Monday, November 3, 2014

UCLA-- Geospatial Resources Librarian




 
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.
Visit the UCLA Library Employment and Human Resources website at:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.