CDL: Position announcement (TX)

Subject:         JOB POSTING: Rice University, Houston TX
   From:         Kerry A Keck <keckker_at_sparta.rice.edu>


Reference/Collection Development & Web Applications Librarian
Rice University, Houston, TX   USA

Search Reopened & Revised

Rice University, a private university located in Houston, Texas, 
is seeking a highly motivated librarian. Successful candidate will 
be committed to excellent library service by providing collection 
development and user education in several humanities disciplines, 
reference and information service, and by developing and 
maintaining web-based applications that support collection and 
information services specific to the Rice University community. 
The position reports to the Assistant University Librarian, 
Collections.

Rice University is a private, selective institution with a small student
body. Fondren Library is a research library with over 2.4 million
volumes
and is an exciting place to work, with opportunities to participate in
the
development of leading edge library technologies in a team setting.
Houston is a vibrant, multicultural city, with world-class visual and
performing arts ranging from the traditional to the avant-garde. The
fourth largest city in the country, Houston enjoys a moderate cost of
living and easy proximity to the Gulf Coast. For more information, see
http://www.rice.edu/fondren and http://www.rice.edu/houston

Responsibilities:
Develop and manage library collections (in all formats) in assigned
humanities disciplines, working in consultation with academic faculty.
Develop and support web-based services - directed both to the library
users and internal staff - that support reference, library instruction 
and collection development/management. (Current web services requiring
maintenance and expansion utilize several technologies, including
yamforms, php, ColdFusion, and Access). Provide research assistance and
user education services to students, faculty and the general public,
instructing patrons individually and in small groups in the use of print
and electronic resources.

Qualifications and experience:
Required: an ALA-accredited MLS; undergraduate degree in a 
humanities discipline; excellent interpersonal skills including 
the ability to work well with faculty, students and colleagues, a 
high degree of flexibility and a positive record of collegial 
relations; excellent written and oral communication skills; a 
demonstrated commitment to public services and academic research 
process; excellent computer skills, including standard
business and communications applications; experience with web 
development including web application and database programming, 
multimedia development, and web editing; understanding of effective 
web interface design and awareness of current issues regarding 
navigation, usability, and ADA-compliant accessibility; significant 
involvement in collection development in an academic or research 
setting.

Preferred: an advanced degree in humanities discipline, preferably
history
or philosophy; 2 years previous experience in an academic library;
project
management skills; reading knowledge of a foreign language, preferably
German.

Salary and appointment:
Salary range: $40,000 minimum, with hiring salary based on experience
and
education; no state or local income tax; career advancement program; 21
benefit days; 8 study days; TIAA/CREF; flexible benefits plans,
including
health and life insurance; and tuition waiver.

To Apply:

Applications received by March 1, 2005 will receive first consideration.
To apply, send letter of application, resume, and the names, titles,
addresses, and telephone numbers and/or e-mail addresses of three
references to:

    Melinda Reagor Flannery, Assistant University Librarian
    Fondren Library MS-44
    Rice University
    P. O. Box 1892
    Houston, TX 77251-1892

Inquiries: (713) 348-3773 or e-mail reagor_at_rice.edu

Rice University is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer.