Vacancy announcement (Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville) Leah Cox 06 Sep 1994 17:13 UTC
Position: Systems Librarian for Acquisitions and Processing RESPONSIBILITIES: Manages the daily operations of the acquisitions, serials, and binding online systems; monitors expenditures; creates customized management reports; liaison with Library Systems Team; designs and implements related microcomputer-based support systems; manages approval plan profiling and the acquisition of materials in electronic format; liaison with teaching faculty, librarians, and vendors. Reports to the Head, Acquisitions and Processing Team. Responsible for the Team in absence of the Team Leader. The Team is composed of three units: Acquisitions, Serials, and Binding. These services are supported by 2 faculty and 27.5 FTE non-exempt staff members. The Libraries' materials budget is approximately 3.6 milion dollars with $155,000 allocated for binding. The acquisitions function is currently automated using the Geac GLIS system running on a Geac 8000 computer. The process of searching for a new integrated client-server system is currently underway. Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS degree; several years of recent professional library experience; demonstrated experience with managing or implementing microcomputer, mainframe, or networking projects; evidence of database creation or report generation experience using commercial software programs, e.g. Excel, dBase, etc.; excellent oral and written communication skills in English; ability to meet promotion and tenure requirements; strong service orientation; ability to work effectively with faculty and staff; excellent interpersonal skills and leadership abilities; ability to work effectively in a dynamic, highly automated academic library environment. Preferred: Experience with the design and implementation of online systems; knowledge of a foreign language; knowledge of acquisitions, serials, or other technical services functions; programming language skills. Benefits: Librarians at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville have faculty rank and status and are appointed for twleve months. 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 to university employees; partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to dependent children and spouses of UT employees. Assistant or Associate Professor rank. Salary: $30,000 minimum. Application Procedure: Send letter of application, current resume, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three recent references to: Joyce Jackson, Acting Head, Human Resources, The University of Tennessee Libraries, 1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, Fax # (615) 974-4696. Review of applications will begin November 1, 1993, and will continue until the position is filled. UTK IS AN EEO/AA/TITLE IX EMPLOYER.