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Position Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Fri Sep 26 21:40:44 1997
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 1997 11:32:58 -0500
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From: Kathy_M_Hotz@ferris.edu
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Dean of Library & Instructional Services (LIS)
Responsibilities:
The Dean of the LIS reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and
is a member of the Deans Council. S/he has administrative responsibility
for library-wide planning and policy direction as well as centralized
library services such as budget, personnel, systems development, archives,
information services and fund raising initiatives. The Dean play a
university-wide leadership role in the development and implementation of
information access and in integrating emerging technologies and electronic
resources with traditional library collections and services. S/he will
help plan and oversee the construction and development of FLITE, a new
highly-digitalized, technolgically-advanced university library facility.
Qualifications:
REQUIRED: A master's degree in library/information sciences from an ALA
accredited program. Five years progressively responsible administrative
experience in an academic library which includes successful personnel,
budget and resource planning, and management experience. Demonstrate
effective organizational, interpersonal, and oral and written communication
skills. The candidate must also demonstrate the ability to develop and
maintain positive relationships with a culturally diverse staff and student
body.
PREFERRED: Advanced subject degree; PhD highly desirable. One or more
years of experiences as a public or technical services librarian.
Demonsrate understanding of and a commitment to resource
sharing/networking, library automation, new information technologies, and
faculty and staff development. Successful grant acquisition and
administration. Experience is a work environment which includes collective
bargaining.
Salary:
Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience and
qualificiations.
Applications:
Apply with letter addressing qualifications as related to the
responsibilities of the position, curriculum vitae and the names of three
references from supervisors or colleagues. Please include their current
addresses and telephone numbers with your application. Transcripts will be
required for candidates invited to interview at FSU. Nominations may be
sent to the Chair.
Apply to: Isabel J. Barnes, Chair
LIS Search Committee
Ferris State University
200 Ferris Drive, VFS 200-B
Big Rapids, MI 49307
Application Deadline:
Review of applciations will begin 10/15/97 and conclude when a qualified
candidate is chosen, or 11/14/97, whichever is sooner. The preferred
starting date is 1/15/98, unless otherwise negotiated.
* * Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer * *
