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The Digital Preservation Librarian is part of a department of specialists dedicated to maintaining and supporting long-term access to our collections and supporting ongoing reformatting and conservation work. As part of this collaborative and dynamic team, the Digital Preservation Librarian coordinates the planning and implementation of digital preservation strategies to conduct effective digital records management and collections care. They will have the opportunity to develop and refine policies, procedures, and workflows for collection management and preservation, and influence the ongoing implementation of our digital preservation platform, Libnova. They will serve in collaborative groups across several departments and will bring curiosity about and openness to learning new standards, approaches, and emerging technologies.

The Digital Preservation Librarian will:

• Along with colleagues in other departments, be part of a team charged with envisioning, planning, and implementing services that support the preservation of digital library materials and are consistent with best practices in the profession.

• Participate in developing and implementing policies, procedures, workflows, and strategies for preserving born-digital, reformatted/digitized, and licensed digital content across library collections, including digital assets in the librarys digital repositories.

• Collaboratively develop and implement policies, procedures, workflows, and strategies for transferring digital records to the University Archives.

• Act as a resource for the campus community on digital preservation best practices and records management.

• Act as a point of contact for vendors/services related to digital preservation.

The library is committed to supporting all librarians through training and professional development opportunities to foster success and growth in their work. The Digital Preservation Librarian will be supported in the pursuit of continued learning relevant to their position and encouraged to share their skills with their colleagues at ISU and beyond.

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Intermediate-level position with solid professional and/or technical skills working under general supervision to achieve goals
Applies broad, working knowledge of the principles of the field to moderately complex, difficult, and varied problems and issues
Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action and resolve problems
Responds to a broad range of inquiries and requests
May provide training and/or direction to lower-level staff
May lead projects of moderate scope and complexity
Provides guidance to students

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.

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To apply for this position, please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:

1) Resume/Curriculum Vitae
2) Letter of Application/Cover Letter

If you have questions regarding this application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485.

Why Choose ISU?

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation, holiday and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
Life insurance and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program

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About Iowa State University

Iowa State University is a student-centric leading land grant university known worldwide for excellence in science and technology, discovery, and innovation. Operating with the conviction that higher education should be accessible to all, Iowa State offers more than 100 undergraduate, over 110 graduate, and nearly 85 doctoral programs, and is established as an R1: Doctoral University with world-class scholars tackling challenges with innovate research and solutions. Iowa State University is a welcoming, global, and culturally diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. Campus community members have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to engaging with each other respectfully as outlined in the university's Principles of Community. Iowa State recognizes that diverse intellectual and philosophical perspectives are vital to innovation, critical thinking skills, and a dynamic academic community that fosters the land-grant ideals of putting science, technology, and human creativity to work. All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state ...law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check and/or a consumer credit check. Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against.

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