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POSITION ANNOUCEMENT May 2008 University of California, Berkeley Head of Research and Collections |
The University of California, Berkeley seeks an innovative, collaborative, and service-oriented librarian with demonstrated leadership and management skills to provide vision and guidance that advance the Doe/Moffitt Libraries’ engagement with research, teaching, and scholarship in international and area studies.
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at one of the nation’s premiere public universities. In a highly-diverse and intellectually-rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of 23,000 undergraduate students, 9,000 graduate students, and 1,500 faculty. The Library is comprised of 20 libraries, including the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, collectively offering extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with those collections and build their related research skills. The Library has a collection of more than 10 million volumes and a budget of over $35 million with nearly 400 full-time employees and more than 600 part-time student employees. Through participation in exciting initiatives such as the Google Digitization Project, UC System’s WorldCat Local pilot, and New Directions Initiative, the Library continues to explore new approaches and roles for research libraries. The Doe/Moffitt Libraries bring special focus to the humanities, social sciences, international and area studies and undergraduate services and the intersections between them. Discover more about the Library and our initiatives via the following Web sites: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff and http://www.lib.berkeley.edu.
The Head of Research and Collections for International and Area Studies manages a department of 15 librarians and library assistants with responsibility for collections, instruction, reference, and academic outreach. Staff in this department cultivate and sustain collaborations with academic departments, interdisciplinary programs, institutes, and centers (many receiving US Government Title VI funding) focused on regions including Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Near East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Latin America. Staff also oversee public services and technical services processing for the South/Southeast Asia Library, the Newspapers & Microforms Library, and the Current Periodicals collection. In partnership with departmental colleagues and the Director of Collections, the Head plans, evaluates and coordinates Doe/Moffitt Libraries’ international and area studies collection development activities (such as cooperative collection agreements, digitization projects, and e-texts) supporting the current and future research needs of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students. As a significant component of the position, the incumbent has a leading role in shaping collections across the Doe/Moffitt Libraries such as by working with selectors, programmers, technical services staff, and circulation staff to coordinate the selection of items from the Gardner (MAIN) Stacks, which houses two million circulating and non-circulating volumes in more than 200 languages, for off-site shelving at the Northern Regional Library Facility. The Head contributes to instruction and reference, and may assume liaison roles and collection development assignments as opportunities arise.
The Head is a member of the senior management team of Doe/Moffitt Libraries -- with the department heads of Circulation Services, Instruction and User Services, Interlibrary Services, and Research and Collections for Humanities and Social Sciences -- and reports directly to the Associate University Librarian for Educational Initiatives and Director of the Doe/Moffitt Libraries. This management team works collaboratively to guide and coordinate the strategic directions, programs, services, facilities, and policies associated with all units in the Doe/Moffitt Libraries. Managers are committed to supporting staff development and fostering an environment of collaboration, creative thinking, and continuous improvement.
UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance, and work effectively in a shared decision-making environment. Advancement in the Librarian series is based in part on professional contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will show evidence or promise of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC System, and profession.
Required
Desirable
DEADLINE : Consideration will be given to applications received by June 16, 2008.
Professional librarians at UC are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council – American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is not in the bargaining unit and is eligible for an administrative stipend.
Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. UC has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits. Relocation assistance is provided.
The Library at the University of California, Berkeley is committed to the support and encouragement of a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.
Applicants should apply in writing, including with their letter a complete statement of qualifications, a full resume of their education and relevant experience, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references who are knowledgeable about their qualifications for this position. Send applications to:
Barbara Kornstein
Academic Personnel Specialist
Library Human Resources Department
110 The Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Or FAX to: 510.642.8675
Or EMAIL: librec@library.berkeley.edu
Applications received via email preferred.