CDL-Position Opening, Mississippi State University

From:
Ning Han <ninghan615_at_gmail.com>

The Mississippi State University Libraries has a position open for an 
Assistant Professor to work in Acquisitions.This team leader will 
collaborate with relevant personnel and units in order to provide 
leadership and vision for the Libraries' Acquisitions Department. This 
position reports to the Coordinator of Collection Development and 
Special Projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Establishes staff and unit goals 
for monographic acquisitions; supervises monograph acquisitions unit, 
including the supervision and training of two staff members and student 
workers in ordering, receiving and invoicing monographic materials; 
manages and provides reports for departmental monographic allocations 
annually; instructs library liaisons in use of Book Orders Online (BOO), 
YPB's Gobi selection system and other goals for acquisitions; reconciles 
various monograph acquisitions spreadsheets to ensure expenditures are 
correctly charged to university accounts; works collaboratively with 
other librarians to create solutions to workflow problems; assists 
Coordinator of Collection Development and the Associate Dean for 
Technical Services in collection development activities and meets 
library and university requirements for promotion and tenure in the 
areas of librarianship, research, service and collegiality.

Minimum Qualifications:Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program; 
with up to three (3) years of relevant library experience, including at 
least one (1) year of experience with the management and access of 
monographs resources in print and electronic formats; supervisory and 
management experience.

Preferred Qualifications:Academic Library experience, supervisory 
experience; additional graduate degree; experience with the acquisition 
modules of the SirsiDynix Workflows integrated library system; knowledge 
of cataloging (print and electronic) and MARC formats and experience 
with spreadsheets and databases, preferably, MS Excel and Access.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Knowledge of current trends in the 
acquisition, management and access of monographic resources, including 
electronic; knowledge of acquisition modules of an integrated library 
system; strong analytical and organizational skills as well as effective 
interpersonal, collegial and communication skills (both oral and 
written); ability to set and adjust priorities and work flows in a 
dynamic and changing environment and accept new challenges in order to 
realize departmental and library goals; ability to work independently as 
well as part of a team and ability to carry out professional research 
and service necessary to meet library and university requirements for 
promotion and tenure.

To apply, go to:

https://www.jobs.msstate.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1328109455174

...and complete an application.Position will be open until filled.