DIRECTOR OF LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY
Hudson County Community College
is an award-winning, comprehensive urban college with two campuses located just
minutes from Manhattan in Jersey City and Union City, NJ. The Journal Square
library sits at the center of Journal Square in the center of Jersey City, next
to a major PATH station and transportation hub, while the Union City library
sits adjacent to a vital light rail station. We are proud to offer this exciting
opportunity to fulfill one’s career goals in a progressive, vibrant, urban
environment.
Fully accredited by Middle States
Commission on Higher Education, the College offers courses and classes in a
wide variety of disciplines to the people and businesses of Hudson County, one
of the most historic and ethnically diverse areas of the United States. The
College was recognized with the 2012 Association of Community College Trustees
(ACCT) Northeast Regional Equity Award, was one of just five finalists in the
U.S. for the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Student Success
Award, and was presented with the New Jersey Business & Industry
Association’s Good Neighbor Awards in 2009 for the Culinary Arts Conference
Center and in 2012 for the North Hudson Campus Project, and in 2015 for the
state-of the art, award-winning Library Building.
The Director of Library
Technology reports to, and works with, the Dean of Libraries to implement and
maintain a wide variety of emerging student-centered technologies for the HCCC
Libraries. The Director will: promote technology use among staff and students
and provide assistance and training to bolster student success; will coordinate
technology-related initiatives within the College Libraries and facilitate the
training of staff members; will supervise and assign work to the Libraries’
Technology Associates.
Other responsibilities of the
Director include staying current with technology trends relevant to delivery of
research services, providing advice on future technologies to enhance library
services, and developing new modalities using technology to enhance
bibliographic instruction and information literacy. The Director will work with
HCCC’s team of librarians to coordinate effective use of existing and developing
library information systems as well as troubleshoot and provide support where
needed. The incumbent must learn new technology applications and deepen his/her
knowledge through professional development. The Director will be responsible to
create a variety of workshops for faculty, students and staff on technology and
related topics, and will serve as departmental liaison to an academic division.
The Director also manages access
to HCCC’s electronic resources, including website development and maintenance,
and serves as administrator for HCCC library systems including LibGuides,
Serials Solutions, EZproxy, and WordPress and act as co administrator of the college’s
Koha Integrated Library System.
Requirements: A Master’s Degree in Library Science from an
ALA-accredited university is required. A second subject masters or work toward
completing one is desirable. The
successful candidate should have experience managing support staff, along with
experience with database creation, web design, website maintenance, knowledge
of educational applications for mobile devices, experience with PC and Mac
platforms and software, and experience managing library electronic resources.
Prior experience with Ellucian or similar higher education software is preferred.
TO APPLY: Target date for applications is October 1, 2018. Send
letter of application (no more than 4 pages) that reflects how your experience
is a match to our posted requirements, current resume, and three references to:
E-mail: Resumes@hccc.edu with a copy to pnaik@hccc.edu
For additional information and
employment opportunities at HCCC, please visit: www.njherc.org,
www.higheredjobs.com and www.latinosinhighered.com. As a New
Jersey First Act Employer, new employees must establish a primary residence in
New Jersey within one year unless an exemption applies.
HCCC IS AN EEO/AA EMPLOYER
