INDIANA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES-BLOOMINGTON
LIBRARIAN FOR MIDDLE EASTERN, ISLAMIC, AND CENTRAL EURASIAN STUDIES
(ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN, ASSOCIATE LIBRARIAN, OR LIBRARIAN)

Serves as liaison to Departments of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC), Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program, Department of Central Eurasian Studies (CEUS), and Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center; Provides advanced reference service and instruction in areas of responsibility and general reference in Research Collections Reference Department; Builds and manages collections in all formats; monitors approval plans as needed; makes preservation treatment recommendations for these collections; Prepares collections and resource guides, creates and maintains subject-specific websites; Oversees collections budgets and assists in preparation of external funding requests; Participates in Libraries’ instructional activities; Collaborates with library staff in relevant subject areas; Supervises a .5 support staff position.  For a more complete copy of the posting go to:  http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=1410. Qualifications:  Required:  ALA-accredited master’s degree in library or information science, with advanced degree in Middle Eastern, Islamic, or Central Eurasian Studies area, or equivalent combination of education and experience in academic setting.  Professional experience in academic library in collection development and/or public services.  Must have reading proficiency in at least one major Middle Eastern or Central Eurasian Language (such as Arabic, Persian or Turkish), and one relevant European language (such as Russian, Hungarian or French) and have bibliographic knowledge of additional area languages.  Must be deeply familiar with Islamic cultures.  Experience in teaching or bibliographic instruction.  Understanding of information needs of scholars and application of digital and information technologies within research environment.  Knowledge of collection development and collection management principles.  Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Proven ability to work independently and collegially in complex, rapidly changing environment.  Ability to meet requirements of tenure-track appointment.  Preferred: Familiarity with electronic library resources and tools and ability to apply new technologies to library services.  Understanding of nature of scholarly research and publishing.  Speaking and writing proficiency in Arabic, Persian or Turkish is desirable.  Bibliographic knowledge of other relevant languages written in Arabic, Cyrillic or Roman script.  Salary and benefits: Salary and rank are negotiable, depending upon qualifications and experience.  This is a tenure-track academic appointment that includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves.  Benefits include university health care plan, TIAA/CREF retirement/annuity plan, group life insurance, and liberal vacation and sick leave. To apply:  Review of applications begins January 8, 2007; position will remain open until filled.  Send letter of application, professional vita, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of four references to: Virginia Sojdehei, Personnel Librarian, Libraries Human Resources, Herman B Wells Library 201B, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN  47405. Phone: (812) 855-8196, Fax:  (812) 855-2576.  e-mail: [log in to unmask].  For more information about Indiana University go to: http://www.indiana.edu.  Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity.  Indiana University has a strong commitment to principles of diversity and in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.  Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from candidates with diverse cultural backgrounds.

 

Betty Davis
Libraries Human Resources
Herman B Wells Library 201A
1320 E. Tenth Street
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN  47405
(812) 855-8196