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Wednesday, February 25, 2015

[LIBJOBS] Curriculum Technology Support Developer Position at Simmons College SLIS - Boston, MA

Hi everyone,

Hope you are all doing well.

We have a full-time staff position open at the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Simmons College in Boston, MA.

It is a Curriculum Technology Support Developer and is part of the SLIS Technology team.

Description:
This position provides curricular technology support for the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), including discipline­ specific web apps and tools required by the online and face­-to-­face SLIS programs. Support includes collaborating with SLIS faculty on their pedagogical technology needs and assisting with the development of high­touch, experiential, teaching and learning activities.

Experience:
Master's degree in Library and Information Science, Information Technology/Systems, Archives, or related field highly preferred. Minimum of three years' experience required.

Required Technology Experience:
➢ Installation of open source software and packages on a variety of operating systems, specifically Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Mac OS X Server, for example updating MediaWiki and Wordpress MU for SLIS community usage
➢ Web application development in support of community needs, for example, using PHP/MySQL, Java, JavaScript, etc. for faculty and students in SLIS Database Management classes
➢ Support for web applications, including Apache, Tomcat, and others, for example, supporting and expanding the SLIS Digital Curriculum Lab (DCL): http://gslis.simmons.edu/dcl
➢ Server administration with a clear understanding and preferable usage within a client­server architecture, for example, supporting virtual sandbox servers for SLIS faculty and students

Highly Preferred Technology Experience:
➢ Use of Drupal as a web building framework, for example, SLIS Digital Curriculum Lab
➢ Learning management systems, preferably Moodle back­end administration, for example, supporting SLIS Continuing Education online courses
➢ Familiarity with LIS and Archives digital asset management systems, the LIS and Archives
educational environment, and/or the needs of LIS and Archives faculty and students who are primary

The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and communication skills ­ both verbal and written, be creative and a problem ­solver, and will be comfortable taking initiative on assigned and new projects. The candidate will have a demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

If you are interested in applying, please do so at this web page.

If you have any questions about the position, please contact me directly at linnea@simmons.edu.

Please feel free to forward to colleagues as appropriate.

Thanks in advance.

Best,

Linnea Johnson

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Linnea Johnson '15MBA, '04LS 
Manager of Technology | Adjunct Faculty
School of Library and Information Science 
Simmons College | 300 The Fenway | Boston, MA 02115 
office 617.521.2834 | fax 617.521.3192

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