[Eril-l] Metadata and Linked Data Strategist Position Available at Project MUSE

[Melanie Schaffner]

Project MUSE has an exciting new job opportunity for an individual with deep knowledge of metadata standards, strategy, and management. The position is located in our offices at the Johns Hopkins University Press in Baltimore, MD. All applications must be placed via the Johns Hopkins University's JHU Jobs platform, where you will find the complete position announcement at https://jobs.jhu.edu/jhujobs/jobview.cfm?reqId=314808&postId=15405.

General Description

Project MUSE is a division of The Johns Hopkins University Press. Founded in 1878, the Press is the oldest continuously operating university press in the United States as well as one of the largest. The Press is a leader in scholarly book, journal, and digital publishing.

Project MUSE is a multi-million dollar electronic database of academic books and journals in the humanities and social sciences. We produce content from over 260 academic publishers, including more than 600 academic journals and 40,000 front-list and back-list monographs. We recently received a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation to expand our open access offerings.

The Metadata & Linked Data Strategist:

*         Is Project MUSE's metadata expert and is responsible for assessing, developing, and documenting internal policies for metadata creation, application, and maintenance.

*         Participates in large-scale research and development projects related to metadata discovery, interoperability, and identity management, including the development of a linked data environment and of descriptive metadata standards throughout MUSE.

*         Ensures compliance with evolving national and international metadata standards.

*         Oversees relationships between Project MUSE and discovery services to ensure that metadata delivery is efficient and accurate.

*         Acts as technical liaison between linking partners and Project MUSE.

*         Works closely with technical staff and ebooks coordinator to develop an effective workflow for ingesting, tracking, and delivering metadata.

*         Serves as consultant to other divisions of the JHUP about metadata

*         Fosters collaborative efforts related to metadata between Project MUSE and other JHUP divisions.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

*         Master's degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent

*         3-5 years of progressive experience with metadata projects

*         Practical experience managing all aspects of metadata creation for digital content, including selecting, implementing, and documenting metadata standards, overseeing quality control, and mapping between datasets

*         Demonstrated experience with current cataloging procedures and principles as defined in RDA and AACR2, and the MARC bibliographic, holdings, and authorities formats

*         Demonstrable knowledge of and ability to apply metadata standards (including MODS, Dublin Core, EAD, METS, OAI, TEI, and relevant thesauri and/or ontologies, as required by special projects) as well as the ability to implement and analyze these standards

*         Familiarity with machine actionable languages, such as XML and RDF

*         Familiarity with linked data principles and standards

Other desired skills include:

*         Excellent analytical and problem solving skills combined with capacity for complex, detail oriented work

*         High level computer competency kept up to date through continuous learning

*         Excellent oral and written communication skills

*         Ability to work independently, as a team member, and across organizational boundaries in a fast-paced environment

*         Flexibility to be organized, productive, and effective in a dynamic environment, while participating in variety of simultaneous projects

For complete details on the position and to apply, please see the job posting on JHU Jobs at https://jobs.jhu.edu/jhujobs/jobview.cfm?reqId=314808&postId=15405.


Melanie Schaffner
Director, Sales & Marketing
Project MUSE
2715 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
mbs at press.jhu.edu<mailto:mbs at press.jhu.edu>
p 410-516-3846
f 410-516-8805

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