Ball State University is inviting applications for a creative, resourceful professional for our open position as Digital Scholarship Strategist available July 1, 2017.

Major responsibilities:  Provide support for digital scholarship, digital publishing, scholarly communications, and digital repository solutions that support faculty and student research; create content, and maintain services, programs, assessment, and online solutions critical to research support in the University Libraries.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information science/management, MIS, MLIS or related field
• More than one year of experience with digital scholarship/humanities project management and utilization of digital tools in a research environment
• Knowledge of research methods and technical applications in a digital publishing or repository environment
• Strong technical, problem-solving and communication skills required
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, demonstrated ability to collaborate well with colleagues
• Effective oral and written communication skills; ability to work some evenings and/or weekends.

Preferred qualifications:

• 2nd Master’s degree or Ph.D. in related field
• Experience with text mining, data visualization applications, augmented reality, and/or data management; experience with research analysis technologies to support digital scholarship, learning, and scholarly publishing; experience with grant writing.

Apply on-line with the following documents:

1. Resume
2. cover letter
3. copies of transcripts (Original/Official transcripts will be required at time of hire.)

Review of applications will begin immediately and applications will be accepted through April 19, 2017