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Assistant Director, Library Labs & Technology Spaces
 University of Rhode Island | |
 United States, Rhode Island, Kingston | |
 Nov 14, 2026 | |
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Assistant Director, Library Labs & Technology Spaces
Posting Number: SF02251 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 Department: Library Tech Spaces Campus Location: Kingston 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. Posting Date: 11/13/2026 To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/17334 je-566c210c469249f0bfd3081a855f0162 | |