Deadline
May 13, 2027
Closing in 179 days
Location
N/A
United States
Employment
Permanent
Full time
Reference
N/A
Posted
Nov 14, 2026
Offered salary$75,000 - $85,000
About the role
University Of Rhode Island Applicant Portal | Assistant Director, Library Labs & Technology Spaces
Assistant Director, Library Labs & Technology Spaces
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(#2) Resume.
Note: References will be upon request by the search committee.
Posting Details
Position Information| Posting Number | SF02251 |
|---|---|
| Job Title | Assistant Director, Library Labs & Technology Spaces |
| Position Number | 109092 |
| FTE | 1.00 |
| FLSA | Exempt |
| Position Type | Professional Staff |
| Union | PSA/NEA - Professional Staff Assoc |
| Pay Grade Level | Grade Level: 12 |
| Pay Grade Range | Hiring Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 |
| Status | Calendar Year, Full-time, Permanent |
| Department | Library Tech Spaces |
|---|---|
| Contact(s) | Please note: Job applications must be submitted directly online only at: (https://jobs.uri.edu) |
| Contact Phone/Extension | |
| Contact Email | |
| Physical Demands | |
| Campus Location | Kingston |
| Grant Funded | No |
| Extension Contingency Notes | |
| Job Description Summary |
Search will be open until filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by 12/09/2026. Applications received after 12/09/2026 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State’s flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE POSITION IS IN-PERSON POSITION SUMMARY: Serve as an operational lead for the URI Library Innovation Labs. Manage day-to-day operations.Develop and support academic, experiential-learning, and formal and informal programming that helps students use media and emerging technologies to complete projects, develop digital communication skills, and create portfolio-ready work. Collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and University partners to integrate Media Studios resources into courses, student projects, outreach initiatives, and interdisciplinary programming. Coordinate assigned Library Innovation Labs functions in areas including student staffing and training, assessment and reporting, communications, digital engagement, equipment lending, and collaborative programming.Support strategic initiatives and partnerships that advance the academic and experiential-learning mission of the University Libraries. |
| Duties and Responsibilities |
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Manage day-to-day operations, space scheduling, instructional support, equipment access, open-studio activities, and the continued development of the Media Studios, including the XR Lab and Audio Media Lab. • Collaborate with MakerSpace and Launch Lab staff on cross-training and shared student projects that integrate virtual/extended reality, digital media, and related technologies into entrepreneurship initiatives, prototyping, and interdisciplinary programming.• Partner with faculty and academic departments to integrate Media Studios technologies, instruction, and project-based assignments into undergraduate and graduate courses. • Plan, develop, and facilitate workshops, orientations, and demonstrations that connect media-production skills (photography, videography, podcasting, livestreaming) with academic, professional, and personal applications. • Provide consultation hours and project support, assisting students, faculty, staff, and University partners with project planning, technology selection, and media-production workflows. • Develop learning pathways and instructional resources (training manuals, tutorials, equipment guides, production templates) to help students. • Recruit, train, supervise, schedule, mentor, and evaluate graduate and undergraduate student employees, interns, peer mentors, and volunteers assigned to Media Studios programs. • Serve as a liaison between the Director and student employees across the Media Studios, MakerSpace, and Launch Lab regarding assigned staffing functions, onboarding, scheduling, and professional development. • Manage the Media Studios equipment-lending program, including inventory, circulation procedures, user documentation, equipment condition, and maintenance coordination. • Monitor and coordinate technical infrastructure, software licenses, warranties, vendor relationships, and supplies necessary for daily operations. • Identify resource and technology needs, monitor emerging media trends, and recommend equipment, software, and service improvements based on student needs and university objectives. • Collect, compile, and analyze program data (space usage, equipment lending, workshop participation, partnerships) to evaluate services and recommend operational improvements. • Coordinate assigned student-centered media initiatives and serve as project lead for assigned Cyber Lab virtual-campus activities, content development, and international collaborations. • Assist the MakerSpace and Launch Lab with communications, promotional content, and shared initiatives, while maintaining relationships across campus to expand awareness of Innovation Labs programs. • Maintain knowledge of applicable University policies (accessibility, copyright, privacy, procurement) and work occasional evenings/weekends as required for special events and programming. OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Host visits, tours, and presentations for prospective students, faculty, alumni, and guests, and support grant proposals/fundraising by providing program data, project examples, and media assets. • Participate in University Libraries and Library Innovation Labs planning, assessment, staff development, committee work, and strategic initiatives. • Provide operational and programmatic support to other Library Innovation Labs spaces and initiatives as assigned. • Other duties as assigned. LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT: Photography, videography, podcasting, audio-production, livestreaming, virtual and extended reality, lighting, and related media-production equipment; computers, mobile devices, digital-display systems, media-storage systems, equipment-circulation systems, and related instructional technologies; Adobe Creative Cloud and related media-production software; website content-management systems; graphic-design and presentation platforms; booking, circulation, social-media, survey, database, spreadsheet, and productivity applications. |
| Required Qualifications |
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: 1. Bachelor’s degree. 2. Minimum five years of professional experience in higher education, educational technology, media production, digital communications, experiential learning, academic programming, program administration, or a related area. 3.. Demonstrated experience supervising, training, mentoring, scheduling, and/or evaluating undergraduate or graduate student employees, interns, peer educators, volunteers, or comparable personnel. 4. Demonstrated experience developing and administering student-centered programs, workshops, training initiatives, events, or project-based experiential-learning opportunities. 5. Demonstrated proficiency with multiple forms of media production or emerging technology, such as photography, videography, podcasting, audio production, livestreaming, digital storytelling, virtual reality, extended reality, or related technologies. 6. Ability to collaborate with university partners to integrate technology, media production, or project-based learning into educational activities. 7. Ability to manage or coordinate technology-rich learning spaces, production facilities, equipment inventories, equipment-lending programs, or comparable operational systems. 8. Ability to support organizational digital communications (via websites, social media, or digital signage) and ability to collect, evaluate, and report participation, usage, or operational data. 9. Demonstrated project-management experience and the ability to coordinate multiple programs, projects, partnerships, deadlines, and operational priorities simultaneously. 10. Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and presentation skills, with strong attention to detail, organizational ability, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently. 11. Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies, assist others in learning them effectively, and work effectively with diverse groups and populations. |
| Preferred Qualifications |
PREFERRED: 1. Master’s degree in library science, education, communications, media, educational technology, higher education, business, or a related field. 2. Demonstrated experience working in a university, college, academic library, innovation center, media lab, makerspace, entrepreneurship center, or comparable interdisciplinary experiential-learning environment. 3. Demonstrated experience developing, administering, or teaching credit-bearing courses, internships, independent studies, or other structured experiential-learning opportunities. 4. Demonstrated experience developing peer-education, train-the-trainer, student internship, fellowship, or student production-team models. 5. Demonstrated evidence of success developing, expanding, or improving a media, technology, or experiential-learning program, as shown through participation growth, partnerships, completed projects, or assessment data. 6. Experience developing interdisciplinary partnerships involving faculty, academic departments, administrative units, external organizations, or community partners. 7. Experience coordinating recurring media programs (podcasts, video series, livestreams) or working with immersive-learning environments, virtual-campus platforms, professional media production suites, and data-visualization platforms. 8. Experience assisting with budgeting, procurement, vendor management, technology purchasing, or equipment-replacement planning. 9. Experience supporting grant proposals, fundraising initiatives, donor engagement, sponsorships, or external partnership development. 10. Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply institutional policies, plans, objectives, rules, and regulations and communicate them effectively to others. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ EEO Statement: URI is unwavering in its commitment to equal opportunity, community, equity, and diversity. In furtherance of its mission to serve and support all learners as the state’s public flagship university, URI continues to expand efforts to recruit and retain a broadly representative workforce as well as to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of those efforts. All employment decisions, including hiring, are made without regard to protected status. Qualified individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation by contacting the URI benefits office at 401-874-2416. For TTY assistance, contact R.I. Relay Services at 711. |
| Environmental Conditions |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS: This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. The position may require moving, configuring, demonstrating, and maintaining media-production equipment and working in studio, classroom, event, and public-programming environments. |
| Posting Date | 11/13/2026 |
| Closing Date | |
| Special Instructions to Applicants |
Please attach the following 2 (PDF) documents to your online Employment Application: (#1) Cover letter. (#2) Resume. Note: References will be upon request by the search committee. |
| Quicklink for Posting | https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/17313 |
Applicant Documents
Required Documents- Cover Letter/Letter of Application
- Resume
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?
- Yes
- No
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Do you have a minimum of five years of professional experience in higher education, educational technology, media production, digital communications, experiential learning, academic programming, program administration, or a related area?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have demonstrated experience supervising, training, mentoring, scheduling, and/or evaluating undergraduate or graduate student employees, interns, peer educators, volunteers, or comparable personnel?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have demonstrated experience developing and administering student-centered programs, workshops, training initiatives, events, or project-based experiential-learning opportunities?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have demonstrated proficiency with multiple forms of media production or emerging technology, such as photography, videography, podcasting, audio production, livestreaming, digital storytelling, virtual reality, extended reality, or related technologies?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have ability to collaborate with university partners to integrate technology, media production, or project-based learning into educational activities?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have ability to manage or coordinate technology-rich learning spaces, production facilities, equipment inventories, equipment-lending programs, or comparable operational systems?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have ability to support organizational digital communications (via websites, social media, or digital signage) and ability to collect, evaluate, and report participation, usage, or operational data?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have demonstrated project-management experience and the ability to coordinate multiple programs, projects, partnerships, deadlines, and operational priorities simultaneously?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication and presentation skills, with strong attention to detail, organizational ability, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently?
- Yes
- No
- *
Do you have demonstrated ability to learn and apply new technologies, assist others in learning them effectively, and work effectively with diverse groups and populations?
- Yes
- No
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Are you a URI employee currently in a position covered by the PSA Union? (You will not be disqualified for answering "No")
- Yes
- No
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