Job announcement -- University of Wyoming Marcia Tuttle 16 May 2001 00:52 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:44:38 -0600 From: Birgit F. Burke <Burek@UWYO.EDU> Subject: job announcement HEAD OF ACQUISITIONS The University of Wyoming is seeking applicants for the position of Head of Acquisitions for the UW Libraries. Responsibilities: The Head of Acquisitions oversees the operations of the Acquisitions Department (16 FTE staff, plus students) which is organized into four functional units: Ordering (monographs and serials in a variety of formats including electronic), Receiving/Accounting, Processing (includes periodical check-in, physical processing, and bindery preparation), and Government Documents Receiving/Processing (selective depository receiving approximately 75% of documents available through the US Federal Depository Program). The Libraries' annual materials budget is currently $4 million. The Head of Acquisitions participates in the Libraries' Department Heads' Council. The position reports to the Assistant Director for Administrative and Technical Services. Librarians at the University of Wyoming hold faculty status with expectations for research and scholarship. Required qualifications: MLS from an ALA accredited program or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience. Minimum of three years' professional experience in technical services in an academic library. Supervisory experience. Ability to work collegially with both faculty and staff. Preferred qualifications: Degree or experience in accounting, economics, or business administration; acquisitions experience; serials experience; experience with acquiring electronic resources; knowledge of Endeavor Voyager library system. OCLC, AACR, LCSH, LCCS, U.S. depository requirements. HIRING RANGE: $35,000 to $42,000, dependent on qualifications and experience; 12-month appointment, 22 days' vacation; sick leave, group health insurance, state or TIAA-CREF retirement plan, no state income tax. Review of applications will begin on July 2nd, 2001. To Apply: Send cover letter; resume; and the names, addresses, and e-mail addresses of three professional references to Birgit Burke; Assistant to the Dean; University of Wyoming Libraries; P.O. Box 3334, Laramie, WY 82071; FAX (307) 766-2510; e-mail: burek@uwyo.edu <mailto:burek@uwyo.edu> Please follow-up faxed or e-mailed applications with copy via mail. The University of Wyoming is an EEO/AA employer. Birgit Burke Assistant to the Dean Administrative Office Coe Library 6-6868 I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves. E.M. Forster