Inter-American Studies Data and Outreach Librarian, UNM

• By: admin
• On: 10/26/2011 15:45:57
• In: Job & Internships

Working in a team-oriented environment, the Inter-American Studies Data and Outreach Librarian will work with the coordinator of Inter-American Studies as a liaison between the University Libraries and scholars in diverse academic fields at UNM. The successful candidate will collaborate with UNM's McNair program, the Raza Graduate Student Association's Research Showcase, the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, Chicano/a, Hispano/a, Mexican/a Studies, and El Centro de la Raza to promote UNM's LoboVault as a repository for the scholarly works of participants in these programs and organizations. The successful candidate will employ emerging information technologies, especially as related to scholarly communications, while working with the UL's Data Librarianship Faculty. Working some evenings and weekends is required. This is a one year term appointment with the possibility for renewal after December 2012, pending additional funding.
Primary Duties:
- Maintain regular communication with the McNair program, the Raza Graduate Student Association's Research Showcase, the Southwest Hispanic Research Institute, UNM's Chicano/a, Hispano/a, and Mexican/a Studies, El Centro de la Raza and UL Data Librarians.
- Procure new data acquisitions for the UL Research Data Repository.
- Create metadata records and work with Data curation Librarian to manage online storage resources.
- Organize a symposium and exhibit to showcase new data acquisitions.
- If applicable, provide effective and timely supervision of assigned employees including required training, career development and performance reviews.
- Assist with other projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Earned Master's degree from an ALA-accredited Library/Information Science program or earned Doctorate in any field by appointment start date.
- Spanish Fluency.
- One semester library or classroom instruction experience or six months outreach experience with Chicano/a, Hispano/a, or Latino/a communities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience using an Institutional Repository system, such as DSpace for content submission, organization, or community management.
- Knowledge of open source data management theory or practice.
- Experience in database and collection evaluation and development.
- Knowledge of academic trends in Chicano/a, Hispano/a, Latino/a, American or Language Literacy and Sociocultural Studies.
- Experience participating in projects, events and activities.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills in Spanish and English.
Please check the UNM JOBS page for more info: https://unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1319659773554. Feel free to contact me with any questions or nominations.