Library Collaboration Project Manager, Smith College Museum, Northampton, MA
Posted February 20, 2018
Smith College seeks a dynamic, accomplished candidate to become the Project Manager for the Mellon Museum and Library Collaboration Grant. Candidates would likely come from a LAMS (Libraries/Archives/Museum) background with significant project management experience in a digital cultural heritage setting and strong data analysis skills.
The Project Manager will have the opportunity to be directly involved in the planning process that envisions deep collaboration among campus collections. This 18 month grant project will be accomplished through: environmental scanning of technical infrastructure, collection audits and compilation of use case scenarios; outreach activities and engagement with faculty and student scholars and peer digital experts; and strategic grant proposal preparation. One innovative feature of the project is the development of a campus-wide digital preservation policy that codifies best practice across units of the college.
The successful candidate will demonstrate knowledge, experience and robust capabilities in project management. They will have strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to report about complex data. Working effectively and collaboratively with diverse staff, faculty and students in a higher ed setting is a vital aspect of the project.
Collaborations across Libraries and the Museum of Art, with the college’s faculty, with Smith’s Information Technology Services, and with the Five Colleges consortium make this an appealing prospect for candidates who want to be part of an ambitious vision to foster digital scholarship with stellar museum and libraries special collections. This is an exciting opportunity to join an academic community undergoing significant transformation of digital practice and a shift to an open scholarship culture. And, of course, it offers the chance to live in the beautiful Pioneer Valley and to work within the Five College consortium.
View the full position description and apply online via the Smith College Human Resources site.