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Position Announcement; Science Ref. Libn.; Hunter College (NY)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Thu Oct 15 20:02:42 1998
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 14:51:33 -0500
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From: Danise Hoover <dhoover@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu>
Subject: Science Reference Librarian
Please excuse duplication. This posting is being sent to several lists.
HUNTER COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
SCIENCE/REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
Instructor or Assistant Professor
SEARCH CONTINUED
Responsibilities: Under direction of Head of Reference, participate in
general and specialized reference service, online searching, generalized
and specialized instruction, and collection development; serve as faculty
liaison with departments of Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics,
and Physics; assist patrons in use of OPAC, CD-ROM's, online services,
and the Internet/WWW; develop instructional publications in various
formats. Qualifications: Required: M.L.S., or its equivalent from an
ALA-accredited library school, plus Bachelor's or additional Master's
degree in one of the sciences, or equivalent experience (Doctorate or
additional masters degree required for rank of Assistant Professor and
for tenure). Highly desirable: experience in academic science reference,
electronic resources, online searching, bibliographic instruction, and
collection development; excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
ability to meet requirements for promotion/tenure. Salary: Instructor:
$30,585 - $34,177; Assistant Professor: $33,344 - $41,653, commensurate
with experience and qualifications. Liberal fringe benefits. 35-hour,
5-day work week, including some evening and/or weekend hours.
Hunter College, the second oldest college in The City University of New
York, is a coeducational, fully accredited college, with a large and
diverse faculty in the liberal arts and sciences and in several
professional schools. Hunter's total enrollment is approximately 19,000
students. Of these, about 8,000 are full-time undergraduate, an
additional 7,000 are part-time students, and over 4,000 are graduate
students studying in arts and sciences, teacher education and
professional programs at the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Education,
Social Work, and Health Professions.
With a professional staff of 24 librarians, Hunter College Library
contains approximately 840,000 volumes, 2,300 current periodical titles,
and a nonprint collection of discs, tapes, scores, CD-ROMs, and
microforms. The library resources of Hunter College are available
through CUNY+, an automated library system, which provides access to all
CUNY library collections.
Send resume and the names and telephone numbers of three professional
references by November 11, 1998 to:
Dr. Louise S. Sherby, Chief Librarian
Hunter College Libraries
695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/IRCA/Americans with Disabilities Act
Employer
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Danise Hoover
Associate Librarian for Public Services
Hunter College Library
695 Park Ave
New York, NY 10021
212-772-4190
dhoover@shiva.hunter.cuny.edu
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