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UC Davis Library Head of Special Collections Vacancy Listing



 
University of California, Davis
General Library
Announcement of Vacancy
 
 
POSITION AVAILABLE:
Head, Department of Special Collections (revised)
 
SALARY RANGE:
Associate Librarian II to Librarian III ($45,780 - $76,476)
Appointment rank and salary based on qualifications and experience.
 
OPEN:
Immediately.
 
COLLECTIONS:
The resources of the Department of Special Collections play a major role in the UCD General Library’s support of instruction and research. The Department has numerous areas of strength including British Poetry 1789-1914 (the Kohler Collection), Viticulture and Enology, History of Natural Sciences, Agricultural Technology, Theater History, and Nature Writing and continues to collect actively in these areas. Funding in recent years has made possible development of major additional areas of strength. On the base of the Walter Goldwater Radical Pamphlet Collection, the Department is creating a substantial resource for right and left wing politics, both current and historical. The Department is adding substantially to the collections in the areas of Chicano, Native American, and Asian American Studies and is especially strong in African-American Studies. The Gay and Lesbian Studies Collection has developed rapidly and has become one of the Department’s most important research collections.
 
RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position reports to the Associate University Librarian for Collections and is responsible for administering the Department of Special Collections, which includes the University Archives. Duties include formulation of policies and procedures for collecting, acquisition, arrangement and description, access, and preservation of the collections; active promotion of use of the collections, of donor relationships and of grant support for the activities of the department; implementation of digital technologies for access and preservation of the collections; participation in UC systemwide planning, including programs of the California Digital Library.
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong commitment to development of research collections. Extensive experience and knowledge of the arrangement and description of special collections materials, standards of bibliographic control and preservation, archival principles and practices; administrative experience in a research or academic library demonstrating strong management, analytical and planning skills; knowledge of and experience in use of automated systems and digital technologies in special collections; evidence of strong commitment to public service and ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students in a rapidly changing and diverse environment; graduate degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited institution or its equivalent. Second graduate subject degree strongly preferred.
 
THE ENVIRONMENT:
The University of California, Davis campus is a multicultural environment that supports equality and respect for differences based on gender, cultural ethnicity, level of disability and sexual preference and has a strong commitment to create a diverse community of faculty, staff and students. It has an enrollment of over 23,000 students, offering a range of academic programs including Colleges of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, Engineering, and Letters & Science; Schools of Management, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and several research institutes such as the Bodega Marine Laboratory.
Davis is a pleasant, environment-oriented community of 55,000 in a college-town setting. Davis is ideally located for many recreational, cultural, and professional activities. It is within easy driving distance of Sacramento, California's capital city, and the Sierra Nevada Mountains/Lake Tahoe area, Berkeley, San Francisco, the Napa Valley wine country, and the Pacific Coastal areas. The University and surrounding communities sponsor a wide range of cultural events.
 
BENEFITS:
Librarians are academic appointees. They earn 24 days of vacation and 12 days of sick leave per annum. The University has an excellent retirement system which is coordinated with Social Security. Several health, dental, and vision plans are currently provided by the University. Group term life insurance and reduced enrollment fees are available.
 
Applicants should send letter, resume, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three references (including current supervisor) to:
 
Debbie Ojakangas
Administrative Assistant
Library Administration
University of California
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
 
Phone: (530) 752-3444
Fax: (530) 752-6899
 
Applications received by March 16, 2001 will be assured consideration.
 
The University of California does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, veterans status, medical condition, ancestry, or marital status. The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Call (530) 752-2071 for more information. Speech or hearing impaired persons may dial (530) 752-7320 (TDD).
 
 

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