JOB VACANCY UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY ALBANY, NEW YORK WEB APPLICATION AND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER POSITION: Web Application and Database Development Manager RESPONSIBILITIES: The University at Albany Libraries seeks a Web Application and Database Development Manager (SL-4) reporting to the Head of Library Systems. The successful candidate will develop and support web projects that enhance access to electronic resources via the Libraries' Web Site and online catalog. Library Systems supports Unix and Windows servers, as well as 500 PCs, the ALEPH library management system (Unix), web servers (Windows/IIS 5+ and SQL Server 2000 with Active Server Pages), proxy servers (Windows/EZProxy), electronic reserves (Windows/ ERes), Interlibrary Loan (Windows/ILLIAD), bindery (Windows/LARS), and a number of administrative applications. The department provides training and assistance to staff. QUALIFICATIONS: Required: Bachelors degree including at least 12 hours of computer science Demonstrated ability to program using Visual Basic and VBScript, generate dynamic Web pages using ASP, create and maintain Windows applications, design and create a SQL database using Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle, develop web pages driven by a SQL database, program in XHTML, CSS, XML, and XSL Excellent communication skills Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to teach and assist users at all levels of computer knowledge in a supportive manner Willingness to learn new skills A demonstrated ability to work with culturally diverse people. Preferred: Experience maintaining a public web site, administering Microsoft IIS, programming with Visual Studio, developing .NET applications, programming in Perl, incorporating Javascript into web pages Experience with library systems at an academic or special library Familiarity with library operations TERMS & BENEFITS: Sick leave and annual leave @ 1.25 days each per month; health, vision, dental, disability and life insurance. TIAA/CREF or New York State Teachers Retirement available (employee contribution rate = 3%). SUBMIT APPLICATIONS VIA E-MAIL TO: azrl@uamail.albany.edu (Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee,Library Personnel Officer, University at Albany Libraries - LI 111, University at Albany, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York.) DEADLINE - The deadline for receipt of applications is November 1, 2004. Please include your college transcripts, the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references we can contact. THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, SUNY AND THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Albany's University Libraries are among the top 100 research libraries in the United States. They are a highly valued partner in teaching and research at the University, serve a campus community of 17,000 full-time and part-time students and 2,300 faculty and staff and a broader regional, national and international community. The Libraries employ a dynamic and knowledgeable staff of 140 FTE and 200 part-time student assistants to provide excellent services to a campus community that makes heavy demands on these services. Collections total 2 million cataloged volumes and the Libraries offer a full spectrum of resources, from rare books and manuscripts to an array of electronic resources. Librarians work closely with teaching faculty to offer an extensive program of user education and information literacy instruction. The University Library on the main campus is a large 175,000 square feet, 4 story building providing seats for 1,660. It is open 109 hours a week. It contains several fully-networked library classrooms and laboratories, a 60 seat computer user room, a large networked reference area, and an interactive media center. The Thomas E. Dewey Graduate Library for Public Affairs and Policy on the Rockefeller College campus serves the graduate schools of Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Social Welfare and Information Science and Policy. The New Library, opened in September 1999, on the main campus adds 143,000 net square feet of space to the University Libraries and houses a technologically advanced, 400,000 volume science library, the M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, and the Library's Preservation Department. The University Libraries are fully automated. Minerva, the University Libraries' new Web-based catalog, contains information on all cataloged holdings and is Internet accessible. The Libraries provide an extensive array of electronic and networked resources and Web-accessible services. They are members of the Association of Research Libraries and the Center for Research Libraries. Additional information about the University at Albany Libraries is available on their award-winning homepage accessible at: http://www.library.albany.edu. THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER Anna Z. Radkowski-Lee Library Personnel Officer University Libraries - LI 111 University at Albany 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222 (518) 442-3574
