The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries is seeking
candidates for a vacant faculty position. We would appreciate your
help in circulating the attached vacancy announcement for the
position of the Head of the Price Library of Judaica. Thank you in
advance for assisting us with our search to obtain the broadest and
most diverse pool of candidates.
Attached is the Position Vacancy Announcement that we are requesting
to be posted to your website.
Thank you again,
Carmen Danielle Smith
Human Resources Department
George A. Smathers Libraries
352-273-2595
POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: Head of the Price Library of Judaica
REPORTS TO: Chair of Special and Area Studies Collections
SALARY: Minimum Salary: $60,000
Actual salary will reflect selected professional's experience
and credentials.
REQUISITION #:
DEADLINE DATE: January 31, 2007
Please note that this posting has specific instructions for the
submission of application materials (see below: APPLICATION
PROCESS). Failure to submit all of the required documents as
instructed, may result in your application not being considered.
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for the overall management and collection development of
the Price Library of Judaica. Responsible for selection of library
materials, reference service, research consultations, and
bibliographic instruction in support of the Jewish Studies program.
Promotes a public awareness of the Price Library of Judaicas mission
and resources and determines needs and priorities to enhance
appropriate library support. Collaborates with librarians and the
academic faculty to establish collection management policies.
Participates in defining public service, technical service, and
collection management goals, objectives, strategies, performance
criteria, and materials budgets. Assigns, trains, monitors, and
evaluates staff assigned to the Price Library of Judaica.
Participates in the Librarys publications, fund raising, and
bibliographical control programs.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As the bibliographer for Jewish Studies, maintains and
integrates the following responsibilities:
Maintains contact with the faculty and students utilizing the
Price Library of Judaica to ensure that the collections and services
provided by the Library support needs. Informs this clientele of
relevant library issues.
Develops collection management policy and approval plans for
the Price Library of Judaica. Stays informed of relevant Jewish
Studies resources available in other libraries and collections.
Reviews notification slips, trade and national
bibliographies, advertisements, catalogues, and similar sources so as
to initiate current and retrospective acquisition orders in all
formats enhancing the Judaica collections in support of the academic
program. Selects appropriate materials received by gift; reviews
approval plan profiles and receipts for Judaica, and advises the
Acquisitions and Licensing Dept. on sources of supply.
Works with the Gifts and Exchange Librarian to solicit and
review gift collections and to establish exchange programs for Jewish Studies.
Establishes cataloging and preservation priorities for
Judaica materials. Makes storage, transfer, and deselection decisions
for Judaica materials.
Participates in the reformatting and digitization programs to
ensure conversion of important items in jeopardy.
Assists the Cataloging and Metadata Dept. in the copy
cataloging of Hebraica and selection of materials for outsourcing of
cataloging services.
Provides consultative services to the faculty and advanced
graduate students in Jewish Studies, usually by referral from public
service areas or by specific arrangement with the academic program
area faculty.
Develops and maintains a professional relationship with other
Judaica bibliographers, providing leadership at the national level in
various organizations.
Participates in the Special and Area Studies Collections
departmental strategic planning process.
Prepares collection assessment studies and defines resource needs.
Participates in the Librarys development program.
Participates in the Librarys exhibition program.
Participates in the Librarys research and publication program.
Serves on Library and departmental consultative bodies as appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
Thorough knowledge of one Jewish language and a working
knowledge of one additional Jewish language
Strong familiarity with Jewish history and culture
An ALA accredited MLS degree (or foreign equivalency) or
graduate degree in the bibliographic subject area
A minimum of six (6) years academic experience in managing
and enhancing library collections supporting Jewish Studies or other
relevant and equivalent professional experience
Effective oral and written communication skills in English
Familiarity with information and digital-based technologies
and automated library systems
Demonstrated supervisory experience
Preferred:
Earned graduate degree, preferably doctorate, in Jewish
Studies or relevant subject field with a thorough knowledge of the
research literature of Jewish Studies
A demonstrated record of bibliographic instruction,
scholarship, public outreach, and development
Working knowledge of two modern European languages
Working knowledge of a Semitic language other than Hebrew
Experience as a catalog librarian in an automated environment
Experience in an academic library that awards tenure to librarians
THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
The University of Florida is a large, land grant, public educational
research institution with a faculty of approximately 4,000 and a
student body of 48,000. It ranks third nationally in size of student
body and eighth nationally in the number of merit scholars enrolled
in the freshmen class. The University is a member of the Association
of American Universities and offers the Ph.D. in more than 90 fields
and the Master's degree in more than 120 fields. For more
information please consult the UF homepage at
<http://www.ufl.edu>http://www.ufl.edu.
The University of Florida Libraries are members of the Association of
Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, the Research
Libraries Group, and SOLINET. The library staff consists of more
than 400 FTE librarians, technical/clerical staff and student
assistants. For more information about the Libraries, please visit
<http://www.uflib.ufl.edu>http://www.uflib.ufl.edu.
Special and Area Studies Collections encompasses two units: the Area
Studies Collections and the Special Collections of the University of Florida.
The Area Studies Collections are the Latin American Collection; the
Africana and the Asian Studies collections; and the Price Library of Judaica.
Special Collections include Baldwin Library of Historical Children's
Literature, the Belknap Collection for the Performing Arts, the P.K.
Yonge Library of Florida History, the General Manuscript Collection,
the Rare Book Collection, and the University Archives.
The Price Library of Judaica, with holdings exceeding 85,000 volumes,
is a regional library of excellence in Jewish studies in the
Southeast. Currently located within the Education Library at the
University of Florida's Norman Hall complex, it is built on the core
collection of Rabbi Leonard C. Mishkin of Chicago. At the time of
its acquisition by the Smathers Libraries in 1977, it was the largest
personal library of Judaica and Hebraica in the United States.
Formally dedicated in March 1981 to support the teaching and research
missions of the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of
Florida, the Library is named for Isser and Rae Price, whose sons,
Jack and Samuel Price of Jacksonville, Florida, established a fund to
support sustained development of its collections.
The Price Library of Judaica is a well-balanced Jewish studies
collection of notable depth and scope. Its diversified holdings of
uncommon research materials in English and other languages support
scholarship in virtually every aspect of the Jewish
experience. Materials relevant to the ancient, medieval and modern
periods await advanced students, visiting scholars and casual readers
who possess a curiosity about a creative people with 4,000 years of
recorded history.
BENEFITS:
Twenty-two vacation days, nine paid holidays, and thirteen days sick
leave annually; retirement plan options; insurance benefits; tuition
fee waiver program; no state or local income tax.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is
strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.
Applicants from a broad spectrum of people, including members of
ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to
apply. As part of the application process, applicants are invited to
complete an on-line confidential and voluntary demographic
self-disclosure form which can be found at:
<http://www.hr.ufl.edu/job/datacard.htm>http://www.hr.ufl.edu/job/datacard.htm.
This information is collected by the University of Florida's Faculty
Development Office to track applicant trends and is in no way
considered by the Smathers Libraries in the selection process.
Please reply by e-mail. Send, as attachments (MS-Word format
preferred), a cover letter, resume and list of three
references. Include address, telephone and email information for
references. Please include a 250-word document expressing your
opinion on the topic, What is the future of a separate Jewish
Studies Library within a larger academic research library. Apply by
January 31, 2007 (applications will be reviewed as received). All
inquiries and submissions of required application materials should be
sent to Brian Keith, Smathers Libraries Human Resources Officer, at:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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