CDL Job Openings: Shared Print Analyst and UX Designer positions
The California Digital Library (CDL) is recruiting for two outstanding openings: the Shared Print Analyst and UX Designer positions.
SHARED PRINT ANALYST
Are you passionate about print collection management in academic libraries? Do you thrive in cooperative environments, excel at facilitating collaborative efforts, and enjoy conceiving and executing innovative analyses? The California Digital Library (CDL) seeks a creative, enthusiastic individual for the position of Shared Print Analyst. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to engage at a local, regional, national, and even international, level supporting the efficient acquisition, sharing, and restructuring of physical collections in academic libraries. The Shared Print Analyst coordinates existing and emerging shared print initiatives working with the University of California Libraries and the members of the Western Regional Storage Trust. The Analyst also has the opportunity to support CDL/UC and WEST in a variety of extramural initiatives, including the Rosemont Shared Print Alliance, the HathiTrust Shared Print Program, and the Partnership for Shared Book Collections.
Salary range is $106,000 – $120,000 plus benefits.
For details about the position and to submit an application, please visit the UCOP Jobs Site.
The first review date for this job is Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The position will be open until filled.
At the core of the California Digital Library (CDL) is a simple idea – by mobilizing the expertise and creativity of our diverse community and engaging in collaborative problem-solving, we can transform the way libraries and scholars work, thus furthering the University of California’s mission to educate, illuminate, and serve. Together with the UC campus libraries and our other partners, we expand the academy’s capacity for innovation, knowledge creation, and research breakthroughs, and enable the University to produce a measurable impact valued by the state, the nation and the world. Positioned within the Shared Collections program, the CDL Shared Print Team assumes a leadership role in supporting the collaborative efforts of the University of California Libraries and other academic libraries, enabling them to meet the information needs of faculty and students in the 21st century through efficient acquisition, sharing and restructuring of physical collections. For more information, see http://cdlib.org and http://libraries.universityofcalifornia.edu/.
The Western Regional Storage Trust (WEST) is a distributed, retrospective print journal repository program that seeks to transform the manner in which legacy print journal collections are housed and managed. WEST currently has 58 member institutions in sixteen states across the western U.S., with its administrative home at CDL. For more information, see http://cdlib.org/WEST.
CDL welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from individuals from underrepresented groups. CDL 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 of California, 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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
Questions about this position can be directed to Alison Wohlers, UC/ WEST Shared Print Program Manager <Alison.Wohlers@ucop.edu>
UX DESIGNER
The User Experience (UX) Designer will report to CDL’s UX Manager and will work as a highly collaborative member of the CDL UX team to support the development and improvement of CDL’s online tools and services. The UX Designer will be an experienced professional who will apply UX assessment and design concepts to a range of tasks that will utilize the complete user-centered design process (user research, web content development, service assessment, and interaction design). The UX Designer will regularly work on multiple potentially broad projects and will provide in-depth evaluation and assessment of variable factors with the goal of resolving critical issues and improving the usefulness of CDL websites and services. The UX Designer will also work in concert with the UX team as they develop and explore common UX work practices, assessment and design. The CDL User Experience team is based at the UC Office of the President downtown Oakland offices. California based applicants who wish to work onsite, hybrid, or fully remote will be considered. This position is not eligible for Visa or Green Card sponsorship.
The CDL User Experience Design (UX) team is based at the UC Office of the President downtown Oakland offices. California residents (or those willing to relocate) who wish to work onsite, hybrid, or fully remotely will be considered. This position is not eligible for Visa or Green Card sponsorship.
Salary range is $120,000 – $130,000 annual, commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
Applications must be submitted via the UCOP Jobs site.
The first review date for this job is Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The position will be open until filled.
Questions about this position can be directed to Rachael Hu, User Experience Design Manager <rachael.hu@ucop.edu>