POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian
Assistant or Associate University Librarian
The George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, seeks applications and nominations for the position of Classics, Philosophy, and Religion. Librarian is a tenure track library faculty position in the Humanities and Social Sciences Library (Library West). The Librarian is responsible for the overall development, management and coordination of the George A. Smathers Libraries resources in all formats and outreach to students and faculty in all three disciplines, and supports the University’s academic programs in these areas as well as in interdisciplinary humanities programs supported by the University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The Librarian is also responsible for analyzing the University’s programs in these disciplines and collaborating with other librarians and the academic faculty to establish collection profiles, selection guidelines, and preservation, location and cataloging priorities. The Librarian evaluates existing collection strengths and current collecting intensities. In collaboration with the Library West Humanities and Social Sciences selectors, the Librarian uses subject expertise to help build the reference collection. The Librarian manages specialized classics, philosophy and religion reference services, library instruction, and online database. The Librarian provides general reference and instruction services to students, faculty, staff, and visitors at the Library West Research Assistance Desk, as well as online through the Ask-A-Librarian chat and texting service, email and via telephone queries. This position requires fluency in either Greek or Latin.
The library encourages staff participation in reaching management decisions and consequently the Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian will serve on various committees and teams. To support all students and faculty and foster excellence in a diverse and global society, the Librarian will be expected to include individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientation, and perspectives in work activities. The Librarian will pursue professional development opportunities, including research, publication, and professional service activities in order to meet library-wide criteria for tenure and promotion.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
1. Master’s degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA-accredited program, or equivalent
professional experience plus advanced degree in subject specialty.
2. Eight years of relevant post graduate degree experience for appointment at the Associate University
Librarian rank.
3. Fluency in either Greek or Latin.
4. Familiarity with scholarly literature of the classics and philosophy and either familiarity or interest in
Religious Studies.
5. Experience with and/or demonstrated enthusiasm for in person and online instruction.Excellent
analytical and organizational skills.
6. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team within a culturally diverse
user community of faculty, students, staff, administrators, and the general public.Capacity to thrive in
a dynamic environment, respond effectively to shifting needs and priorities of library constituents,
and afford a willingness to be flexible with liaison and selector assignments as assigned.
7. Competence with information technologies and demonstrated effectiveness in integrating technology
with traditional services and resources.
8. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
9. Strong potential for meeting the requirements of tenure and promotion outlined at
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/cdh.
Preferred:
1. Advanced degree in a related field in the humanities.
2. Fluency in both Greek and Latin.
3. Sound knowledge of collection management, reference, and instructional practices and standards
4. Experience providing reference and/or instructional services related to humanities, classics,
philosophy, and religious studies in an academic or research library environment.
5. Experience in the digital humanities.Experience managing collections in an academic or research
library,
6. Record of including individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, races, ethnicities, gender
identities, sexual orientations, and perspectives in research, teaching, service and other work.
7. Experience in provision of online and in person reference assistance to users or experience with public
service.
The search will remain open until October 10, 2016, review of applicants will begin on September 19, 2016. For a full description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries faculty recruitment webpage at http://library.ufl.edu/pers/FacultyPositions.html. Failure to submit the required documents may result in the application not being considered. If you have any questions or concerns about this process please contact: Bonnie Smith, George A. Smathers Libraries Human Resources Office, at bonniesmith@ufl.edu.
The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply.