Maryville University, one of the top five fastest growing private higher education institutions, located in the western suburbs of St. Louis, is seeking a dynamic UX and Emerging Technologies Strategist. This innovative position reports to the Director of the Library within the Division of Student Success. The successful candidate must be committed to fostering a culturally diverse atmosphere for faculty, staff, and students.
• Conduct in depth User Experience (UX) testing for library resources and services • Actively seek out new technologies to support library and University values • Evaluate potential applications of Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality across academic resource environments • Work with the library team, faculty and staff to develop and expand online services and learning • Design and deploy innovative applications for LibGuides, the library’s website management system • Coordinate the increasing automation of library services • Participate in efforts to enhance and transform physical and virtual spaces based on user focused service model • Actively serve as the library representative in the University Apple iPad initiative (Digital World) • Work with faculty to develop critical thinking projects and initiatives among the student population • Aid in the development of web-based library instruction material • Provide troubleshooting and usage analytics for library databases and website • Through the development of collaborative and cross-functional relationships, help to express the University’s core values and their relation to the library • Serve as library liaison for assigned departments and academic programs across the University • Participate in library-wide initiatives such as collection management, assessment, and strategic planning • Provide reference, user education, and research services as needed • Supervise the work of student employees as needed ---- Brought to you by code4lib jobs: https://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/27959-user-experience-and-emerging-technologies-strategist
