job description (Cheryl Riley) Stephen Clark 05 Apr 1999 12:42 UTC
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 15:12:16 -0600 From: Cheryl Riley <riley@LIBSERV.CMSU.EDU> Subject: job description Please post this to the list; please excuse duplication associated with cross-posting. Please share with interested or qualified colleagues.> > > >POSITION DESCRIPTION AND ADVERTISEMENT > >CENRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY > > >Special Collections Curator/ Director of the Children's Literature Festival and Associate Professor of Library Services. Responsibilities include the Research Collections for Children and Young Adults, Missouriana Collection, rare books, manuscripts, university publications, the curriculum collection, and the circulating children and young adults collection. As director of the Children's Literature Festival, this individual organizes and promotes the annual festival of approximately 40 authors and 6,000 children. Additional responsibilities include providing reference and research support, including night and weekend rotation. Reports to Coordinator of Public Services. > >Requirements: MLA or advanced degree in archives management; relevant experience in children's literature, special collections management or event coordination; knowledge of Windows operating system, word processors, database management systems, spread sheets, and networked environments; excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to be positive, creative, accept change and work collaboratively with other faculty, authors, and publishers. > >Desired: Knowledge of book trade and publishing industry; awareness of current trends in children's publishing; experience with collection management and development. Additional graduate degree in literature, education, or communication. Annual salary at Associate level is $46, 500. > >Central Missouri State University is a comprehensive University located in Warrensburg, 50 miles southeast of Kansas City, Missouri. Additional information on the University can be found at http://www.cmsu.edu/ > >James C. Kirkpatrick Library, a new $30 million facility was dedicated on March 24, 1999. Additional information on Library Services can be found at http://library.cmsu.edu/ > >Send: a letter of application, current vita, three current reference letters with phone numbers, and graduate transcripts to Dr. Pal. V. Rao, Dean of Library Services, James C. Kirkpatrick Library, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093. Screening will be ongoing until the positions are filled. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. AA/EEO/ADA > > > ************************************************ Cheryl Riley Associate Professor Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, MO 64093 660-543-8810 email:Riley@libserv.cmsu.edu Fax: 660-543-8001