JOB: System Development Librarian, UAB Lister Hill Library

[Martha Verchot]

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIAN (SDL)

The Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences (LHL) seeks an energetic,
innovative, service-oriented individual to administer and develop LHL's
library systems. Responsibilities include administration and management of
the Horizon Integrated Library System, support and development of the
Virtual Desktop (used for remote access), support for in-house web
development, digital library initiatives and other specialized library
systems.  The SDL reports to the Director and serves as liaison to the
office of the UAB Vice-President for Information Technology, which provides
desktop and networking support.

Required:  Master's degree in information systems, library/information
science or other relevant discipline, excellent interpersonal and
communication skills, minimum of three years of library experience that
includes work with commercial integrated library systems and thorough
understanding of relational database systems.  Demonstrable expertise with
NT, Unix, Sybase/MS SQL maintenance/programming/development, Web
development.  Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff at all
levels.  Desirable: Experience in an academic health sciences or hospital
library, experience with the Horizon ILS, experience in multiple vendor
system integration, C programming, Perl, Unix shell script, and Sybase/MS
SQL maintenance/programming/development.  This is a non tenure-track faculty
position. Salary range: $39,000-$50,000.  Excellent fringe benefits,
including TIAA/CREF.  Submit curriculum vitae and names, address, telephone
numbers, and email addresses of three professional references to BJ Schorre,
Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at
Birmingham, 1530 3RD AVE S, Birmingham, AL 35294-0013, bschorre at uab.edu.

http://www.uab.edu/lister.  Consideration of applications will begin
immediately and continue until June 15, 2002. EOE/AA.


Martha Verchot, Assoc. Professor
Education Coordinator & Senior Web Editor
UAB/Lister Hill Library 
(205) 934-2231
mailto:mverchot at uab.edu