Position Announcement: Notre Dame, Sys.Admin. (Laura Sill) ERCELAA@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu 26 Aug 1999 21:59 UTC
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 15:10:12 -0500 From: Laura Sill <Laura.A.Jenny.1@ND.EDU> Subject: POSITION AVAILABLE:Notre Dame, Systems Administrator University of Notre Dame Systems Administrator, Libraries University Libraries, Information Systems Department Position Level: 11 FLSA Status: Exempt Pay Range: $3509 - $5791 per month The University Libraries seek qualified candidates for the position of Systems Administrator to act as the primary technical resource for its new Ex Libris ALEPH 500 Integrated Library System (ILS). Position responsibilities include ensuring overall database integrity and successfully managing maintenance, project priorities, and development of the system. Working with the Systems Librarian and library staff, identifies and implements enhancements to system and upgrades to hardware and software in response to user needs. Serves as technical liaison for the Michiana Academic Library Consortium (MALC) Libraries (University of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, Bethel College, and Holy Cross College). Manages investigation, trouble-shooting and resolution of hardware and software problems to ensure reliable system availability. Designs, implements, and manages authorization and access control for the system and manages selection, acquisition, and installation of new equipment for the ILS. Serves as liaison to the campus Office of Information Technology for all system hardware and software problems. Supervises library systems staff positions. Designs needed custom reports and program enhancements to extend system functionality. Serves as a key member of various library teams involved in ALEPH development and customization. The preferred candidate will possess a bachelors's degree in a technology related field with significant demonstrated management/development experience with various operating systems (e.g. NT, UNIX) and internet protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, Z39.50). Must possess a solid working knowledge of HTML and of library standards (e.g. USMARC, NISO). Programming experience with SQL preferred. Must possess strong analytic, reasoning, and problem resolution skills and provide evidence of success in planning, innovation, project management and application of technology to meet user needs. Requires ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, vendors, and patrons in a variety of settings. Continued professional growth required. ENVIRONMENT: Our institutions (University of Notre Dame, St. Mary's College, Bethel College, Holy Cross College) comprise the Michiana Academic Library Consortium (MALC) in northern Indiana. These institutions recently migrated their online systems from NOTIS to Ex Libris ALEPH 500. The University of Notre Dame, which is the largest of the MALC institutions with approximately 75% of the total campus populations, is a national Catholic teaching and research university enriched with a diversified faculty. Serving 8,000 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students and over 800 faculty, the University Libraries is located in the Theodore M. Hesburgh Library, which houses the majority of the 2.3 million volumes, and seven branch libraries. For more information about our libraries, visit the library/ institution web sites at http://www.nd.edu/~ndlibs http://www.saintmarys.edu/TeachingResearch/Library/ http://www.bethel-in.edu/adm/ http://www.hcc-nd.edu/. Position offers competitive benefits and salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. For more information about benefits, visit the Human Resources web site at http://www.nd.edu/~hr/ . Search will continue until position filled. Interested applicants submit letter of application, resume and information on three professional references to: Sharon A. Veith Human Resource Generalist 221 Hesburgh Library Notre Dame, IN 46556 EOE/AA