[Web4lib] USA, NY, Albany - seeking Aleph System Programmer

[Win Shih]

Please excuse the duplication.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Professional Vacancy
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1400 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12222

Applications are invited for consideration for appointment for the
following position:

Budget Title:

Senior Programmer/ Analyst

Descriptive Title:

Integrated System Programmer

Department:

University Libraries

Item Number:

To be determined

Professional Rank 
and Salary Range:

SL-4

Date to be filled:

As soon as possible

Brief description of duties:

Reporting to the Head of Library Systems, The University at Albany
Libraries seek a service-oriented, creative, collaborative, and
energetic individual to support the Libraries' Ex Libris ALEPH 500
integrated library system.  Working in a team environment, the
successful candidate will provide technical support for functional
aspects of the system, including overseeing daily operations and
services; installing and implementing module releases and system
enhancements; writing custom scripts and SQL queries as required;
developing and running batch jobs; creating, revising or performing data
loads; extracting records and generating reports based on specific
needs; interacting with other enterprise-wide systems; managing the
ALEPH configuration tables; devising and documenting procedures;
enhancing staff and user interfaces to the system; and providing
training to library staff.  The incumbent is expected to maintain a
broad and detailed mastery of ALEPH and other core library systems and
applications, as well as operations of library functional units.
Finalists will be asked to submit official transcripts and to present on
a specific topic to all library personnel.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Management
Information Systems, or related field or the equivalent combination of
education and experience; the degree must be from a college or
university accredited by a U. S. Department of Education or
internationally recognized accrediting organization;  Minimum one year,
full-time library work experience;  Experience with software
applications needed to manage ALEPH environment, including UNIX command,
structure, and system administration utilities, Oracle SQL, VI editor,
Putty, SFTP, XML, etc.; Extensive knowledge of Perl / PHP programming,
Unix shell script;  Demonstrated understanding of client / server
infrastructure; Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem solving
skills;  Strong oral/written communication skills and the ability to
interact professionally with a diverse  group of clients and staff of
all levels of computer knowledge; Proven ability to prioritize tasks; to
work both independently and as part of a team;  Capable of building
consensus and communicating effectively with librarians and staff
members to collaboratively design and offer innovative, integrated
digital library services to our patrons.  Preferred qualifications:
Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited library /
information science program; Knowledge and experience in large-scale
library systems, preferably the Ex Libris ALEPH system;  Understanding
of library operations and electronic resource management;  Familiarity
with the MARC record format; Knowledge of Unicode and other library
metadata standards, such as METS, MODS, EAD; Knowledge and / or
experience with the following digital library technologies: OpenURL
(Z39.88), Z39.50, SRU/W, metasearch, COinS, and unAPI;  Experience with
Oracle relational databases and using SQL for data extraction and report
generation; and, familiarity with Web 2.0 social networking
technologies.

 

Special Notes:

SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA E-MAIL TO:  azrl at uamail.albany.edu
<mailto:azrl at uamail.albany.edu>   Please include the names, e-mail and
street addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references in
addition to your resume and cover letter referencing P08 # below, as
well as, the URLs for two already existing pages or sites that
demonstrate some degree of web scripting for which you were responsible.

 

Name and Address:

Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee
Library Personnel Officer
University Libraries
University at Albany 
1400 Washington Avenue, LI 111
Albany, NY 12222

P08-13961
Item No:  TBD

Closing date for the receipt of applications:

Review of applications will begin on March 28, 2008 and continue until
the position is filled.

						

THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER

 

 

Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee

Library Personnel Officer

University Libraries - LI 111

University at Albany, SUNY

1400 Washington Avenue

Albany, New York 12222

(518) 442-3574 phone

(518) 442-3567 fax