Hello-
My Name is Carmen Danielle Smith and I am the office Assistant at the
University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries Human Resources
Office. 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 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.
Thank you in advance,
Carmen Danielle Smith
POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION: Head of the Price Library of Judaica
RANK: Assistant University Librarian or
Associate University Librarian
REPORTS TO: Chair of Special and Area Studies Collections
SALARY: Minimum anticipated salary
for appointment as an Assistant University Librarian:
$47,000. Actual salary and appointment rank will reflect the
selected professional's experience and credentials.
REQUISITION #: 0705841
DEADLINE DATE: Search will remain open until the position is
filled. Applicant submissions will be reviewed beginning August 1, 2008.
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 Judaica's 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 Library's publications, fund raising, and
bibliographical control programs. The library encourages staff
participation in reaching management decisions and, consequently, the
head of the Price Library of Judaica may be asked to serve on various
departmental and library-wide committees and teams. The incumbent
will pursue professional development opportunities, including
research, publication, and professional association activities, to
meet library-wide criteria for tenure and promotion.
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 library Gifts and Exchange programs 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 Library's development program.
· Participates in the Library's exhibition program.
· Participates in the Library's research and publication program.
· Serves on Library and departmental consultative bodies as appropriate.
· Pursues professional development opportunities, including
research, publication, and professional association activities, to
meet library-wide criteria for tenure and promotion.
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 or related
field· A minimum of three (3) years
experience in an academic or research library, with experience in
managing and enhancing library collections, including those
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· Strong potential for meeting the
requirements for tenure and promotion. Preferred:
· Earned graduate degree in a 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· Demonstrated supervisory
experience 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 approximately 50,000. UF is Florida's largest
university, the nation's fourth-largest, and traces its beginnings to
a small seminary in 1853. Since 1985, UF has been a member of the
Association of American Universities, the prestigious
higher-education organization comprised of the top 62 public and
private institutions in North America. UF is home to 16 colleges and
more than 150 research centers and institutes. The University 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.
The University of Florida Libraries are members of the Association of
Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, the Research
Libraries Group, the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the
Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) and SOLINET. The library
staff consists of more than 400 FTE librarians, technology/clerical
staff and student assistants. For more information about the
Libraries, please visit 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 90,000 volumes,
is a regional library of excellence in Jewish studies in the
Southeast. The Library 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.
COMMUNITY:
Gainesville, Florida and the surrounding community are home to
approximately 240,000 people. Gainesville is also home to the
University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College. Situated just
over an hour from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean,
Gainesville is surrounded by over 40 nature parks including many
spring fed lakes and rivers. Gainesville has numerous cultural
institutions and is a haven for sports fans. In 2007, Gainesville was
ranked as the "Best Place to Live and Work" by Frommer's Cities
Ranked and Rated and as one of the "Best Places to Live and Play" by
National Geographic Adventure. Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa,
Tallahassee, and St. Augustine are all within a two hour drive of Gainesville.
Benefits:
Twenty-six 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. Prospective
employees should review the information about employment at UF
available at http://www.hr.ufl.edu/training/neo/default.asp.
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.
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 detailing your interest in and
qualifications for this position, 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". While
the search will remain open until the position is filled, applicant
submissions will be reviewed and screening will begin August 1,
2008. 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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