Yale University seeks a Project Manager (PM) who will be responsible for coordination and completion of projects for Digital Scholarship Services (DSS) in the Yale University Library. This position will oversee all aspects of digital scholarship project management by setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring and summarizing progress of projects. The PM will prepare reports for upper management regarding status of projects and be familiar with a variety of digital scholarship concepts, practices, and procedures. Relying on experience and judgment, the PM will plan and accomplish goals by performing a variety of tasks across a spectrum of technologies and digital services. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Reports to the Director of Digital Scholarship Services.
Essential duties:
- Helps define, assess, execute and complete Digital Scholarship Services projects.
- Serving as team lead, coordinates activities among team of librarians, data specialists, developers, and other experts.
- Plans, tracks, and communicates resources, tasks, and processes for DSS.
- Participates in development, maintenance, and day-to-day oversight of projects in support of digital scholarship services.
- Collaborates with the Library IT and central ITS to ensure that appropriate hardware, software, and licensing support are available for DSS initiatives.
- Works with Assessment Librarian and DSS staff to document and share project metrics and progress.
- Keeps up to date on trends related to digital scholarship, research data, web publishing, educational technology, digital humanities, scholarly communication, digital collections, workflow design, open access policy, repositories and metadata, assessment and digital preservation.
Required Education, Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree and four years of experience in the field or in a related area.
- Familiarity with a variety of digital scholarship concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Demonstrated project management expertise and familiarity with Project Management software.
- Ability to operate within a complex work environment, working both independently and within a team setting.
- Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and mobilize a team around shared goals.
Preferred Education, Skills and Experience: Master’s degree in Library and Information Science.
How to Apply: include the following in your online application:
- cover letter
- resume
- names and contact information of three professional references
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
Full position posting and application details
Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.