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Humanities Coordinator Position Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff French)
Tue May 2 20:03:37 2000
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 10:37:18 -0400
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ANNOUNCEMENT of PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
April 10, 2000
Position: Humanities Coordinator
Appointment Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
Salary: $45,000.00 minimum
Available: October 1, 2000.
The University of Tennessee is seeking a creative, experienced
professional to lead the Humanities Group. Subject groups for the
humanities, social sciences, and science & technology provide reference,
instruction, collection development, and outreach services for the
University Libraries. Members of each subject group include reference
librarians who report to the coordinator, as well as other librarians
from across the organization. Subject Coordinators are key communicators
with academic departments, subject librarians, and library
administration. Reporting to the Team Leaders for Reference &
Instructional Services and Collection Development & Management, the
Subject Coordinators also participate fully in the broader planning
activities of each team.
Responsibilities: The Humanities Coordinator, providing vision and
leadership for the Humanities services and collections, has primary
planning, decision - making and administrative responsibility for the
Humanities Group. Members of the Humanities Group promote liaison with
academic departments; develop and manage collections that support
instruction and research; provide reference and research consultation
through scheduled service at the general reference desk and by
appointment; and give specialized interaction to humanities classes.
The Coordinator oversees allocation and expenditure of the humanities
collection budgets, including numerous endowed funds. The Coordinator
also functions as a subject librarian, offering services to selected
academic departments. Three Humanities Librarians in Reference &
Instructional Services report to the Coordinator. Library faculty
disseminate research and creative work and provide service to the
library, university, and the profession.
Qualifications: Master's degree from ALA-accredited institution;
several years of recent academic library experience applicable to the
description and responsibilities outlined above; familiarity with
scholarly communications in the humanities; knowledge of effective
collection development and management practices; strong service
orientation and interpersonal skills; excellent oral and written
communication skills; ability to work effectively with students,
faculty, and colleagues; demonstrated leadership ability; experience
with information technology as it applies to academic libraries.
Preferred: Additional graduate degree in a humanities discipline,
reading knowledge of a second language.
BENEFITS: Librarians at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have
faculty rank and status and are appointed for twelve months. This is a
tenure track appointment. Library faculty must meet University
requirements for promotion and tenure. Annual leave is accrued at the
rate of two days per month and sick leave at the rate of one day per
month. Faculty have their choice of a state retirement plan or
TIAA/CREF. Non-refundable contributions to either retirement plan are
paid for the employee by the University. Group health and life insurance
plans are available. Tuition remission is available for all university
employees; partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to
dependent children and spouses of UT employees.
ENVIRONMENT: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a Carnegie Research
Level One institution, enrolls approximately 26,000 students from every
state in the United States and approximately 100 other countries. As
Tennessee's comprehensive campus, UTK offers more doctoral programs than
any other institution in the state, and its faculty attract nearly $80
million annually for sponsored research programs. UTK is on of 27
higher education institutions holding the distinction of being both a
land-grant institution and state university.
The UTK Libraries, with an annual budget of $10 million, holds 2 million
volumes and receives approximately 10,000 current serials. The
Libraries system includes the John C. Hodges Library and four branches
on the Knoxville campus: Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine, Map, Music,
and University Archives and Special Collections. A fifth branch, the
Social Work Library, is located in Nashville. Over three hundred
persons are employed, including 49 librarians, 8 exempt, 123 non-exempt,
and 150 students. UTK Libraries is a member of the Association of
Research Libraries, SOLINET, and the Center for Research Libraries. The
UTK Libraries offers a Web-based information system and access to a
variety of electronic information sources.
Additional information about this position and the UTK community is
available at http://toltec.lib.utk.edu/~lss/search/humcoord.html.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application, a current resume,
and the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of
three recent references to: Jill Keally, Head, Library Support Services,
1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 865/974-4696.
Review of applications will begin July 17, 2000 and continue until the
position is filled.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the
basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or
veteran status in provision of educational programs and services or
employment opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both
employment by and admission to the University.
The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or
disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX,
Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or
any of the other above referenced policies should be directed to the
Office of Diversity Resources & Educational Services (DRES), 2110
Terrace Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (865)974-2498 (TTY
available). Requests for accommodation of a disability should be
directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources
Management, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.
