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Position Title: Head, School of Film and Digital Media Library
Institution: University of Central Florida
General Information: The School of Film and Digital Media, part of the UCF College of Arts and Humanities, provides bachelors in digital media and film and masters programs in entrepreneurial digital cinema (MFA), visual language (MFA) and interactive entertainment (MS). A Ph.D. program is planned. The curriculum focuses on digital technology, story and performance, digital production and entertainment, serious games, internet issues and the development of digital media presentations via various electronic capabilities. Starting in Fall, 2005 the school began working with Electronic Arts, a leading publisher of interactive entertainment software, to offer the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy (FIEA), a graduate level state of the art training facility for prospective game originators and designers. The School, currently housed in four locations, is in a process of consolidating operations into its Downtown Orlando Expo Center complex, located 13 miles from the main campus and adjacent to the city's primary indoor performing arts and events venues. Currently under construction with an expected completion date of Fall, 2006 the 2,300 square foot library will serve students and faculty at the downtown campus. Downtown enrollment is projected to reach 1,500 by 2008. For more information about the School see http://www.sfdm.ucf.edu/. The University of Central Florida is a metropolitan research university enrolling over 45,000 students. The main UCF library and branches have a collection of 1.6 million volumes, subscription base of 16,000 serials, and serve as a partial depository for government documents and patents. The total library materials budget is $5.4 million. Full-time staff of 124 FTE includes 47 faculty. For more information about UCF libraries see http://library.ucf.edu/.
Responsibilities: The Head, School of Film and Digital Media Library directs, develops and administers a newly formed library to support the school's students, faculty and collaborative partners. The library is projected to open Fall, 2006. Working under the support of UCF Libraries' senior management, immediate responsibilities will include hiring of staff, coordination of move to the new facility and other start-up operations. Ongoing responsibilities include program design and planning; information resources development; public service; instruction; supervision of one full time staff person and student assistants; liaison with SFDM faculty and staff; and coordination with library acquisitions, cataloging and circulation units. Incumbent serves as a department head and member of the UCF Libraries' planning and policy-making team. Reports to the associate library director for administrative services.
Qualifications / Requirements: Required: Master's degree from an American Library Association accredited institution. At least two years post MLS library experience. Preferred: Academic library experience; highly developed ability to work with teaching faculty and students in a collaborative, team environment; keen understanding of millennial students' information seeking habits and needs; experience with innovative service design and delivery; excellent problem solving skills; ability to act and make decisions independently; familiarity with and ability to integrate leading edge technologies; knowledge of any of the following subject areas: art, film, animation, theater, music, digital media, computer science; familiarity with Windows and Apple desktop environments and hardware and software for production, editing and storage of images and sound; knowledge of CONTENTdm, Greenstone, D-Space, Fedora, DigiTool or other content management systems; experience in a branch or special library setting; supervisory experience; excellent oral and written communication skills, human relations skills; and the ability to work with diverse groups. An ongoing commitment to professional activities is desirable.
Salary, Rank & Benefits: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position with generous insurance benefits and employer-funded retirement options, 22 paid annual days, 13 sick days, and 9 holidays.
Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Expected hiring date is late summer/early fall, 2006.
Application: Submit electronically an application letter, resume, and names of at least three professional references to Cynthia Kisby, Personnel Librarian, University of Central Florida Library; e-mail: ckisby@mail.ucf.edu. Finalists will be asked to give a brief presentation during the on-campus interview. UCF is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Searches are conducted in accordance with the state of Florida open-record regulations.