UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE LIBRARIES
FACULTY VACANCY
Position: Serials Coordinator
Appointment Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor
Salary: $48,000.00 minimum
Available: July 1, 2006
Are you an experienced serials librarian ready to move into
a management
position in an ARL library? If so, please consider applying
for the
Serials Coordinator position at the University of Tennessee
Libraries.
The successful candidate will bring vision and energy to
acquiring and
providing access to serials material in an ever-changing
environment. The
Serials Coordinator is part of the Technical Services and
Digital Access
(TSDA) Team, reports directly to the Team Leader, and is a
member of the
TSDA management group. Supervises eight full time serials
staff and
several students in all aspects of serials work including
ordering,
receipt, payment, and cataloging of serials in all formats.
Works closely
with Cataloging, Collection Development, and Library
Technology Services
on serials cataloging issues and providing access to
electronic resources.
Provides leadership in serials and electronic resources
management to
branch and affiliated libraries on campus and in Nashville.
Selects and
evaluates performance of serials vendors.
The University of Tennessee Libraries uses the Aleph system
from Ex Libris
as an OPAC and also uses their SFX and MetaLib products.
The Libraries
have approximately 25,500 subscriptions including access to
large
electronic resource collections such as ScienceDirect, Wiley
Interscience
and SpringerLink. The work environment is team-based and
strongly
user-centered. Expected performance includes participating
in the
intellectual life and activities of the Libraries and the
University and
maintaining a record of professional contribution and
research.
Required qualifications: Masters Degree from an ALA
accredited program;
several years’ experience with serials, at least two years
post-MLS.
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication
skills and a
record of bringing projects to completion. Self-motivation
and excellent
planning and organizational skills. Ability to function
effectively in a
team environment. Working knowledge of current trends in
library
technical services.
Preferred qualifications: Experience supervising personnel
in a library
environment is strongly preferred. Acquisitions and/or
cataloging
experience; experience with writing procedural
documentation; experience
with training and evaluating personnel; experience working
with vendors;
experience with or knowledge of Electronic Resource
Management Systems
(ERMS); knowledge of acquisitions business practices.
Environment:
Located along the Tennessee River and near the Great Smoky
Mountains
National Park, the metropolitan area offers a beautiful
natural
environment in a mild climate with 4 distinct seasons. The
cost of living
is among the nation’s most affordable. Knoxville, and
nearby Oak Ridge,
support an opera company, symphony, jazz, and an art museum,
and serve as
the medical center for east Tennessee.
The University of Tennessee is the state’s 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/serialscoord.htm
Salary and Benefits:
Appointment at rank of Assistant or Associate Professor,
dependent upon
qualifications. 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 April 17, 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.
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