Smith College
Digital Applications Specialist
Smith College, Amherst, Massachusetts, us, 01002
Please attach/upload a current resume and cover letter in order for your application to be considered for this position.Job Description
Five Colleges, Incorporated (FCI) seeks a
Digital Applications Specialist
to create and support data driven library, archives, and museum systems. The Digital Applications Specialist works in close collaboration with the Five College Library System Coordinator and other colleagues to lead the management and ongoing utilization of the Five College library services platform; archives and museums collection management and digital repository systems; and associated projects.
This is a full-time, exempt, benefited position with Five Colleges, Incorporated. The primary work location for this in-person role is FCI's main office in Amherst, Massachusetts, but requires frequent in-person interaction with individuals on multiple campuses in the consortium.
FCI is the higher education consortium that supports the excellence of its member campuses - Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst - through extensive academic and administrative collaborations.
The Ideal Candidate
The Digital Applications Specialist works with library, archives, and museum partners to solve technical issues through the design, development, and implementation of software tools and integration; web application development; and programming of library information systems.
You could be a great fit for this position if you:
Find satisfaction in understanding digital tools and in building and/or enhancing themHave experience developing web applicationsAre excited to work with libraries, archives, and museums systems and integrationsAre the first one to find the missing character in a scriptArgue over whether or not join tables are requiredHave ever gotten lost in a libraryCan communicate effectively-in person and digitally
Importance of Diversity to our Mission
Five Colleges, Incorporated and its five associated institutions are committed to supporting and sustaining a diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and points of view for the essential contribution this diversity makes to the missions of our organizations. In support of this commitment, Five Colleges requires all of its employees to work cooperatively and effectively with the diversity of people within the organization itself, at the colleges, and in our partner organizations.
Application Information
Before applying, review the full
Digital Applications Specialist position description .
For priority consideration, apply by
July 19, 2024;
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
NOTE: When applying, you will not be prompted to submit a cover letter. Please be sure to upload both a current resume AND a cover letter before clicking the Submit button.
Inquiries about this position should be directed to fci-hr@fivecolleges.edu.
Position Type:Regular
About Five Colleges, Inc.
Five Colleges, Incorporated, sustains and enriches the excellence of its membersAmherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherstthrough academic and administrative collaboration. The consortium facilitates intellectual communities and broad curricular and cocurricular offerings; affording learning, research, performance and social opportunities that complement the distinctive qualities of each institution.
Five Colleges, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or veteran status in the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Five Colleges, Incorporated (FCI) seeks a
Digital Applications Specialist
to create and support data driven library, archives, and museum systems. The Digital Applications Specialist works in close collaboration with the Five College Library System Coordinator and other colleagues to lead the management and ongoing utilization of the Five College library services platform; archives and museums collection management and digital repository systems; and associated projects.
This is a full-time, exempt, benefited position with Five Colleges, Incorporated. The primary work location for this in-person role is FCI's main office in Amherst, Massachusetts, but requires frequent in-person interaction with individuals on multiple campuses in the consortium.
FCI is the higher education consortium that supports the excellence of its member campuses - Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst - through extensive academic and administrative collaborations.
The Ideal Candidate
The Digital Applications Specialist works with library, archives, and museum partners to solve technical issues through the design, development, and implementation of software tools and integration; web application development; and programming of library information systems.
You could be a great fit for this position if you:
Find satisfaction in understanding digital tools and in building and/or enhancing themHave experience developing web applicationsAre excited to work with libraries, archives, and museums systems and integrationsAre the first one to find the missing character in a scriptArgue over whether or not join tables are requiredHave ever gotten lost in a libraryCan communicate effectively-in person and digitally
Importance of Diversity to our Mission
Five Colleges, Incorporated and its five associated institutions are committed to supporting and sustaining a diversity of people, backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and points of view for the essential contribution this diversity makes to the missions of our organizations. In support of this commitment, Five Colleges requires all of its employees to work cooperatively and effectively with the diversity of people within the organization itself, at the colleges, and in our partner organizations.
Application Information
Before applying, review the full
Digital Applications Specialist position description .
For priority consideration, apply by
July 19, 2024;
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
NOTE: When applying, you will not be prompted to submit a cover letter. Please be sure to upload both a current resume AND a cover letter before clicking the Submit button.
Inquiries about this position should be directed to fci-hr@fivecolleges.edu.
Position Type:Regular
About Five Colleges, Inc.
Five Colleges, Incorporated, sustains and enriches the excellence of its membersAmherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith colleges and the University of Massachusetts Amherstthrough academic and administrative collaboration. The consortium facilitates intellectual communities and broad curricular and cocurricular offerings; affording learning, research, performance and social opportunities that complement the distinctive qualities of each institution.
Five Colleges, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or veteran status in the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.