[Web4lib] Employment: Web & Digitization Application Developer, UNLV Libraries

michael.yunkin at unlv.edu michael.yunkin at unlv.edu
Fri May 4 17:53:52 EDT 2007



Web & Digitization Application Developer, UNLV Libraries
<http://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=175237841>

RESPONSIBILITIES

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries invites applications for the
position of Web & Digitization Application Developer.

This new professional faculty position, reporting to the Web Technical
Support Manager, will support the technical development and enhancement of
the UNLV Libraries' website and digital publishing initiatives. The
incumbent will enhance the UNLV Libraries' website and digitization
capabilities through the development of relational databases and authored
scripts extending the capabilities of the Libraries' website. The incumbent
will develop applications and programs to help crosswalk various kinds of
metadata information from one standard to another. The incumbent will
design, develop, and extend the user interface of the Libraries' digital
publishing platform (OCLC's CONTENTdm), customize templates to better
enhance the public CONTENTdm interface and functionality, and provide
troubleshooting assistance and serve as a library contact with CONTENTdm.
The incumbent will participate in general web development support,
including HTML coding and the creation of original web pages augmenting the
Libraries' website. For all website and digitization development efforts,
the incumbent is expected to create and maintain technical and client
documentation to help maintain developed applications and help guide future
development efforts.

As a strong partner in student learning, UNLV Libraries fosters information
literacy with innovative services, entrepreneurial staff, over one million
volumes, outstanding digital collections, up-to-date technology and
internationally renowned Special Collections in four modern, flexible
facilities. We welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds to join our
growing organization of over 120 highly-trained and experienced faculty
librarians and staff members supporting teaching, learning, research and
creative endeavors at one of the nation's fastest growing universities.

For more information, please visit
http://www.library.unlv.edu/employment.html

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: A bachelor's degree in computer science or related field from an
accredited college or university; two or more years professional experience
designing and modifying relational databases (such as MySQL); two or more
years professional programming experience (such as PHP, Perl, and a higher
level object oriented programming language such as Java or C++); two or
more years experience working within the UNIX operating system at the
command line level (Sun Solaris or Linux preferred); evidence of
documentation writing skills supporting developed applications. As part of
an interdisciplinary team, the incumbent is expected to have experience
working collaboratively and constructively with a wide range of groups and
individuals, and possess the ability to communicate with colleagues the
technical constraints, requirements, and resource needs associated with
work projects.

Preferred: A background in web site development, creation of backend
databases supporting database driven web sites, and previous experience
with the CONTENTdm publishing platform.

SALARY RANGE

This is a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track position at Range 2.
Salaries are competitive and dependent upon labor market. Position is
contingent upon funding.

APPLICATION DETAILS

Application materials must include a current resume, detailed cover letter,
and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional
references who may be contacted. Applicants should fully describe
qualifications and experience, since the initial review will serve to
evaluate applicants based on documented, relevant qualifications and
professional work experience. The review of materials will begin
immediately. Materials should be addressed to, Web & Digitization
Application Developer Committee Chair, and submitted on-line at
https://hrsearch.unlv.edu/. For assistance with UNLV's on-line applicant
portal, contact Jen Feldmann at (702) 895-3886 or email hrsearch at unlv.edu.


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