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>Subject: job announcement -- still considering applicants
>Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 11:06:25 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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Non-Tenured Faculty Position Vacancy

TITLE: Librarian, Instructional Development Coordinator

LOCATION: Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH)

CATEGORY: Non-Tenured Faculty, Full-Time (12-Month Appointment)

SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Benefits available.

ENVIRONMENT: MITH is an interdisciplinary institute devoted to exploring
ways in which new technologies can be used in university research,
teaching, and community outreach. Funded in part by a National Endowment for 
the Humanities Challenge Grant, MITH is a joint venture of the College of Arts 
and Humanities, the University Libraries, and the Office of Information 
Technology. Engaging undergraduates as well as graduate students and faculty in
research, MITH plays a pioneering role in expanding humanities research
and education through a broad array of programs: summer institutes for 
teachers, resident fellowships for university faculty, networked associate 
fellowships for researchers and teachers around the world, colloquia, 
polyseminars, conferences, curriculum development and dynamic mentoring. 
Additional information about MITH can be found at: http://www.mith.umd.edu.

RESPONSIBILITIES: This position serves as the primary resource person to
teaching faculty in all phases of humanities technology use, from
conceptualizing options to designing programs to deploying them in the 
classroom. The Coordinator has general managerial oversight of the Instituteís 
facilities and its graduate and undergraduate student staff, reports to the 
MITH Director, and works closely with the Librariesí Electronic Text and 
Imaging Center (ETIC), the campus Center for Teaching Excellence, and the 
Office of Information Technologyís Instructional Technology Group.

QUALIFICATIONS: Required: Graduate degree in the Humanities, Library
Science, Education, or other related field. Demonstrated working
knowledge of HTML, SGML and XML encoding, particularly the Text Encoding 
Initiative (TEI). Familiarity with a variety of operating systems (e.g. UNIX, 
MAC, Windows, Linux). Expertise in using state of the art software. Experience 
in the production, storage, and retrieval of archival quality images.
Experience with collaborative project development. Demonstrated
excellent oral, written, and organizational skills. Preferred: Instructional
design, curriculum development, database management, teaching, multimedia 
and/or graphics experience. Experience in coding and scripting languages (e.g., 
C, C+, Java, JavaScript, and Perl) would also be desirable.

APPLICATIONS: For full consideration, submit a cover letter, a resume
and names/addresses of three references by August 21, 2000.*** 
Applications accepted until the position is filled.
 
        Ray Foster, Library Personnel, 
        Room #4105, McKeldin Library, 
        University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7011. 

Fax:(301)314-9960. 

Librariesí Web Address: http://www.lib.umd.edu/UMCP

EEO/AA

***Still considering applicants.