PLEASE POST OR ROUTE:
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY
March 1, 1996
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
POSITION: Head, Collection Development
APPOINTMENT RANK: Associate Professor or Professor
SALARY: Minimum: $50,000
AVAILABLE: August, 1996
RESPONSIBILITIES: Directs collection management and assessment
activities for the UTK Libraries. This position reports to the Dean
of Libraries and provides leadership and management for all
collection-related activities, including preservation, in a
collaborative organizational environment. Shares in library
management, planning, and decision-making through the Library
Management Group and its subgroups. At full staff, will supervise
five librarians and four support staff. Coordinates collection
development and management activities of approximately 25
librarians whose primary assignments are in other areas including
reference services and branch libraries. Allocates and manages a $4
million materials budget. Formulates collection development
policies and communicates policies and decisions within the library
and to the wider university community.
QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited MLS. A minimum of four years of
increasing professional responsibility and leadership with
collection-related activities in an academic or research library.
Broad knowledge of and experience with academic/research library
collection development and management issues, information
technology, and automation. Knowledge of trends in publishing and
higher education. Demonstrated experience in budget management.
Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
Commitment to fostering a collaborative work environment.
Demonstrated record of professional and scholarly activities. This
is a tenure track appointment requiring the ability to meet
promotion and tenure criteria. Additional advanced degree is
desirable.
OPPORTUNITIES: This position will offer a unique opportunity to
shape the future of the UTK Libraries' collection development and
management team. As this team is developed, there will be many
occasions for applying creative thinking, problem solving, and
interpersonal skills.
BENEFITS: Librarians at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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, Knoxville, a Carnegie
Research Level One institution, enrolls approximately 26,000
students from every state in the United States and approximately
100 other countries. As Tennessee's comprehensive campus, UTK
offers more doctoral programs than any other institution in the
state, and its faculty attract nearly $80 million annually for
sponsored research programs. UTK is one of 27 higher education
institutions holding the distinction of being both a land-grant
institution and state university.
The UTK Libraries, with an annual budget of almost $10 million,
holds 2 million volumes and receives approximately 14,000 current
serials. The Libraries system includes the John C. Hodges Library
and four branches on the Knoxville campus: Agriculture-Veterinary
Medicine, Archives and Special Collections, Cartographic
Information Center, and Music. A fifth branch, the Social Work
Library, is located in Nashville. Over three hundred persons are
employed, including 52 librarians, 10 exempt, 127 non-exempt, and
160 students. UTK Libraries is a member of SOLINET, the Association
of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and the
Research Libraries Group. The UTK Libraries will install a
client-server integrated system in 1996. The Libraries also offers
a Web-based information system and access to a variety of
electronic information sources.
Additional information about this position and the UTK community
can be found on the World Wide Web, URL address:
http://aztec.lib.utk.edu/~bayne/cd.html
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application, a current
resume, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three
recent references to: Jill Keally, Library Support Services, 1015
Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 423/974-4696.
Review of applications will begin May 15, 1996, and will continue
until the position is filled.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 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
Diversity Resources & Educational Services (DRES), 1818 Lake Avenue,
Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (423) 974-2498 (TTY available).
Requests for accomodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA
Coordinatior at the Office of Human Resources Management, 600 Henley
Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.
