Position Announcement (Oregon)

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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2001
From: Mary Ellen Kenreich (Portland State Univ.) <kenreichm_at_pdx.edu>
Subject: Position Announcement

This position announcement has been cross-posted to multiple lists;
apologies for any duplication.

Portland State University -- Portland, Oregon
Millar Library

Position Announcement

Position:  Assistant Director for Technical Services

Open:  Immediately

General Description:  Portland State University is seeking a
progressive and energetic professional for the position of
Assistant Director of Technical Services.  This is a dynamic
administrative position reporting to the Director of the
Millar Library and is responsible for planning, coordinating, and
managing the ongoing activities and operations of Technical
Services, including acquisitions, cataloging, preservation,
serials, database maintenance, and gifts.  Additionally, the
Assistant Director shares responsibilities for information resources
management with the Assistant Director for Public Services.
Supervises 3 unit heads (Acquisition, Cataloging, and Serials)
who are responsible for 31 FTE faculty, classified staff, and
student workers.

Specific responsibilities:

· Provides leadership for Technical Services as well as the
  Millar Library.
· Works with and provides focus and support for acquisitions,
  cataloging, preservation, serials, and related activities of
  Technical Services.
· Collaborates closely with the Assistant Director for Public
  Services to provide focus and direction for the activities of
  information resources management as well as scholarly
  communication.  This includes the activities related to the
  assessment and selection of information resources in all
  formats, the management of these resources, the support
  of the selectors who are responsible for selecting these
  resources, and the strategic campus-wide dialogue on the
  relevance of scholarly communication.
· Collaborates closely with the Director of the Millar Library,
  the Assistant Director for Public Services, and the Head of
  Systems to cultivate an overall organizational environment in
  which creativity and innovation are valued.  Also, collaborates
  to cultivate a dynamic, fluid organization.
· Collaborates closely with the Assistant Director for Public
  Services to cultivate and promote effective communication.
· Participates in strategic initiatives to facilitate the Library’s
  integration into statewide consortia, including ORBIS, Oregon’s
  academic library union database.
· Facilitates the Library’s transition from Sirsi to Innovative
  Interfaces.
· Contributes to the work of professional associations, locally,
  regionally, and nationally.
· Contributes to the work of committees in the Library and on
  the campus.

Qualifications:

· Expertise and a record of progressively responsible leadership
  in the work of Technical Services in an academic or in other
  research libraries.
· Expertise and experience in the organization or management
  of information resources in all formats.
· Effective managerial, supervisory, analytical, and organizational
  skills.
· Effective communication skills.  Able to collaborate effectively
  with colleagues as well as faculty and students.
· Working knowledge of integrated library systems.
· ALA-accredited degree is required.  Second master’s degree is
  preferred.

The environment:

· Portland State University, a nationally-recognized leader in
community-based learning, is located on the tree-lined blocks of
downtown Portland.  The University’s position in the heart of Oregon’s
cultural and economic center provides opportunities for the
University’s students and scholars to apply scholarly theories and
research to the real-world problems of business and community
organizations.  The University offers more than 100 undergraduate,
master’s, and doctoral degrees.  The University is 1st among Oregon’s
universities in number of students served and in graduate degrees
conferred.
· The Millar Library’s annual budget for 2000-2001 is $8.0M, with $3M
allocated to information resources in all formats.
· Portland’s quality of life is exceptional.  The city is currently
rated #1 by Money Magazine.

Salary/Benefits:  Salary is competitive.  This is a tenure-track
position.

Librarians are members of the Academic Faculty and participate in the
Faculty Senate.  They have 22.5 days of vacation and several choices of
retirement (state & ORP) and medical plans.

Application:  Review of applications will begin on May 4, 2001 and will
continue until the position is filled.  Portland State University is an
AA/EEO institution.

Send applications (letter, vita, and names, addresses, telephone
numbers, & email addresses of 5 references) and nominations to:

Chair, Search Committee
Millar Library
Portland State University
P.O. Box 1151
Portland, Oregon 97207-1151
TEL:  (503) 725-4576
Email:  reggianis_at_pdx.edu

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