Position: Reference Librarian for Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources--Tennessee

[David Atkins]

Announcement of Professional Vacancy

March 3, 2000

POSITION:		Reference Librarian for Agricultural Sciences and 
			Natural Resources

APPOINTMENT RANK:       Assistant or Associate Professor

SALARY:            	Minimum $33,000 for Assistant Professor
                        Minimum $40,000 for Associate Professor

AVAILABLE:		September 1, 2000

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The University of Tennessee, (UT) Libraries seeks an energetic
professional to serve as subject librarian for reference and collection
development in the Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine Library.  The reference
librarian contributes to a range of traditional and innovative library
services.  Responsibilities emphasize outreach to students and faculty
through consultation and instruction with particular emphasis on
agricultural sciences and natural resources.

The Institute of Agriculture includes UT's College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the
Extension Service, and Experiment Station.  The Institute's units comprise
a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment in which the
library plays an integral part through outreach, instruction and liaison.

The Reference Librarian for Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
participates in the work of the branch library and in the library-wide
science/technology subject group.  The librarian provides general and
subject-specific reference assistance in the branch library's highly
automated reference environment, which includes government documents.  
Instruction may take the form of classroom presentations, research
consultations, on-site assistance in labs and offices, and may include
interaction with students enrolled in distance education programs.

Collection development and management responsibilities include selecting,
organizing, and assessing materials in all formats; this work is done in
cooperation with other subject librarians and with input from faculty in
the liaison areas.  

The reference librarian promotes library services, facilitates
communication with the campus community about library and information
issues, works with library colleagues to coordinate services and implement
programs and projects, and serves on library and university committees.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited master's.  Knowledge of major
scientific bibliographic databases and science reference sources in all
formats. Evidence of excellent communication and presentation skills and
ability to work collegially with all levels of users and staff.  
Demonstrable service orientation and understanding of library services in
a research university.  Knowledge of scientific literature and publishing
trends.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Academic background in science.  Professional
experience in science reference, preferably in an academic
library.  Experience with collection development. Experience creating and
maintaining Web resources.  Evidence of research or creative achievement.

BENEFITS: Librarians at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville have
faculty rank and status and are appointed for twelve months. This is a
tenure track appointment. Library faculty must meet University
requirements for promotion and tenure. Annual leave is accrued at the rate
of two days per month and sick leave at the rate of one day per
month. Faculty have their choice of a state retirement plan or
TIAA/CREF. Non-refundable contributions to either retirement plan are paid
for the employee by the University. Group health and life insurance plans
are available. Tuition remission is available for all university
employees; partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to
dependent children and spouses of UT employees.

ENVIRONMENT: The University of Tennessee, a Carnegie Research Level One
institution, enrolls approximately 26,000 students from every state in the
United States and approximately 100 other countries.  As Tennessee's
comprehensive campus, UTK offers more doctoral programs than any other
institution in the state, and its faculty attract nearly $80 million
annually for sponsored research programs.  UT is one of 27 higher
education institutions holding the distinction of being both a land-grant
institution and state university.

The UTK Libraries, with an annual budget of $10 million, holds 2 million
volumes and receives approximately 10,000 current serials.  The Libraries
system includes the John C. Hodges Library and four branches on the
Knoxville campus: Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine, Map, Music, and
University Archives and Special Collections.  A fifth branch, the Social
Work Library, is located in Nashville.  Over three hundred persons are
employed, including 49 librarians, 8 exempt, 123 non-exempt, and 150
students.  UTK Libraries is a member of the Association of Research
Libraries, SOLINET, and the Center for Research Libraries.  The UT
Libraries offers a Web-based information system and access to a variety of
electronic information sources.

The Agriculture-Veterinary Medicine Library is located in the Veterinary
Teaching Hospital and serves 15 departments, the Extension Service and the
Experiment Station of the Institute of Agriculture.  The collection is
comprised of 120,000 volumes, and the library is a depository for
U.S. government documents from the Departments of Agriculture.  Four staff
and three librarians offer instruction and research assistance to the
campus and community.

Additional information about this position and the UTK community is
available at http://toltec.lib.utk.edu/~lss/search/agreflibr.html

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application, a current resume, and
the names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three
recent references to: Jill Keally, Head, Library Support Services, 1015
Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 423/974-4696. 

Review of applications will begin May 15, 2000 and continue until the
position is filled. 

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the basis
of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran
status in provision of educational programs and services or employment
opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by and
admission to the University. 

The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or
disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the
requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the
Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. 

Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section
504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the
other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of
Diversity Resources & Educational Services (DRES), 2110 Terrace Avenue,
Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (423) 974-2498 (TTY
available). Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed
to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources Management, 600
Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.