The Baylor University Libraries seek to hire a full-time Metadata Librarian (Assistant or Associate Librarian). The Metadata Librarian creates, maintains, and enriches the metadata for Baylor’s digital, physical, and virtual collections. They serve in a critical role for making our collections discoverable and accessible using tools such as the library services platform (Alma), discovery service (Primo), and digital asset management systems (DSpace and Quartex). They work collaboratively with the personnel in special collections and the Digitization and Digital Preservation group in support of metadata needs and best practices for digital projects, publishing, and digital collection platforms and repositories. They bring and advocate for an inclusive, anti-racist, and anti-bias lens to the work of describing and creating access points to information resources, information platforms, algorithms, and systems. This is an academic professional position with faculty status that reports to the Assistant Director for the Cataloging and Metadata Unit in Library Collections Services.

The starting minimum salary for this position is $59,000, commensurate with experience. To learn more about the above position, the university library, and Baylor University, please look at the attached flyer or visit the appropriate URL: apply.interfolio.com/88611 or www.baylor.edu/hr/facultypositions. Applications should be received by July 29 for full consideration.