Hunter College, School of Social Work position (NY,NY)

[Louise S. Sherby]

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HUNTER COLLEGE
OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK

LIBRARIAN/HEAD, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK LIBRARY
Assistant or Associate Professor

Under direction of the Deputy Chief Librarian, responsible for operation and
management of branch library at the Hunter College School of Social Work;
supervise staff of one librarian, two library assistants, and part-time aides;
provide general and specialized reference, instructional, and
collection-related services to the School of Social Work’s faculty, graduate
students and other users of the library.  Qualifications:  M.L.S., or its
equivalent from an ALA-accredited library school, plus an additional Master’s
degree or PhD, preferably in the social sciences.  Highly desirable:
Minimum two
years experience providing reference in social work or social sciences;
knowledge and experience in applying information technologies, including the
Internet and electronic databases, to the needs of library users; experience
with bibliographic instruction, collection development and supervision of
staff; ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse community of
faculty, students, and library colleagues; strong commitment to public service;
initiative, self-direction, and ability to work independently; excellent
communication and interpersonal skills; ability to meet requirements for
promotion/tenure.  Salary: Assistant Professor: $32,703 - $57,049; Associate
Professor: $42,616 - $68,174, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Liberal fringe benefits. 35-hour, 5-day work week, including some evening
and/or weekend hours.  

Hunter College, the second oldest college in The City University of New York,
is a coeducational, fully accredited college, with a large and diverse faculty
in the liberal arts and sciences and in several professional schools.  Hunter’s
total enrollment is approximately 19,000 students.  Of these, about 8,000 are
full-time undergraduate, an additional 7,000 are part-time students, and over
4,000 are graduate students studying in arts and sciences,  teacher education
and professional programs at the Schools of Arts and Sciences,  Education,
Social Work, and Health Professions. 

The School of Social Work Library serves approximately 70 faculty and 900
students enrolled in  Master’s, Doctoral and Post-master’s programs.

With a professional staff of 24 librarians, Hunter College Library contains
approximately 840,000 volumes, 2,300 current periodical titles, and a nonprint
collection of discs, tapes, scores, CD-ROMs, and microforms.  The library
resources of Hunter College are available through CUNY+, an automated library
system, which provides access to all CUNY library collections.

Position is available September 24, 1999.  Review of applications will begin
shortly thereafter and will continue until the position is filled.  Send 
resume and names (with addresses, telephone, fax numbers, email addresses) of
at least three current references to: 

Dr. Louise S. Sherby
Chief Librarian
Hunter College Libraries
695 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10021


        Hunter College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action/IRCA/Americans
with Disabilities Act Employer.
Females, minority group members, disabled persons and veterans are urged to
apply for this position.


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Dr. Louise S. Sherby				695 Park Avenue
Associate Dean and Chief Librarian		New York, NY 10021
Hunter College Libraries			Voice:  212-772-4143
Email: Louise.Sherby at Hunter.CUNY.edu	Fax:	 212-772-4142
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