Head of Digital Scholarship Services, Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Category:: Faculty
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Department:: University Libraries
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Nov 4, 2024
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 49884
Position ID:: 182719

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution in the State University of New York (SUNY) system that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by our mission, outstanding academics, facilities, and community life - promotes extraordinary student success, research, and service; Binghamton University is where our students, faculty and staff thrive.

Working at Binghamton University is more than about having a great job - it is about having the opportunity to flourish in an exciting, engaging environment. Our faculty and staff appreciate Binghamton's collegial and inclusive culture and its commitment to excellence, education, innovation, and civic engagement. Our diverse campus community contributes to our success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty who value cutting-edge, and community-engaged research, teaching and service, exceptional staff, and ultramodern facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000+ students. Our high-achieving student body represents diverse experiences from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration, and community service.

Job Description:

The Head of Digital Scholarship services is responsible for planning, implementing, and managing current and emerging research support services, including, digital scholarship, digital humanities, data management, scholarly communications and digital maker space technologies. This position collaborates with faculty and staff to build and nurture campus partnerships with Information Technology Services, the Division of Research, Harpur College's Digital and Data Studies program and others. They work in a collegial environment, where communication and collaboration are two of our critical values for supporting each other, the Libraries, and the campus community.

This is a 12-month faculty position, at the rank of Senior Assistant or Associate Librarian with a minimum salary starting at $75,000. Rank and salary are dependent upon the successful candidate's experience and qualifications.

The position reports to the Senior Director for Library Technology and Digital Strategies.

Librarians at Binghamton University are faculty members and are expected to contribute significantly to the profession.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains, envisions, and implements services aligned with the research and scholarship lifecycle, supporting digital humanities, data management, geospatial information, and other related areas.
• Provides leadership for planning and implementation of multidisciplinary digital scholarship projects that support faculty and students' scholarly activities at an R1 institution.
• Provides supervision for a team of librarians and staff related to workload distribution, goal setting, performance evaluation, and professional development.
• Manages projects, services, educational programming and corresponding documentation.
• Oversees the newly constructed digital scholarship center.
• Provides consultation to researchers for grant requirements related to federal Public Access Policies regarding data management, sharing, and open access dissemination of data.
• Works with library staff to strengthen programs related to digital scholarship, digital collections, digital preservation, scholarly communications, maker space, and other digital initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with Digital Scholarship in areas such as Harpur College of Arts and Sciences Digital & Data Studies Minor and the bi-annual Digital Humanities Research Institute.
• Participates in a work culture that promotes diversity and anti-racism and actively works to eliminate or mitigate the effects of systemic racism and bias.
• Stays current on new trends and tools related to digital scholarship, open access, scholarly communications, research data initiatives, platforms, computational methods, and software.
• Contributes significantly to the profession to meet the Libraries' standards of scholarship.
• Participate in library, University, and National service.

About the Binghamton University Libraries:

The Binghamton University Libraries provides research collections in electronic (over 2 million and growing) and print (1.7 million items) formats with an extensive array of databases and e-packages (over 400), archival and distinctive printed materials in Special Collections as well as services with a variety of student-centered study spaces. With three public locations (Glenn G. Bartle Library, Science Library and the University Downtown Center Library) and an off-site Collections Management Facility, our aim is to provide access to primary research materials and resources befitting an R1 research institution.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree from an ALA accredited library or information science program or an ALA approved foreign equivalent.
• Two years demonstrated experience in digital scholarship, digital humanities, data research management, scholarly communications, maker technology, or another relevant functional area.
• Two years supervisory experience and/or evidence of the ability to be an effective team leader who fosters an inclusive, efficient, and collegial workplace.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience planning, managing, and assessing new research or digital scholarship services.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of key issues and trends in research support, digital scholarship, digital humanities, and academic libraries at an R1 institution.
• Strong record of professional service and publication/presentations at a national level.
• Three or more years of management/supervisory experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work well both independently and in a collaborative environment and to contribute to professional service.
• Exemplary interpersonal and written communication skills plus a demonstrated commitment to professional development/achievement.
• Ability to create an exciting, future-oriented library.
• Strong digital pedagogy to create exemplary learning experiences.
• Knowledge of scholarly communications practices.

Visa sponsorship unavailable for this position.

Additional Information:

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact: Ada Robinson-Perez, ADA Coordinator email: arobins@binghamton.edu.

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates should submit applications, including a cover letter, full curriculum vitae, and names and contact information of three professional references to Binghamton University Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=182719

Cover letters may be addressed "To the Search Committee." Salary is commensurate with experience. The search will remain open until the position is filled.

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Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of verification of degree(s) and credentials.

Binghamton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.