Final date: Friday, Dec 20, 2019 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
DESCRIPTION
Resource Acquisitions Librarian
University of California, Berkeley Library
Hiring range: Associate Librarian
$73,751 to $88,871 per annum, based upon qualifications.
This is a full time appointment. The expected start date is September 1, 2019.
The University of California, Berkeley seeks a collaborative, service-oriented librarian with demonstrated management and collection development experience to advance the Library's engagement with research and teaching in support of the life and health sciences.
The Environment
The UC Berkeley Library is an internationally renowned research and teaching facility at the nation's premier public university. A highly diverse and intellectually rich environment, Berkeley serves a campus community of more than 30,000 undergraduate students, 11,000 graduate students, and 1,500 faculty. The Library comprises 20 campus libraries including the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, the Bancroft Library, the C. V. Starr East Asian Library and numerous subject specialty libraries. With a collection of more than 12 million volumes and a collections budget of over $17 million, the Library offers extensive collections in all formats and robust services to connect users with those collections and build their related research skills. The Doe/Moffitt Libraries bring special focus to the humanities, social sciences, international and area studies, and undergraduate services and the intersections between them. Discover more about the Library via our Web site:
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/(link is external).
Responsibilities
The incumbent will provide direction in managing the acquisition of one-time materials and approval plan budgets, vendor relations; and as assigned work leader provide direction to five full time staff in the Ordering and Receiving Unit. S/he will work closely with the Head of Acquisitions, Scholarly Resources Strategy Librarian, the AUL for Scholarly Resources, and subject librarians to shape and improve acquisitions practices related to one-time materials. The Resource Acquisitions Librarian will report to the Head of the Acquisitions Department. Duties will include:
- Manage approximately 30 approval plans, coordinating plan details and budgets between selectors and vendors and gathering data to assess plans in collaboration with the Scholarly Resources Strategy Librarian.
- Provide direction to the ordering and receiving staff, setting workflows and processes
- Review and negotiate license agreements with publishers/vendors to reach favorable pricing and licensing terms and arrange trials of e-resources for one-time purchases, including complex negotiations for data sets
- Establish and manage excellent publisher/vendor relationships
- Establish and maintain effective workflows with acquisitions and cataloging staff for all one-time purchases, physical or electronic
- Collect and analyze approval profile performance and manage automated record loads; assess vendor performance in consultation with selectors
- Support Scholarly Communication team’s efforts to improve student access to affordable course content
- Participate in UC Berkeley groups and committees as well as UC-wide groups as appropriate
The Head works collaboratively with library colleagues to assess strengths and weaknesses in the various collections, determine priorities, and develop departmental service plans that align with the academic mission of the University. Mindful of current trends related to research and scholarly communications in life and health science fields, and in partnership with colleagues in the Library, across campus and at other institutions, the Head will play a guiding role in initiatives (such as collaborative collection development agreements, digitization projects, and donor engagement) supporting the current and future research needs of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students.
UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in library-wide planning and governance and work effectively in a shared decision-making environment. Librarian advancement is partially based on professional contributions beyond the primary assignment; the successful candidate will show promise or evidence of such contributions to the Library, campus, UC system, and profession.
Our organization continues to evolve in the rapidly changing world of higher education and information resources and services, and thus it is essential that the Head be adaptable, forward-looking, and a good change-management leader. To be an effective manager, the Head will be a fair, progressive leader to Library staff; lead department-wide and library-wide discussions; aid in creating and communicating Library policies; manage personnel and financial matters; contribute to department-wide and library-wide priority setting and project management; encourage ongoing staff development; and foster an environment of collaboration, creative thinking, and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Minimum Basic Qualification(s) at the time of application:
The UC Berkeley Library is committed to supporting and encouraging a multicultural environment and seeks candidates who can make positive and imaginative contributions in a context of ethnic and cultural diversity.
UC professional librarians are academic appointees and are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council - American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This position is in the bargaining unit.
Librarians are entitled to appropriate professional development leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement program and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to other benefits.
This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.
This recruitment will remain open until filled.
Submit applications online at
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF02033(link is external).
Applications must include a cover letter detailing a statement of qualifications, curriculum vitae noting degrees and relevant work experience, and the names and contact information of three professional references who are knowledgeable about the applicant's qualifications for this position. References will only be contacted for individuals under serious consideration.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran
status.
For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct(link is external).
Send inquiries to:
Susan E. Wong
Director, Library Human Resources
Email:
librec@library.berkeley.edu