Posting Summary:
We envision the library, beyond walls, as heart and soul for the exchange of thoughts and ideas that inform a smarter, healthier, and more equitable world enlightened by history, leadership, and innovation.

This position is responsible for coordinating the Gottesman Libraries' online presence and providing expertise for the migration, integration, and design of user-facing library systems and applications that support academic research. We are especially interested in candidates who, through experience and/or service, will contribute to the diversity and advancement of the College community.

Job Summary/Basic Function:
This position is responsible for coordinating the Gottesman Libraries' online presence and providing expertise for the migration, integration, and design of user-facing library systems and applications that support academic research. We are especially interested in candidates who, through experience and/or service, will contribute to the diversity and advancement of the College community.

The incumbent assists in developing user assessments and usability studies; analyze usage statistics and usability results; and provide reports and other information as needed to help with planning across Gottesman’s web presence. The Web Services Librarian and Liaison is a technologically proficient and experienced, collegial professional who works with the Research, Special Collections, Technical Services’, and Administrative librarians; coordinates with Teachers College Information Technology to ensure best practices, accessibility needs, and standards; and reports to the Manager of Operations (Library).

Minimum Qualifications:
-- Master's in Library Science (MLS), Master's in Library Information Studies (MLIS), or closely related discipline from an ALA-accredited institution

-- Experience in website design, application of web accessibility standards, content management system support, XHTML, HTML, CSS, and text and image editing software

-- Current knowledge of web and digital content technologies, and standards of interoperability, usability, and accessibility for the web

-- Experience with designing and/or running user experience testing

-- Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience, work creatively, collaboratively, and effectively as a team member, and establish cooperative working relationships with colleagues

-- Ability to provide effective user support services including consulting, training, and documentation

-- 3-5 years of experience with portfolio of projects

Preferred Qualifications:
-- Experience in an academic or research library

-- Experience with assessment tools and techniques

Submit specified application materials to hr@tc.columbia.edu.