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Job Description

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries invites applications for the position of Web & Digitization Application Developer. This new professional faculty position, reporting to the Web Technical Support Manager, will support the technical development and enhancement of the UNLV Libraries' website and digital publishing initiatives. The incumbent will enhance the UNLV Libraries' website and digitization capabilities through the development of relational databases and authored scripts extending the capabilities of the Libraries' website. The incumbent will develop applications and programs to help crosswalk various kinds of metadata information from one standard to another. The incumbent will design, develop, and extend the user interface of the Libraries' digital publishing platform (OCLC's CONTENTdm), customize templates to better enhance the public CONTENTdm interface and functionality, and provide troubleshooting assistance and serve as a library contact with CONTENTdm. The incumbent will participate in general web development support, including HTML coding and the creation of original web pages augmenting the Libraries' website. For all website and digitization development efforts, the incumbent is expected to create and maintain technical and client documentation to help maintain developed applications and help guide future development efforts. As a strong partner in student learning, UNLV Libraries fosters information literacy with innovative services, entrepreneurial staff, over one million volumes, outstanding digital collections, up-to-date technology and internationally renowned Special Collections in four modern, flexible facilities. We welcome individuals with diverse backgrounds to join our growing organization of over 120 highly-trained and experienced faculty librarians and staff members supporting teaching, learning, research and creative endeavors at one of the nation's fastest growing universities. For more information, please visit http://www.library.unlv.edu/employment.html

Additional Info & Requirements

Required: Two or more years professional experience designing and modifying relational databases (such as MySQL); two or more years professional programming experience (such as PHP, Perl, and a higher level object oriented programming language such as Java or C++); two or more years experience working within the UNIX operating system at the command line level (Sun Solaris or Linux preferred); evidence of documentation writing skills supporting developed applications. As part of an interdisciplinary team, the incumbent is expected to have experience working collaboratively and constructively with a wide range of groups and individuals, and possess the ability to communicate with colleagues the technical constraints, requirements, and resource needs associated with work projects. Preferred: A background in web site development, creation of backend databases supporting database driven web sites, and previous experience with the CONTENTdm publishing platform.

The Community

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, located in the vibrant and dynamic city of Las Vegas and surrounded by the Mojave Desert, is emerging as a premier urban university. UNLV’s development embraces the traditional values of higher education adapted for the global community of the 21st century. The university increasingly will concentrate its resources on programs that are student centered, demonstrably excellent, and responsive to the needs of the local and regional community.

HR Info

For more information, please visit http://www.library.unlv.edu/employment.html