Job Bank 1/19/12

Career opportunities at Pacific Lutheran University and the University of South Carolina at Aiken

Assistant Professor or Clinical Assistant Professor/Technical Services Librarian – Pacific Lutheran University

The successful candidate will have “demonstrated technical services experience and leadership skills, and who also possesses the desire to contribute in the public services arena. They will:

• Provide day-to-day support and direction to staff in cataloging, acquisitions, serials/continuations, processing, binding, and preservation, including staff development, training, and evaluation.
• Provide a vision for and take the lead in planning for the Technical Services unit with an aim toward creative use of staff and technology for maximum efficiency.
• Assist in the management of our Ex Libris Voyager library system.
• Collaborate with the Director for Library Services and collection development librarians to oversee the $1,000,000-plus acquisitions budget.
• Partner with University Archivist in keeping abreast of and participating in Northwest Digital Archives strategic initiatives.
• Collaborate with other librarians in strategic planning for and implementation of digital collections and services, including but not limited to online journals, e-books, online reference tools, and data sources.”

Instruction/Reference Librarian – University of South Carolina at Aiken

This is a twelve month, tenure-track position classified as a assistant professorship.  “Responsibilities: delivery of electronic  and traditional reference services; participation in instruction; communication about new resources to faculty, staff, and students; collection development; development of innovative services and user aids; planning and updating of Library web pages; familiarity with emerging technologies. Job requires evening and rotating weekend hours…”