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Re: Position Announcement - University of Tennessee Libraries, Media Services Coordinator
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Career Services Office)
Tue Jan 31 20:33:40 2006
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I've posted the job announcement to the iSchool JobWeb at
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/jobweb/JobDetails.php?JobID=13587
Please don't hesitate to contact me if we may be of service in the future.
Diana Acker
Career Services Office
School of Information
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station - D7000
Austin, Texas 78712-0390
careers@ischool.utexas.edu.
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Subject: Position Announcement - University of Tennessee Libraries, Media
Services Coordinator
> Subject: Position Announcement - University of Tennessee Libraries, Media
> Services Coordinator
> From: University of Tennessee Libraries <vacancy@aztec.lib.utk.edu>
> Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:29:11 -0500 (EST)
>
>
> UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LIBRARIES
> FACULTY VACANCY
>
> Position: Media Services Coordinator
> Appointment Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
> Salary: $48,000 minimum
> Available: July 1, 2006
>
> The University of Tennessee Libraries is looking for a librarian with
> experience and passion for media services and media literacy in todayâ?Ts
> society. This individual will coordinate the services, facilities,
> instruction, and outreach programs of The Media Center in John C. Hodges
> Library, the main library on the University of Tennessee campus in
> Knoxville, TN. The Media Center team manages a media collection and
> viewing services as well as a digital production laboratory called The
> Studio. Personnel include five staff, one graduate assistant, and 4.2 FTE
> student library assistants.
>
> Offering a media collection of 15,000 items (almost 10,000 in visual
> formats), we reserve, prepare, and send media programming to six group
> viewing rooms, an auditorium, and individual viewing carrels for
> instruction and study. The collection serves most academic subjects
> including Cinema Studies. The Studio is a service area providing a
> digital laboratory of 21 computers with media input equipment and software
> to capture, manipulate, and output analog or digital media. It serves
> students and faculty in the planning, creation, and evaluation of
> media-enhanced instructional work. Consultation and instruction are
> important services we offer for equipment, software, and media literacy.
> The Media Center is an important component of The Commons in Hodges
> Library, where library and technology services are integrated offering
> extended hours, flexible study spaces, and increasing opportunities for
> collaborative learning. The Media Center sponsors, plans, and implements
> public and campus programming such as Documentaries in the Libraries with
> scholar discussion leaders, film series, and video production contests or
> festivals.
>
> Leadership and Supervision of the Media Center (50%)
> â?¢ Lead Media Center staff with a team approach to operational management
> â?¢ Directly supervise two unit leaders
> â?¢ Marketing, outreach, and public relations for Media Center services
> â?¢ Research and visioning for development of services and advocacy for
> viable new media technologies and new media delivery methods
> â?¢ Develop a variety of reference services related to media such as
> enhanced access, filmographies, support for courses
> â?¢ Lead or support public/campus programming based on media collections
> or
> services
> â?¢ Collaborate with the Digital Media Service and other university units
> involved in delivering media services to create cooperative ventures
>
> Consultation and Instruction (15-20%)
> â?¢ One-on-one assistance to users of The Studio
> â?¢ Scheduled consultations with Studio clients
> â?¢ Develop and teach software courses offered by The Studio
> â?¢ Promote the use of new media among teaching faculty
> â?¢ Consult with librarians and staff on media solutions in their work
>
> Subject Librarian for Cinema Studies Program & Media Collection (15-20%)
> â?¢ Serve as subject librarian for the Cinema Studies program to provide
> outreach, instruction, research consultation, selection and collection
> evaluation
> â?¢ Assess media collections including review of obsolete formats and
> coordination of conversion planning and implementation
> â?¢ Review and select media materials for The Studio reference collection
>
> Research and Service (15%)
> â?¢ Participate in committees of the Libraries
> â?¢ Participate in national, state, and professional organizations related
> to libraries, new media, or media centers
> â?¢ Contribute research findings in publications and presentations
> â?¢ Contribute to the life and excellence of the University
>
> REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: An ALA-accredited Master's degree. Several
> years of post-MLS experience in public services in an academic library or
> in a service-based area of media technology. Excellent oral and written
> communication skills. Experience working with a range of visual and audio
> formats. Experience with both Mac and PC platforms using a variety of
> media software such as Adobe, Apple, Macromedia, and MIDI. Knowledge of
> emerging trends in creation and delivery of media in libraries and
> instructional settings.
>
> PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree or significant coursework in
> cinema studies, media arts, instructional technology, or an allied field.
> Supervisory experience. Experience with public programming or project
> management. Understanding of copyright law and fair use.
>
> ENVIRONMENT:
> The University of Tennessee is the stateâ?Ts flagship institution of
> higher
> education, offering comprehensive programs of undergraduate, graduate, and
> professional education; research; and public service throughout the state.
> Enrollment in the statewide system is approximately 42,000. Our students
> come from every county in Tennessee, every state in the nation, and many
> foreign countries. The university holds the Carnegie
> Doctoral/Research-Extensive classification. It is the oldest and largest
> public institution of higher education in Tennessee, founded in Knoxville
> in 1794, two years before Tennessee became a state.
>
> The University of Tennessee Libraries, with an annual budget of more than
> $13 million, includes the John C. Hodges Main Library; the James D.
> Hoskins Library, which includes the Map and Special Collection Libraries;
> the Webster Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library; and
> the George F. DeVine Music Library. The Social Work Library is located in
> Nashville. Over three hundred persons are employed, including 58
> librarians, 10 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://www.lib.utk.edu/lss/lpp/mscoord.htm
>
> SALARY AND BENEFITS:
> Appointment at rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Minimum salary
> is $48,000. Faculty rank and status; twelve-month, tenure-track
> appointment. Library faculty must meet University requirements for
> promotion and tenure, which includes research and service components.
> Excellent benefits include 24 annual leave days; choice of state
> retirement plan or TIAA/CREF with nonrefundable contributions paid for the
> employee by the University; optional group health and life insurance
> plans. Tuition remission is available for all university employees;
> partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to dependent children
> and spouses of UT employees.
> Review of applications will begin February 20, 2006 and will continue
> until the position is filled. Send cover letter addressing the above
> qualifications, a current resume, and the names, addresses, e-mail
> addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent references to: Gail
> Conner, Manager, Library Personnel & Procurement, 1015 Volunteer Blvd.,
> Knoxville, TN 37996-1000. Application materials may be sent via email
> attachment to gconner@utk.edu.
>
> The institution welcomes and honors people of all races, creeds, cultures
> and sexual orientations, and values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of
> knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity.
>
> 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), 1840 Melrose 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.
