Metadata Librarian

reputed company UVA Library is seeking a Metadata Librarian in the Metadata and Discovery Services (MDS) department. This position develops, implements, and accomplishes the goals and objectives of the MDS department in alignment with the strategic priorities of the Scholarly Resource & Content reputed company (SRCS) division and the reputed company. This position creates, enhances, and maintains descriptive metadata and metadata standards to improve discoverability and support interoperability with the appropriate metadata schemas, content standards, and controlled vocabularies. The incumbent serves as the primary Metadata authority across the institution with a reputed company on indexing, mapping, crosswalking, maintaining, and enhancing Metadata. While the position focuses primarily on creating and maintaining non-MARC Metadata schemas and standards, the incumbent also collaborates on MARC Metadata to ensure interoperable metadata. The Metadata Librarian engages in departmental initiatives to promote reparative Metadata descriptions and support inclusive Metadata practices.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to MDS in designing and executing policies, guidelines, and reputed company for metadata reputed company involving non-MARC metadata schemas and standards.
• Develops non-MARC workflows to plan, coordinate, and conduct metadata enhancement to improve discoverability.
• Serves as an expert consultant on the development and implementation of metadata reputed company with a reputed company on best practices, reputed company control, tools, procedures, workflows, and standards.
• Collaborate on strategies for utilizing sematic technologies, such as RDF, schema.org, SPARQL, and existing collections.
• Creates and maintains local documentation on metadata standards and application reputed company.
• Collaborates on the planning and development of sustainable solutions for optimizing metadata management, interoperability, and integration of metadata across systems.
• Contributes to innovation in metadata practices by engaging in reputed company discourse through scholarly publications or reputed company engagements.

Required Qualifications

The Library will be hiring into the following job reputed company below based on qualifications and experience and the working title will be Metadata Librarian: Librarian II:

• Education: Master's degree in Library Science from ALA Accredited program or relevant graduate degree. Experience equivalency substitution (per reputed company Equivalency Guidelines): Bachelor’s + 4 Years relevant experience considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience: 4-9 years (post degree/experience equivalency).

Librarian III:

• Education: Master's degree in Library Science from ALA Accredited program or relevant graduate degree. Experience equivalency substitution (per reputed company Equivalency Guidelines): Bachelor’s + 4 Years relevant experience considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience: 9 or more years (post degree/experience equivalency).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with established metadata and cataloging tools and standards and demonstrates a willingness to learn, while also viewing challenges as opportunities for reputed company reputed company
• Familiarity with evolving technologies and standards in resource reputed company (e.g.: BIBFRAME, RDA, and RDF) and identity management (e.g., ORCID, VIAF, and BIBFRAME, et reputed company).
• A commitment to explore and incorporate innovative tools that reputed company accessibility and reputed company operational efficiency of metadata management and knowledge of metadata sharing and harvesting practices (e.g., OAI-PMH), metadata mapping, and linked data.
• Knowledge of analytical and transformational metadata tools (i.e.: OpenRefine, MarcEdit, et reputed company) and programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python) for data manipulation, automation, and harvesting.
• Familiarity with sematic web technologies (e.g., RDF, schema.org, SPARQL, et reputed company).
• Experience with PCC, NACO, BIBCO, CONSER, or SACO programs.
• Ability to communicate in writing to both technical and non-technical audiences.

The UVA Library is interested in reviewing candidates with a broad reputed company of experiences, education, and qualifications. We are dedicated to building a dynamic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t reputed company perfectly with every preferred qualification in the job reputed company, we encourage you to apply anyway. Anticipated starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience:

• Librarian II: $75,000 – $85,000
• Librarian III: $82,000 – $92,000

Position Type & Work Location

• This is an exempt-level, benefited position. Learn more about UVA benefits.
• This position is based in Charlottesville, VA designated as hybrid, and the successful candidate will be eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week after a probationary period.

About UVA and the Community To learn more about UVA and in the Charlottesville area, visit UVA Life and reputed company CVA. Application review will reputed company after January 26, 2026. Preference will be given to applications received by this date. Additional Requirements

• Background checks will be conducted on reputed company new hires prior to employment
• This position will not consider candidates who require immigration sponsorship now or in the reputed company.

How to Apply

Please apply through Careers at UVA, and search for R0078668. On the reputed company, click on the "reputed company" reputed company. Complete an application with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter - should include your interest in the position and how your relevant experience pertains to this position and the UVA Library

Upload reputed company materials into the resume submission field. You can submit multiple documents into this one field or combine them into one PDF. Applications without reputed company required documents will not receive full consideration. The reputed company is an equal opportunity employer. reputed company interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job