Application consideration begins January 4, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. To apply for the open Academic position: Send application letter including a statement of qualifications, a full resume of education and relevant experience, the names of at least two persons who are knowledgeable about your qualifications for this position, and a personal statement summarizing past or planned contributions to:
libraryjobs@ucsd.edu
or
University of California, San Diego
Jennifer Tran - Library Human Resources
9500 Gilman Drive Dept. 0175-H
La Jolla, CA 92093-0175
or
Confidential Fax: 858-534-8634
Priority consideration will be given to those applications received prior to the "consideration date" contained in the job posting.
Librarians at UC San Diego are academic appointees and are entitled to appropriate professional leave and all other perquisites granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The UCSD Libraries offer relocation reimbursement and generous professional development funding.
Guidance for preparing diversity statements can be found at: http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/Faculty-Applicant-C2D-Info.asp.
*Internal Recruitment Only*
Salary and level of appointment commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on University of California pay scales.
This position is currently part of the Social Sciences & Humanities Library. The UCSD Libraries are undertaking an organizational restructuring which will have an impact on where this position resides in the organization in the future. Like all positions in the Libraries, we anticipate that this one will be reviewed and reshaped over time to fit the needs of the new structure as we develop it and will be placed within the new structure as appropriate.
Responsibilities of the Position:
Provides leadership for the planning of services and collections designed to foster awareness and use of U.S. government information. Serves as the UCSD liaison to the Depository Library Council and participates in the discussion of policy. Leads the Library in the discussion of policies and issues related to government information in the digital age. Responsible for collection development for Urban Studies and Planning Program. Works closely with librarians in related disciplines. Provides in-depth reference service and consultations for all government information with an emphasis on U.S. federal government information sources. Serves as the library liaison to the Urban Studies and Planning Program. Provides general reference assistance virtually and at a combined Social Sciences and Humanities Research Desk. Participates in library user outreach and instructional programs and in library staff training with special emphasis on promoting government information in a digital environment. Provides advice to the Libraries’ Acquisitions and Metadata Services departments on policy issues related to the processing of government documents in all formats.
Required Qualifications:
Desired Qualifications:
Librarians at UCSD are academic appointees and entitled to appropriate professional leave and all other perquisites granted to non-faculty academic personnel. UCSD librarians are expected to participate in library-wide and system-wide planning and governance and to be professionally active.
UCSD is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity (http://diversity.ucsd.edu/).