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Position Announcement, Science Librarian (Engineering)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff French)
Thu Jan 4 20:15:58 2001
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 11:36:46 -0500
From: Jeff French <french@AZTEC.LIB.UTK.EDU>
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Announcement of Professional Vacancy
November 28, 2000
POSITION: Science Librarian (Engineering)
APPOINTMENT RANK: Assistant or Associate Professor
SALARY: Minimum $35,000 for Assistant Professor
Minimum $42,000 for Associate Professor
AVAILABLE: June 1, 2001
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The University of Tennessee Libraries seeks a creative professional to
join the Reference & Instructional Services Team and to serve as subject
librarian for Engineering. Responsibilities will emphasize outreach to
students and faculty through consultation and instruction in the
College of Engineering (http://www.engr.utk.edu/). The college has 125
faculty in seven departments, five research centers, several corporate
partnerships, and a large co-op program. Many research projects at the
University benefit from collaboration with scientists at the Department
of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The Science Librarian is part of the Reference and Instructional
Services Department in Hodges Library, reports to the Science and
Technology Coordinator, and participates in the work of the department
and science subject group. Provides general and subject specific
reference assistance in the main (Hodges) library's busy reference
environment (including night and weekend rotation), which includes a
government documents reference area and collection.
Collection development and management responsibilities include
selecting, organizing, and assessing materials in all formats; this work
is done in cooperation with other subject librarians and with input from
faculty in the Engineering departments.
The librarian promotes services available through the libraries and
facilitates communication with the campus community about library and
information issues; works with library colleagues to coordinate services
and to implement programs and projects; and serves on library and
university committees.
The University and the Libraries have a strong commitment to achieving
diversity among faculty and staff.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: MLS from an ALA-accredited program. Knowledge
of major scientific bibliographic databases and engineering reference
sources in all formats. Evidence of excellent communication and
presentation skills and ability to work collegially with all types of
library users and staff. Demonstrable service orientation and
understanding of library services in a research university. Experience
creating and/or maintaining Web resources. Knowledge of scientific
literature and publishing trends.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Academic background in engineering or the
sciences. Experience in engineering or science reference, preferably in
an academic library. Experience with collection development. Evidence
of research or creative achievement. Demonstrated understanding of
remote users' needs.
BENEFITS: Librarians at the University of Tennessee 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 is a Carnegie Research Level
One institution and enrolls approximately 26,000 students from every
state in the United States and approximately 100 other countries. As
Tennessee's comprehensive campus, UT offers more doctoral programs than
any other institution in the state, and its faculty attract nearly $80
million annually for sponsored research programs. UT is one of 27
higher education institutions holding the distinction of being both a
land-grant institution and state university.
The College of Engineering has launched a nationally recognized program
for freshman engineering students called "Engage"
(http://www.engr.utk.edu/efd/). This interdisciplinary program
encourages students to work in groups and promotes application of
information technology to the process of learning relevant
problem-solving skills.
The UT 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. UT Libraries is a member of the Association of
Research Libraries, SOLINET, and the Center for Research Libraries. The
UT Libraries offers a Web-based information system and access to a
variety of electronic information sources.
Additional information about this position and the UT community is
available at http://toltec.lib.utk.edu/~lss/search/englib.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 February 15, 2001 and will continue
until the position is filled.
The University of Tennessee 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 Equity and Diversity (OED), 2110 Terrace Avenue, Knoxville, TN
37996-3560, telephone (865) 974-2498 (V/TTY available) or 974-2440.
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.
