Job Summary

Develop, implement, and maintain innovative and effective library tools and services. The specialist will have primary responsibility for the search and discovery applications that support student and faculty academic research, including the Primo VE discovery service and other tools.

Essential Functions

• Assist in improving the Libraries’ current search and discovery environment through development and implementation of discovery-related applications
• Resolve system errors
• Update discovery user interface (colors, images, new features, updates)
• Configure and monitor system jobs (data loads, batch updates)
• Provide technical support for search and discovery applications, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades
• Use Google Analytics and system tools to enhance discoverability of the Libraries’ content and services on the Web to increase rankings in both web-scale search engines and specific tools like Google Scholar
• Develop and maintain statistics and analytics reporting for library applications in support of library-wide quality improvement initiatives
• Serve as backup to LITS team members, supporting DUL software and hardware
• Enhance and extend discovery of Drexel research and researchers with solutions that link researcher profiles with citations of their research data and publications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent
• Computer Science, Library Information Science or related
• A minimum of 2 years experience
• Ability to work with different data structures, including, but not limited to XML, MARC, and Dublin Core
• Strong working knowledge of HTML, CSS
• Experience maintaining front-end services and tools
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Demonstrated success in working effectively both independently and within teams
• Evidence of flexibility and initiative working within a dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in an academic and/or library environment
• Familiarity with relational database design

Physical Demands

• Typically sitting at a desk/table
• Typically standing, walking
• Lifting demands up to 25lbs.

Job Location

University City – Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

This is a Temporary Full-Time, Non-exempt position, paid hourly on a bi-weekly basis, and is not qualified for benefits.

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.