From: Mary Munroe <C60MHM1_at_wpo.cso.niu.edu>
Northern Illinois University Libraries
Head, Social Sciences & Humanities
Full-time, 12-month, tenure-track, ranked faculty position. Rank and salary
commensurate with experience and education,
appointment at assistant professor or above; beginning at $38,000. Available
10/1/01. Participates in collection
development and management, reference and research services, and bibliographic
instruction at undergraduate and graduate
levels. Serves as liaison to assigned departments; current areas of need include
political science and history. Provides
service at Social Sciences and Humanities reference desk, including some
evenings and weekends. Serves as administrative
head of the Social Sciences and Humanities Department, including four faculty
members and several student and graduate
assistants. Fulfills requirements of faculty status in areas of contributions to
librarianship, scholarly activities, and
service; participates in professional activities, professional development,
scholarly research and publication; serves on
library, university, and/or prof!
essional committees.
Qualifications Required: An earned master's degree from an ALA-accredited
program or equivalent. Additional master's degree
or equivalent advanced degree in a social science or humanities discipline.
Ability to communicate effectively with
faculty, staff, students, and general public; competence in using computerized
information resources and networks;
professional experience in academic library collection management and reference.
Preferred: Master's degree or above in political science or history. Three or
more years' recent professional experience in
an academic library; experience in collection management and reference work at
graduate research level; professional
experience teaching or providing library instruction.
Benefits: 24 vacation days; health, dental, optical, and life insurance;
Illinois State Universities Retirement System;
faculty status and rank.
To apply: Send cover letter, résumé, and the name/address/phone number of three
references to Mary H. Munroe, Associate
Dean, Collections and Technical Services, University Libraries, Northern
Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2868; fax:
815-753-9803; mmunroe_at_niu.edu. Complete application must be received by 8/1/01.
Nominations invited. See
http://libws66.lib.niu.edu/jobs.html for more information.
Received on Wed Jul 11 2001 - 06:36:16 EDT