edu/policies/ii-100B.html

APPLICATIONS: Electronic applications required. Please apply online at
https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/28592 . No relocation assistance will be
provided. You must be legally able to work in the United States; the
University of Maryland Libraries will not sponsor individuals for
employment. An application consists of a cover letter which includes the
source of advertisement, a resume, and names/e-mail addresses of three
references.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and accepted until
October 10, 2014.

The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a
policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate
against any employee or applicant because of race, age, sex, color,
sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or
national origin, marital status, genetic information, political
affiliation, or gender identity and expression. Minorities and women
are encouraged to apply.