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Reference Librarian
Belmont University
Lila D. Bunch Library of Belmont University is seeking applications for a 12 month non-tenured faculty rank position in the library’s general reference unit beginning June 2007. Job responsibilities include providing general reference service (including night and Saturday rotations); teaching information literacy classes; developing and managing the library's special collections; providing assistance when needed with interlibrary loans, and performing other duties as assigned. An ALA accredited Masters Degree is required. Preference will be given to candidates with the following: reference experience in an academic library; knowledge of current trends in academic reference service; experience with teaching information literacy in a college/university; effective group presentation skills; a working knowledge of computer technology and applications, experience with an integrated library system and commercial library databases; and strong interpersonal, oral, and writing skills. A second masters degree in a subject field is desirable.
For additional information about the position and to complete the online application, please see the Faculty position listings at http://www.belmont.edu/hr/Employment/index.html. While completing the application, applicants will be prompted to submit a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vita, teaching philosophy (bibliographic instruction), and a list of three references, including current supervisor, and their contact information. Each applicant is also asked to respond in writing to Belmont's mission, vision, and values statements, articulating how the applicant’s knowledge, experience and beliefs have prepared him/her to function in support of these statements. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
A comprehensive, coeducational university located in Nashville, TN, Belmont is a student-centered, teaching university focusing on academic excellence. The university is dedicated to providing students from diverse backgrounds an academically challenging education in a Christian community of learning and service. Belmont is an EOE/AA employer under all applicable civil rights laws. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
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Joel Southern
Communications Specialist
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee
1345 Circle Park Drive, Suite 451
Knoxville, TN 37996-0341
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(865) 974-6727
jsouthern at utk dot edu
www.sis.utk.edu