Director of Information Systems
- Employer
- College of St. Benedict/St. John's University
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Salary
- Salary Commensurate with experience
- Date posted
- Apr 14, 2022
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Business & Administrative Affairs, Computer Services & Information Technology, Technology Administration/Other
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) at Saint John's
University invites applications for the full time, benefit eligible
position of Director of Information Systems. The Director of
Information Systems manages HMML’s digital ecosystems and leads
HMML’s technology planning and implementation. This position
reports to the Executive Director of HMML.
Founded by the Benedictine monks of Saint John's Abbey in 1965,
HMML has become the global leader in preserving manuscripts through
microfilm and digital technology, especially in locations where
manuscripts are endangered by war and other threats. HMML partners
with Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist communities around the
world to preserve and share their manuscript heritage. HMML safely
archives the manuscript images, catalogs their contents, and shares
them freely with a worldwide audience through its vHMML online
platform.
HMML has been featured in broadcast media on CBS News 60 Minutes,
National Public Radio, the BBC World Service, and in print media
in The Economist, the Wall Street
Journal, The Atlantic, Smithsonian
Magazine, and numerous other publications. HMML inspires
students, scholars and the general public through lectures, summer
programs, research fellowships, and exhibitions of rare books and
art both at HMML and in the nearby Saint John's Bible Gallery.
HMML's goal is to provide experiences of manuscripts as bearers of
cultural identity that will foster greater understanding of the
past and of the complex reality of the modern world.
Since the introduction of its first online manuscript catalog in
1999, HMML has become a leader in the use of digital technology for
the preservation and study of manuscripts. HMML’s many field
projects in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia work
with manuscript collections that are endangered or inaccessible.
Since 2016, HMML’s online Reading Room, part of the vHMML online
environment for manuscript studies, has provided access to digital
images and authority-controlled metadata. The new HMML Authority
File shares thousands of names representing historically
understudied manuscript traditions.
The Director of Information Systems manages vHMML.org, the HMML
Authority File (HAF), HMML.org, and other associated systems. This
responsibility includes system maintenance, upgrades, and further
development. The Director of Information Systems plays a key role
in ensuring that HMML remains a global leader in access to
digitized manuscripts.
The Director works closely with HMML staff, including curators and
catalogers, as well as with external programmers, developers, and
academic partners. The Director ensures the integration of HMML's
systems and data with those of other libraries, institutions, and
digital humanities projects.?The Director also manages the
relationship with IT Services at the College of Saint
Benedict/Saint John's University.
A hybrid schedule of both remote and on-site work is possible, with
some presence required weekly at HMML. HMML is located on the
campus of Saint John's University (SJU), a liberal arts college for
men and a graduate School of Theology for both men and women,
located in the central lakes area of Minnesota. The campus is
minutes away from St. Cloud, an increasingly diverse regional
center with a population of over 100,000, and 70 miles from
Minneapolis and St. Paul.
SJU is a Catholic university in the Benedictine tradition enlivened
by values of community, hospitality, stewardship, and justice. The
university is dedicated to cultivating an equitable, inclusive
community founded on respect for all persons. Students, staff and
faculty from many diverse belief systems and backgrounds
collectively bring a rich dimension to the academic, cultural, and
religious experience at SJU. Saint John's is also home to the
Collegeville Institute, a residential research center promoting
ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
Responsibilities
- Provides leadership and management for the online scholarly programs of HMML: vHMML and the HMML Authority File.
- Provides leadership and management for HMML’s website (hmml.org) and various ancillary websites.
- Designs, creates, and maintains web applications and databases associated with other HMML systems.
- Provides leadership to develop and execute the long-term technology strategy for HMML.
- Coordinates HMML information system infrastructure and best practices with CSB/SJU Information Technology Services staff.
- Manages project development with programmers and team members who may be in geographically diverse areas.
- Serves as primary contact with system vendors.
- Collects, organizes, and interprets statistics for reports.
- Assists with planning and grant proposals as required.
Qualifications
- MLIS and/or an MA/MS in Computer Science with a strong background in the humanities.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with JAVA.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Github.
- Knowledge and demonstrated experience with SQL.
- Knowledge of PHP, Linux and Unix system operations, AWS services and service billing.
- Knowledge of digital image platforms and IIIF metadata standards.
- Understanding of SEO harvesting.
- Familiarity with current digital issues for libraries, museums, and cultural institutions.
- Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with other projects nationally and internationally.
- A willingness to provide technical support for scholars using vHMML and the ability to maintain data confidentiality.
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
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