ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Professional Vacancy
UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
1400 WASHINGTON AVENUE, ALBANY, NEW YORK 12222

Budget Title:

Senior Programmer/ Analyst

Descriptive Title:

Integrated System Programmer

Department:

University Libraries

Item Number:

To be determined

Professional Rank
and Salary Range:

SL-4

Date to be filled:

As soon as possible

Brief description of duties:

Reporting to the Head of Library Systems, The University at Albany Libraries seek a service-oriented, creative, collaborative, and energetic individual to support the Libraries’ Ex Libris ALEPH 500 integrated library system.  Working in a team environment, the successful candidate will provide technical support for functional aspects of the system, including overseeing daily operations and services; installing and implementing module releases and system enhancements; writing custom scripts and SQL queries as required; developing and running batch jobs; creating, revising or performing data loads; extracting records and generating reports based on specific needs; interacting with other enterprise-wide systems; managing the ALEPH configuration tables; devising and documenting procedures; enhancing staff and user interfaces to the system; and providing training to library staff.  The incumbent is expected to maintain a broad and detailed mastery of ALEPH and other core library systems and applications, as well as operations of library functional units.  Finalists will be asked to submit official transcripts and to present on a specific topic to all library personnel.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Management Information Systems, or related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience; the degree must be from a college or university accredited by a U. S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization;  Minimum one year, full-time library work experience;  Experience with software applications needed to manage ALEPH environment, including UNIX command, structure, and system administration utilities, Oracle SQL, VI editor, Putty, SFTP, XML, etc.; Extensive knowledge of Perl / PHP programming, Unix shell script;  Demonstrated understanding of client / server infrastructure; Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills;  Strong oral/written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse  group of clients and staff of all levels of computer knowledge; Proven ability to prioritize tasks; to work both independently and as part of a team;  Capable of building consensus and communicating effectively with librarians and staff members to collaboratively design and offer innovative, integrated digital library services to our patrons.  Preferred qualifications:  Master’s degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited library / information science program; Knowledge and experience in large-scale library systems, preferably the Ex Libris ALEPH system;  Understanding of library operations and electronic resource management;  Familiarity with the MARC record format; Knowledge of Unicode and other library metadata standards, such as METS, MODS, EAD; Knowledge and / or experience with the following digital library technologies: OpenURL (Z39.88), Z39.50, SRU/W, metasearch, COinS, and unAPI;  Experience with Oracle relational databases and using SQL for data extraction and report generation; and, familiarity with Web 2.0 social networking technologies.

Special Notes:

SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA E-MAIL TO:  azrl@uamail.albany.edu  Please include the names, e-mail and street addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references in addition to your resume and cover letter referencing P08 # below, as well as, the URLs for two already existing pages or sites that demonstrate some degree of web scripting for which you were responsible.

Name and Address:

Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee
Library Personnel Officer
University Libraries
University at Albany
1400 Washington Avenue, LI 111
Albany, NY 12222

P08-13961
Item No:  TBD

Closing date for the receipt of applications:

Review of applications will begin on March 28, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.