Below is a position description, posted by request: East Carolina University’s Joyner Library is seeking to fill the position of Head of the Application & Digital Services (ADS) department. The ADS team has a track record of implementing open source solutions and developing custom applications. This team works closely with personnel across ECU Libraries to develop, manage, and support large-scale applications, such as the Digital Collections repository, the ScholarShip Institutional Repository, and the Blacklight library catalog discovery layer. The successful candidate will provide leadership and vision for the ADS department and ensure departmental goals are met.
The Head’s primary roles will be as a project manager for new and existing development projects and manager of the staff in the department (currently 6 people). Knowledge of and ability to institute and communicate a development process to analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate each project will be critical. Key skills in the position will be effective communication and decision making, as well as the ability to work with stakeholders to maintain and improve tools and interfaces. Additionally, this person will collaborate with colleagues to establish and manage metrics for measuring, analyzing, and optimizing user satisfaction. An important role for the Head of ADS will be to monitor trends in web design/development within the library environment and plan strategically to implement innovative changes for the Libraries. Also important is the responsibility of setting priorities, ensuring professional growth of the members of the department, and managing department activities to assure the best use of time and resources to meet project-defined objectives and deliverables. For more detail, see: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-lib/about/job942036.cfm — Eric Lease Morgan
