[Web4lib] Vacancy Notice: Half-Time Web Specialist

[Laura B Cohen]

VACANCY NOTICE - PROFESSIONAL POSITION

POSITION -  Half-time Web  Specialist at the SL-3 level 

RESPONSIBILITIES -  The University at Albany Libraries seeks a .5 FTE
Web Specialist, reporting to the Assistant Director for User Services.
This candidate will assist in the development of the Libraries web site,
plan, implement and maintain web applications; assist library faculty
and staff with developing web applications and materials including User
Education pages and tutorials, subject lists and research guides, and
reference pages; and, assist in maintaining technical interfaces for
division services such as Illiad and ERes. 

QUALIFICATIONS  -  Minimum qualifications: Bachelor in Computer Science,
Management Information Systems, or related field; knowledge of current
and emerging technologies in digital and Web-based services;
demonstrated proficiency in the following: relational database
programming on SQL Server to create dynamic or data driven Web content;
Web application development using Microsoft Visual Studio or other
authoring tools; Web site design; XHTML; ASP; Visual Basic and script
languages including Visual Basic Script and JavaScript.   A demonstrated
ability to work with culturally diverse people.  Preferred
qualifications:  experience with the MS IIS Web server environment;
knowledge of XML and metadata standards; Windows applications
development; MS .NET; Php/MYSQL; library and/or teaching experience.

TERMS & BENEFITS -  Calendar year appointment; sick leave and annual
leave; health  and disability insurance; dental, vision and prescription
coverage. TIAA/CREF or New York State Teachers Retirement available
(employee contribution rate 3%).

SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA E-MAIL TO:  azrl at uamail.albany.edu  (Anna Z.
Radkowski-Lee,Library Personnel Officer, University Libraries - LI 111,
University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222. )

DEADLINE - The deadline for receipt of applications is October 6, 2005.
Please include the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three
references. 

THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY AND THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Albany's University Libraries are among the top 100 research libraries
in the United States.  They are a highly valued partner in teaching and
research at the University, serving a campus community of 16,000
full-time and part-time students and 2,300 faculty and staff and a
broader regional, national and international community.   The Libraries
employ a dynamic and knowledgeable staff of 144 FTE and 300 part-time
student assistants to provide excellent services to a campus community
that makes heavy demands on these services.  Collections total 2 million
cataloged volumes and the Libraries offer a full spectrum of resources,
from rare books and manuscripts to electronic resources.  Librarians
work closely with teaching faculty to offer user education and
information literacy instruction.  The University Library on the main
campus is a 175,000 square feet, 4 story building providing seats for
1,660.  It contains several fully-networked library classrooms and
laboratories, a 60 seat computer user room, a large networked reference
area, and an interactive media center. 

The Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library for Public Affairs and Policy on
the Rockefeller College campus serves the graduate schools of Criminal
Justice, Public Administration, Social Welfare and Information Science
and Policy.  The New Library, opened in September 1999, on the main
campus houses the Science Library, the M. E. Grenander Department of
Special Collections and Archives, and the Library's Preservation
Department.

The University Libraries are fully automated.  Minerva, the University
Libraries' new Web-based catalog, contains information on all cataloged
holdings and is Internet accessible.  The Libraries provide an extensive
array of electronic and networked resources and Web-accessible services.
They are members of the Association of Research Libraries, The Research
Libraries Group and The Center for Research Libraries.  Additional
information about the University at Albany Libraries is available at:
(http://www.library.albany.edu). 
 
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER

 
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Laura B. Cohen
Library Web Administrator
LI-140 University at Albany, SUNY
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Tel:  (518) 442-3492  Fax: (518) 442-3567