DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP LIBRARIAN

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a librarian to lead the development of digital initiatives and research data management projects that support scholarly communication across the university library. You will guide faculty, students, and staff in leveraging digital repositories, open data, digital exhibits, and scholarly impact tools.

Responsibilities include education on curation, description, indexing, and accessibility of digital scholarship, plus outreach to strengthen digital

Qualifications

• MLS from an ALA-accredited library school.
• MLIS degree with research emphasis (Math, Sciences, Data, GIS) preferred.
• Experience with data curation, GIS, and metadata is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of digital initiatives and research data management projects to support scholarly communication at UTRGV.
• Provide guidance to students, faculty, and staff in digital repositories, open data initiatives, digital exhibits, and scholarly impact tools.
• Educate and support tools for curation, description, indexing, and accessibility of digital scholarship.
• Perform outreach and instruction in using digital technologies to advance scholarship.
• Monitor and improve digital reformatting workflows, procedures, and best-practice design.

Skills

Excel

Spreadsheets

Presentation software

Education

Master's degree in Library Science (MLS)

MLIS or related field

Tools

Bepress

Dataverse

Dryad

Zenodo

Job description

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg: [phone]
Brownsville: [phone]
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: [e-mail]

Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: [e-mail]

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [phone] and/or [e-mail].

Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV9091

Working Title

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

Department

Department University Library

FTE

FTE 1

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Scope of Job

Leads the development of digital initiatives and research data management projects that support scholarly communication at UTRGV and explores new opportunities for the library’s support of faculty research.

Description of Duties

• Responsible for the development of digital initiatives and research data management projects that support scholarly communication at UTRGV .
• Provides guidance to students, faculty, and staff in working with digital repositories, open data initiatives, digital exhibits, and scholarly impact tools.
• Provides education and support for the use of tools specific to the curation, description, indexing, and accessibility of digital scholarship.
• Provides outreach and instruction to students, faculty, and staff in the use of digital technologies to advance scholarship.
• Monitors, evaluates and improves digital reformatting workflow, procedures and best practice design and documentation.
• Manages, tracks and reports on digital reformatting processes. Assigns work based on allocated resources, deadlines and special requests.
• Explores future initiatives related to digital scholarship such as digital humanities, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and protocol sharing.
• Assists with collection development for assigned selected areas.
• Maintains public-facing resources related to digital initiatives via the library website.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

Direct supervision of assigned staff.

Required Education

Master’s degree in Library Science ( MLS ) from American Library Association ( ALA ) accredited library school.

Preferred Education

Masters of Library & Information Sciences ( MLIS ) or related fields with research emphasis (Math, Sciences, Data, GIS ).

Licenses/Certifications

N/A

Required Experience

Experience working with Excel and spreadsheets. Experience with presentation software.

Preferred Experience

Experience with data curation, GIS , and metadata. Experience with current technologies and standards used in institutional repository systems and data systems such as bepress, Dataverse, Dryad, or Zenodo.

Equipment

Use of standard office equipment.

Working Conditions

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office environment; some travel and weekend work is required. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. UTRGV is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Other

Must have customer service skills. Successful organization, communication and interpersonal skills. Strong written and oral skills, including presentation and/or teaching skills. Ability to work with faculty and researchers.

Physical Capabilities

N/A

Employment Category

Employment Category Full-Time

Minimum Salary

Minimum Salary Commensurate with Experience

Posted Salary

Posted Salary Commensurate with Experience

Position Available Date

Position Available Date 08/07/2026

Grant Funded Position

Grant Funded Position No

EEO Statement

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment. We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Dear Applicant, Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential information from the documents you attach with your application. The confidential information includes the following: *Date of Birth *Social Security Number *Gender *Ethnicity/Race Please make sure that you omit this information prior to submission. We are advising that Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the department as per your submission. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [phone] and/or [e-mail].

Additional Information

UTRGV is a distributed location institution and working location is subject to change based on need.
All UTRGV employees are required to have a criminal background check (CBC). Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Substitutions to the above requirements must have prior approval from the VP of Human Resources.

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Are you now, or previously, employed by The University of Texas System or any of its institutions?
  • Yes - I currently am employed by the UT System or its institutions
  • Yes - I have previously been employed by the UT System or its institutions
  • No - I have never been employed by the UT System or its institutions
• Yes
• No
• * Please select your highest level of completed education.
  • 6th grade education
  • 10th grade education
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Associates Degree, Technical, or Trade School Degree/Certification or 60 Hours of College Hours
  • Bachelors Degree from an accredited university
  • Masters Degree from an accredited university
  • Ph. D. or other terminal degree from an accredited university
  • None of the above
• * Please provide the field of study for your education:

  (Open Ended Question)

• • * Do you meet the minimum requirements for this position?
    • Yes
    • No
  • * Please indicate the number of years of work experience you have directly related to the position in which you are applying for:
    • Less than 1 year
    • 1 year
    • 2 years
    • 3 years
    • 4 years
    • 5 years
    • 6 years
    • 7 years
    • 8 years
    • 9 years
    • 10 years
    • Over 10 years