[Web4lib] Position Announcement: Web Development and Programming (Richmond, Virginia)

[Susan Teague Rector]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

The VCU Libraries invite applications for a Web Applications Analyst


    Position Description

As a member of the Web team, the Web Applications Analyst works to expand and improve the Libraries’ <http://www.library.vcu.edu/> [www.library.vcu.edu] web presence through applications programming and Web development. The Web Applications Analyst creates, maintains and revises library Web Applications using a variety of programming, database and markup languages, including, but not limited to: ColdFusion, XHTML, CSS, Java, Perl, PHP and MySQL.  

This individual builds software to user and system specifications, 
customizes specialized Library software, integrates Web 2.0 
functionality into library Web site, writes documentation for new or 
modified programs as well as production/operation procedures, provides 
system administration support (primary and secondary) to various library 
systems, works to promote and develop coding standards, stays current 
with emerging Web application development trends and works 
collaboratively with Library faculty and staff to meet overall 
Information Systems goals.

For a complete position description and application instructions, please 
visit www.vcujobs.com and search for 'Working Title': Web Applications 
Analyst. To find information about VCU Libraries, visit www.library.vcu.edu.


    Virginia Commonwealth University and the VCU Libraries

Located in historic and dynamic Richmond, Virginia, convenient to the 
beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the recreation destinations of the 
Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay, and the cultural resources of 
Washington, D.C., Virginia Commonwealth University is Virginia’s largest 
university and one of the nation’s leading research institutions. The 
VCU Libraries advances the University’s teaching, research, service, and 
patient care mission with one of Virginia’s most outstanding research 
library systems, with holdings that exceed 1.9 million volumes, 16,790 
serials, more than 3.18 million microforms, and nationally prominent 
collections in the health and biological sciences, social work, the 
arts, the history of medicine, and comic and book arts.

Virginia Commonwealth University is the State’s largest research 
university, enrolling over 30,000 students. Classified by Carnegie as 
Research University (high research activity), VCU offers 28 doctoral, 67 
masters, 3 professional and 60 baccalaureate degree programs. Twenty of 
VCU's graduate, professional programs are ranked by U.S. News & World 
Report as among the best in the nation, with 13 programs ranking in the 
top 25 and two programs — sculpture and nurse anesthesia — ranked number 
one. Over 1,700 faculty comprise the University's teaching force. 
Research strengths at the University include health and life sciences, 
education, engineering, social work, behavioral sciences, public 
affairs, and the fine arts. Sponsored research funding totaled over $211 
million in FY06, placing VCU among the top 100 research institutions in 
the United States. VCU completed a new strategic plan to guide the 
University’s development through 2020 (http://www.vcu.edu/vcu2020 
<http://www.vcu.edu/VCU2020>/). The plan embraces an acceleration in the 
growth of VCU’s library system and includes a new Master Site Plan that 
envisions additions to both library facilities operated by the VCU 
Libraries.

Libraries at Virginia Commonwealth University (including the James 
Branch Cabell Library on the Monroe Park Campus and the Tompkins-McCaw 
Library for the Health Sciences on the MCV Campus) employ 50 
professionals and 94 support staff with an annual budget of $14 million. 
The VCU Libraries is a Resource Library in the National Network of 
Libraries of Medicine and a member of the Association of Southeastern 
Research Libraries, SPARC, CNI, BioMed Central, and the Virtual Library 
of Virginia (VIVA), a statewide networking consortium for shared access 
to electronic and print resources. The VCU Libraries uses ALEPH 500, 
SFX, MetaLib, and DSpace as the foundation of its system architecture to 
enhance access to its collections and services.

The Monroe Park Campus of VCU is located in Richmond's Fan District, a 
large, residential neighborhood of townhouses, shops, and cafes. The 
campus is home to most of the University’s undergraduate and many of its 
graduate programs, including the School of the Arts, the College of 
Humanities and Sciences, and the Schools of Business, Education, 
Engineering, and Social Work. The School of Social Work also offers the 
Masters of Social Work at the Northern Virginia Campus in Alexandria, 
Virginia. In addition, VCU’s Qatar campus in the Middle East offers 
degree programs through the School of the Arts.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative 
Action employer.

Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

- 
Susan Teague Rector
Web Applications Manager
Library Information Systems, VCU Libraries
804.827.3554 | seteague at vcu.edu