Library Web Developer & Technologies Specialist

Date Posted:07/13/2023

Req ID:32761

Faculty/Division:UofT Mississauga

Department:UTM: Library

Campus:University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)

Position Number:00035494

Description:

About us:

The University’s second largest division, U of T Mississauga (UTM) has 17 academic departments and offers 156 programs in 92 areas of study. Home to over 15,000 students and over 1,000 faculty and staff, the campus houses the Mississauga Academy of Medicine, Centre for Medicinal Chemistry and Institute for Management and Innovation. With its distinctive interdisciplinary programs such as forensic sciences and biomedical communications, UTM offers a broad array of continuing education programs and professional masters programs. Established in 1967, the campus features award-winning architecture, robust community partnerships and a dynamic student environment set amongst 225 acres along the Credit River in Mississauga.

The University of Toronto Libraries (UTL) system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked among the top-10 research libraries in North America. The system consists of 40 libraries located on three University campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough that together provide access to more than 12 million print volumes, millions of electronic resources in various formats, and almost 30,000 linear metres of archival materials. The Libraries’ data centre houses more than 200 servers with a storage capacity of 1.5 petabytes.

The U of T Mississauga Library (UTM Library), located in the award-winning Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre (HMALC), is a leading, world-class Library committed to providing students with an open and collaborative environment – one that embeds rich information and technology resources, integrates expert services into a dynamic and imaginative experience, and inspires and facilitates learning. The UTM Library offers inspiring study and research spaces, a dedicated team of Librarians and Library staff, and a suite of public, instruction and research support services that support faculty, staff and students.

Your opportunity:

The UTM Library offers a dynamic and professional environment that fosters a culture built on respect, accountability, teamwork, and a shared commitment to customer service. This position will collaborate extensively with various Library units in offering innovative and comprehensive solutions for a variety of Library initiatives. Our core mission is to support the learning, teaching and research needs of all UTM undergraduate and graduate programs.

Reporting to the Library Technologies & Liaison Librarian, the Library Web Developer & Technologies Specialist is responsible for providing technical expertise, systems support, and original programming in the areas of website development, website design and digital scholarship project support by investigating, testing, implementing, maintaining, updating, and documenting web-based applications and server-side solutions. The incumbent will also be responsible for the testing, setup, and maintenance of various computer hardware and peripherals, doing demonstrations, and answering questions from library patrons. In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for setting up and maintaining various development environments for iOS and Android app development, development workstations for video game development, including augmented and virtual reality, and setting up and maintaining various audio and video equipment and various computer hardware and software relating to digitization. The incumbent also supports library specific technologies such as self-checkout systems, library management systems, and technology that is available to patrons in the library technology lending program.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting needs assessments to determine end-user technical requirements and liaising with IT services staff at UTM and St. George to determine if needs can be met
• Building and maintaining websites including website development and design, and Drupal development and theming, to support the Library's website and a wide range of digital projects
• Writing complex technical code for internal systems, databases, and web-based applications
• Configuring system applications according to needs, including maintaining and updating Drupal infrastructure, and providing LAMP/UNIX and Drupal CMS administration
• Troubleshooting and providing support for peripheral set-up and maintenance with equipment such as 3D printers, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
• Responding to end-user service requests in a timely fashion, including setup and maintenance of various audio and video equipment
• Applying established standards when deploying software and hardware including setting up and maintaining development environments for iOS and Android app development, video game development workstations, and computers for augmented and virtual reality
• Providing detailed explanation on computing procedures, including providing demonstrations and answering questions from library patrons

Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum four (4) years of related work experience which includes at least two (2) years of experience performing web development.
• Demonstrated skills with website programming and development including web database communication technologies (e.g., XML, CSS, MySQL, JSON).
• Familiarity with website accessibility specifications (e.g., WAI-ARIA, WCAG).
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop good working relations among project teams, staff, clients, peers and vendors.
• Ability to lift/move desktop and server computer equipment as well as network equipment and printers; some level of manual dexterity required for hardware repair; and, ability to install equipment safely and efficiently.
• Strong time management skills with ability to handle and prioritize a high volume of demands and work under pressure.
• Experience with open-source project contribution, versioning, and code management systems (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket, Git, or Subversion).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including an ability to explain complex technology to non-technical users.
• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Experience with programming in at least one major programming language (e.g., PHP, JavaScript, Python, Ruby).
• Experience working with web content or digital asset management frameworks (e.g., Drupal, Omeka, WordPress, or Joomla).

Assets (Nonessential):

• Knowledge of library specific technologies such as library management systems (e.g., Ex Libris Alma or a comparable library system), self-checkout systems, or library-specific technology lending.
• Familiarity with interactive technologies such as green screen, 360-degree video, AR/VR, gaming development, or 3D printing.
• Experience working in an academic environment.
• Knowledge of project coordination and methodologies (e.g., familiarity with Kanban, Agile, etc.).

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Team player
• Multi-tasker
• Communicator
• Adaptable
• Accountable
• Problem solver

Closing Date:08/08/2023, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group:USW

Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing

Schedule:Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

USW Pay Band 12 -- $71,842 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $91,875. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category:Library Services

Recruiter:Veniesha Rochester

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building aculture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectivelyaddress and serve the interests of our global community. Westrongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples,Black and racialized persons, women, persons withdisabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities.We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment toequity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverseperspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential tostrengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please seehttp://uoft.me/UP.

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please [email protected].