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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:07:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: Linda Skye (Univ. of NM) <lskye_at_unm.edu>
Subject: Position announcement
The University of New Mexico Libraries has an opening for a
Curator of Latin American and Iberian Studies. This is a full-time,
12 month faculty position in either tenure-track or tenured status.
The reporting lines are a joint appointment responsible to the
Assistant Dean for Public & Research Services and to the Director
of the Collection Management & Resource Acquisitions Department.
The desired start date is January 2006. The faculty rank and tenure
status are negotiable appropriate to qualifications and experience.
The salary is negotiable from a minimum of $50,000.
Education and Experience:
Minimum Qualifications:
o Masters degree from an ALA-accredited
Library/Information Science program or international
equivalent
o Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese
o Fluency in English
o 5 years experience in an academic or research library
o Experience in collection management of Latin
American and Iberian materials
o Experience in reference and instruction
Preferred Qualifications:
o Second advanced degree in Latin American studies
or a closely related field.
o Experience in grant writing
o Experience in donor relations
o Demonstrated ability to plan and organize projects
and/or activities
o Demonstrated excellent verbal and written
communication skills,including the languages required
under the minimum qualifications listed above.
o Demonstrated leadership experience
o Demonstrated experience with technological advances
in scholarly publishing and libraries
Primary Duties:
To develop, manage, and promote the Latin American
and Iberian collections in all formats. The collection
management responsibilities include selecting materials,
working with approval plans, working with vendors,
allocating the budget, working with technical services
to set priorities for processing and preservation of
materials, and coordinating the activities of other
selectors working with these collections. Public services
responsibilities include providing library
instruction and reference for these areas. Other duties
include working with the Latin American and Iberian
Institute (LAII) and other Latin American studies units
to plan and carry out activities for campus and
community outreach. The successful candidate will
work with donors in cooperation with the Libraries'
Development Office to write grants and develop exhibits.
The successful candidate will serve on the following
committees:
o Collection Management Team
o Public Services Management Committee
o Management Committee of the Division of Iberian and
Latin American Resources and Services (DILARES)
Environment:
The Division of Iberian and Latin American Resources
and Services (DILARES) is a multi-departmental unit
within the UNM University Libraries, encompassing both
traditional public service, collection development, and
cataloging operations as well as specialized research,
fundraising, and outreach functions. DILARES collections
serve as one of the major repositories of Latin American
resources in the United States. They contain an estimated
415,000 monographic volumes (including some 27,000 rare books
and other scarce imprints housed in Special Collections),
1,100 current serial subscriptions, more than half a
million microform units, 13,500 posters, 4,500 photographs,
approximately 310 cubic feet of manuscript material, and a
significant array of electronic resources. These holdings
cover all of the social sciences, humanities, and fine arts
as well as several professional fields. Within the University
Libraries, opportunities for research are particularly strong
in Latin American history, art history, photography,
and popular graphics, areas in which the Library has built up
extensive collections of original source material in a
variety of formats
The Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) administers
UNM's interdisciplinary programs in Latin American Studies
and supports the university's Latin American and Iberian
activities in all of UNM's eleven schools and colleges.
LAII is a designated National Resource Center for Latin
America (US Dept of Education Title VI) in a consortium
with New Mexico State University's Center for Latin America
and Border Studies <http://www.nmsu.edu/%7Eclas/>.
The Collection Management and Resource Acquisitions
department includes collection management, acquisitions,
serials receiving, binding, gifts, paying and interlibrary
loan. The University of New Mexico Libraries
spends over over $4 million annually on materials, including
approximately $1 million yearly on electronic resources.
The University of New Mexico Libraries is a member of the
Association of Research Libraries and the Greater Western
Library Alliance, and participates in the OCLC system as a
member of AMIGOS. The University Libraries contains over
2 million volumes and includes four libraries,
Centennial Science and Engineering Library, Fine Arts
Library, Parish Memorial Library (business and economics),
and Zimmerman Library (education, humanities and social
sciences), and the Center for Southwest Research and Special
Collections. The University Libraries is a regional library
in the Federal Depository Library Program. The Libraries uses
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. for OPAC, circulation,
acquisitions and serials control systems. The UNM main campus
enrolls 26,000 students and employs 2,900 faculty and 5,000
staff. UNM offers 92 baccalaureate degrees, 67 master's degrees
and 36 doctoral and professional degrees. The University
attracts a culturally diverse student population. For more
information on the libraries, please visit
our website at http://elibrary.unm.edu
Application Information:
Required Materials:
Submit resume, names and contact information of three
references, and a signed letter of interest addressing
your experience related to the primary duties of the job.
Additional materials may be requested later
in the search process.
Submit via email, mail, or fax to:
Linda Skye, Search Administrative Support
Lskye_at_unm.edu <mailto:Lskye_at_unm.edu>
University of New Mexico Libraries
MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001
Fax: (505) 277-7196
Deadline:
The search will remain open until the position is filled;
for best consideration, applications should be received in
our office no later than August 26, 2005.
The University of New Mexico is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator.
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