The College of DuPage, a dynamic community college with an annual
enrollment of 30,000, is embarking on its sixth residency program in
community college librarianship, which was instituted in 1998. In an
effort to attract the best-qualified people to the profession of community
college librarianship, we offer a two-year residency program which exposes
the successful candidate to a wide variety of library functions in a state-
of-the-art facility. The successful candidate will begin the residency in
August 2008. We are looking for a recent graduate from an ALA-accredited
Master’s degree program in Library or Information Science. During the two-
year program the resident will work in selected public and technical
services areas with mentors and participate in professional development.
The resident will design and carry out a significant research,
instructional, or service-based project during the second year. There are
also opportunities to participate in national teleconferencing projects and
teach in a Library Technical Assistant program.
Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS awarded between August 2007 and June
2008. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and a record of
achievement. Up-to-date computer and Web skills, demonstrated willingness
to work in a team environment, strong service orientation. This a two-
year, non-tenure-track, full-time faculty position with a minimum starting
salary of $44,200 for each nine-month academic year, with the possibility
of an additional paid 10-week summer assignment. Excellent benefits and
travel support.
Environment: The College of DuPage Library is a full-service, cutting-edge
facility which serves approximately 3,000 students, faculty, staff, and
community members each day. Over 120 public workstations provide access to
all of our resources including the Internet, the OPAC, software
applications, online databases, and online library instruction. The
Library has six classrooms and a wireless network throughout. Our very
active information literacy program reaches more than 20,000 students in
over 1,000 sessions per year.
To Apply: Interested individuals should send a letter of application
discussing background, experience, and reasons for interest in the
residency program; resume; names and addresses of three references; and the
College of DuPage required application materials to: Recruitment, Human
Resources, College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599.
C.O.D. is an equal opportunity employer. To ensure consideration,
applications must be received by February 15, 2008. You may submit your
application, cover letter and resume online by visiting our Web site at
www.cod.edu.
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