Deadline: November 21, 2014
Date Posted:
October 29, 2014
Type:
Non tenure track
Rank and
Salary: Associate Librarian ($57,536 - $88,253)
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Digital Library Program; Collections,
Research, and Instructional Services
Position Availability: Immediately
Application deadline for first
consideration: November 21, 2014
UCLA Library seeks an innovative, outgoing
information professional to serve as the Geospatial Resources Librarian. This
position guides UCLA Library efforts to foster and promote geospatial research,
teaching, and learning by developing the digital and analog collections,
services, and infrastructure to support these activities across the
disciplines. The Geospatial Resources Librarian holds a split appointment in
the UCLA Digital Library Program (DLP) and Collections, Research, and
Instructional Services (CRIS) in the Charles E. Young Research Library,
collaborating with other library units and campus stakeholders to define UCLA
Librarys role in cultivating geospatial resource collections within the
University of California system and in the state of California more broadly.
Description
of Institution and Library
One of ten University of California campuses,
the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is located in Westwood
Village, approximately five miles from the Pacific Ocean near Santa Monica.
Comprised of the College of Letters and Science and 11 professional schools,
the 419-acre campus features 163 buildings. UCLA has more than 4,000 faculty
and academic staff and approximately 26,000 employees overall. Founded in 1919,
UCLA offers 337 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and has more than
28,000 undergraduates and 12,000 graduate students. Academic excellence,
faculty distinction, and a comprehensive curriculum are hallmarks of UCLA,
which is a member of the Association of American Universities. Among the
faculty are fourteen Nobel Laureates, twelve Rhodes Scholars, ten National
Medal of Science winners, a Fields Medal Winner, eleven MacArthur Grant
winners, and seventy-eight Guggenheim Fellows. UCLA is Californias largest
university and is a model for public institutions of higher education. As the
seventh largest employer in the region, UCLA generates almost $14 in economic
activity for every $1 state taxpayers invest in UCLA and generates an annual
$11.9 billion economic impact for the state of California.
Consistently ranked among the top 10 academic
research libraries in North America, the UCLA Library is comprised of 10 major
libraries and 11 library wide departments including the Southern Regional
Library Facility, the remote storage facility for the southern UC campuses, all
of which report to the University Librarian. In addition, there are 12
affiliated library units located on the campus. There are approximately 105
librarians on the campus, and the UCLA Library has a staff of approximately
300, and approximately 400 500 student employees. The Library has an
organizational structure that includes the use of teams in conjunction with
departments and units. The library collection consists of more than 9 million
volumes and more than 78,000 current serial titles and an aggressively
expanding electronic resources collection. The Librarys annual budget is in
excess of $44 million; more than $10 million supports the acquisition of print
and digital material, and the library is part of the California Digital
Library. The UCLA Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries
(ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Center for Research
Libraries (CRL), the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR),
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and
the Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
The UCLA Digital Library Program serves as
the catalyst for the creation, management, and delivery of digital content in
support of the UCLA Library mission and goals. The Program provides for the
storage and dissemination of digital objects, including text, images, audio,
and video in their various digital manifestations and combinations. The UCLA
Library provides a web presence for digital collections and projects, and
provides storage, backup and digital preservation support for all digital
content accepted into, or developed by, the Library. Program staff collaborate
with faculty, and instructional and research units across the campus and beyond
to develop integrated and innovative platforms and environments that provide a
solid foundation for 21st century instructional and research activities.
As a partner in the creation and
dissemination of knowledge, the Collections, Research and Instructional
Services (CRIS) Department of the Charles E. Young Research Library supports
the UCLA community by selecting the resources and providing the services
necessary for world class research and instruction. The department is home to
subject specialists in the humanities and social sciences, including area
studies, government information, and cartographic resources. These subject
specialists serve as liaisons to academic departments and research units in
their areas of responsibility, partnering with faculty and students on a wide
variety of research projects and teaching initiatives. CRIS librarians and
support staff serve the faculty and students in these disciplines by
cultivating research-level collections in a variety of formats, as well as
providing high-level research services, in person, via e-mail, and digital
reference. CRIS librarians actively participate in UCLA Librarys Teaching and
Learning Services, taking the lead in the design and delivery of specialized
instruction sessions for upper-division/graduate level courses.
CRIS administers the Henry J. Bruman Map
Collection, comprising more than 750,500 maps from around the world with
particular strengths in Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County maps from
1850-1950. The collection also includes atlases, aerial photographs, Sanborn
maps, gazetteers, place name literature, online databases, GIS resources,
specialized books, and journals about cartography.
Position
Duties
Reporting to both the Head of the Digital
Library Program and the Humanities and Social Sciences Team Leader in
Collections, Research, and Instructional Services, the incumbent is responsible
for the following duties:
Digital
Scholarship Development and Support
• Provide
leadership and planning support for digital projects with mapping and GIS
components
• Provide
strategic planning and practical decision-making for the technical
infrastructure for the map and GIS components of digital projects in support of
both teaching and research across the campus
• Collaborate
with the Digital Library Program and Digital Initiatives and Information
Technology on the creation of, and support for, a range of map geo-referencing,
map tiling, and online map delivery services
• Serve
as project lead or map/GIS lead on selected digital projects as appropriate
• Serve
as the Librarys principal consultant on GIS and digital mapping issues to the
UCLA community
• Coordinate
the Librarys interaction and collaboration with the campus GIS Coordinator
• Stay
abreast of developments in GIS and digital mapping services and promote their
use in support of research and instruction
• Provide
expert advice on persistence and preservation of GIS and digital mapping
resources to Library units such as Library Special Collections, Digital Library
Program, and Library Preservation
• Collaborate
with colleagues in the Library and on campus to provide strategic direction for
data management services
Collection
Development and Public Services
• Oversee
the selection, organization, and management of geospatial data sources and
attribute data, including geospatial data hosted locally
• With
the help of student assistants, manage UCLA Librarys collection of analog
cartographic resources, including its extensive print map collection,
developing geospatial/GIS projects to enhance access to analog collections
• Collaborate
with the Librarian for Digital Research and Scholarship, the Social Sciences
Data Subject Specialist, and colleagues from the Cataloging and Metadata Center
and the UCLA Digital Library Program to address user needs relating to
cartographic and geospatial resources
• Promote
geospatial literacy among UCLA students and scholars by offering training
opportunities, research consultations, and instruction
• Identify
opportunities to expose UCLA Librarys extensive map collection through
strategic digitization projects
• In
collaboration with the campus GIS Coordinator, work with faculty to integrate
geospatial data and cartographic resources into the curriculum
• Advise
UCLA scholars on geospatial data management
• Provide
individual consultations involving the use, processing, and analysis of
geospatial data and/or cartographic resources including print maps to UCLA
students, faculty, and staff, as well as off-campus users
• Represent
UCLA on the UC/Stanford Map & Geospatial Libraries bibliographers group and
other relevant groups/organizations as needed
Required
Qualifications
• Masters
degree or equivalent in Geography, Geographic Information Science, or other
relevant field, or relevant work experience.
• ALA-accredited
Master's Degree in Library or Information Science OR an advanced degree in an
appropriate subject discipline with relevant special collections or archival
training
• Demonstrated
GIS experience
• Extensive
knowledge and expertise with geospatial data and relevant software, such as
ESRI ArcGIS applications, Open GIS, etc.
• Knowledge
of maps, cartography, and cartographic history
• Demonstrated
project management skills
• Ability
to embrace and/or evaluate emerging technologies
• Ability
to initiate and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers,
supervisors, and managers. Ability to
work harmoniously and as a team player, thrive in a team-based environment, and
skill in fostering teamwork among others
• Ability
to follow directions from supervisors and to provide clear directions to staff
and student employees
• Ability
to get to work reliably and on time and to be present in the workplace during
normal working hours
Desired
Qualifications
• Advanced
degree in a relevant field
• Working
knowledge of indexing/cataloging standards for cartographic resources and
metadata standards for geospatial data
• Experience
with data management planning
• Familiarity
with one or more standard statistical software programs such as SAS, STATA, or
SPSS
• Ability
to work across varied disciplines including Arts and Architecture, Humanities,
Social Sciences, and STEM fields
• Demonstrated
teaching experience
General
Information
Professional librarians at UCLA are academic
appointees. Librarians at UCLA are represented by an exclusive bargaining
agent, University Council American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). They are
entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation
leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to
non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement
system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life
insurance plans in addition to other benefits. Relocation assistance provided.
Appointees to the librarian series at UC
shall have professional backgrounds that demonstrate a high degree of
creativity, teamwork, and flexibility.
Such background will normally include a professional degree from an
ALA-accredited library and information science graduate program. In addition to professional competence and
quality of service within the library in the primary job, advancement in the
librarian series requires professional involvement and contributions outside of
the library, and/or university and community service, and/or scholarly
activities. Candidates must show
evidence or promise of such contributions.
Application
Procedures
Anyone wishing to be considered for this
position should apply here:
Applications
must include:
• a
cover letter describing qualifications and experience;
• a
current resume/vitae detailing education and relevant experience; and
• the
names and contact information for three professional references, including a
current or previous supervisor.
Candidates applying by November 21, 2014 will
be given first consideration for this position. UCLA welcomes and encourages diversity and
seeks applications and nominations from women and minorities. UCLA seeks to recruit and retain a diverse
workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the people of California,
to maintain the excellence of the university, and to offer our students richly
varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
The University of California is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability,
or protected veteran status.
Employment is contingent upon completion of
satisfactory background investigation.
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