User Experience and Emerging Technologies Strategist

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

Work Hours: 

• 40 hours per week. The University Library is open from 7 am – midnight, Monday through Friday and 9 am – 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday. Variable hours as required with the ability to be flexible.

 Special Instructions to Applicants:

•  An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background screening.
• Maryville University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender, genetic information, marital status, national origin, race/color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other status protected by law. This extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruiting, hiring, training, on-the-job treatment, promotion, layoff and termination.