Job announcement--Portland State University (fwd) Marcia Tuttle 02 Apr 2001 23:52 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:58:11 -0700 From: Wendy Stewart <stewartw@pdx.edu> Subject: job announcement--Portland State University *************************************** Portland State University Millar Library Position Announcement Position: Assistant Director for Technical Services Open: Immediately General Description: Portland State University is seeking a progressive and energetic professional for the position of Assistant Director of Technical Services. This is a dynamic administrative position reporting to the Director of the Millar Library and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the ongoing activities and operations of Technical Services, including acquisitions, cataloging, preservation, serials, database maintenance, and gifts. Additionally, the Assistant Director shares responsibilities for information resources management with the Assistant Director for Public Services. Supervises 3 unit heads (Acquisition, Cataloging, and Serials) who are responsible for 31 FTE faculty, classified staff, and student workers. Specific responsibilities: · Provides leadership for Technical Services as well as the Millar Library. · Works with and provides focus and support for acquisitions, cataloging, preservation, serials, and related activities of Technical Services. · Collaborates closely with the Assistant Director for Public Services to provide focus and direction for the activities of information resources management as well as scholarly communication. This includes the activities related to the assessment and selection of information resources in all formats, the management of these resources, the support of the selectors who are responsible for selecting these resources, and the strategic campus-wide dialogue on the relevance of scholarly communication. · Collaborates closely with the Director of the Millar Library, the Assistant Director for Public Services, and the Head of Systems to cultivate an overall organizational environment in which creativity and innovation are valued. Also, collaborates to cultivate a dynamic, fluid organization. · Collaborates closely with the Assistant Director for Public Services to cultivate and promote effective communication. · Participates in strategic initiatives to facilitate the Library^Òs integration into statewide consortia, including ORBIS, Oregon^Òs academic library union database. · Facilitates the Library^Òs transition from Sirsi to Innovative Interfaces. · Contributes to the work of professional associations, locally, regionally, and nationally. · Contributes to the work of committees in the Library and on the campus. Qualifications: · Expertise and a record of progressively responsibleleadership in the work of Technical Services in an academic or in other research libraries.· Expertise and experience in the organization or management of information resources in all formats. · Effective managerial, supervisory, analytical, and organizational skills. · Effective communication skills. Able to collaborateeffectively with colleagues as well as faculty and students. · Working knowledge of integrated library systes. · ALA-accredited degree is required. Second master's degree is preferred. The environment: · Portland State University, a nationally-recognized leader in community- based learning, is located on the tree-lined blocks of downtown Portland. The University's position in the heart of Oregon's cultural and economic center provides opportunities for the University's students and scholars to apply scholarly theories and research to the real-world problems of business and community organizations. The University offers more than 100 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees. The University is 1st among Oregon's universities in number of students served and in graduate degrees conferred. · The Millar Library's annual budget for 2000-2001 is $8.0M, with $3M allocated to information resources in all formats. Portland's quality of life is exceptional. The city is currently rated #1 by Money Magazine. Salary/Benefits: Salary is competitive. This is a tenure-track position. Librarians are members of the Academic Faculty and participate in the Faculty Senate. They have 22.5 days of vacation and several choices of retirement (state & ORP) and medical plans. Application: Review of applications will begin on May 4, 2001 and will continue until the position is filled. Portland State University is an AA/EEO institution. Send applications (letter, vita, and names, addresses, telephone numbers, & email addresses of 5 references) and nominations to: Chair, Search Committee Millar Library Portland State University P.O. Box 1151 Portland, Oregon 97207-1151 TEL: (503) 725-4576 Email: reggianis@pdx.edu