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You'll find a special subscription offer at http://chronicle.com/4free/?ej _________________________________________________________________ - The text of the job listing is below - Director of Administrative Services -- University of South Carolina, Columbia -- South Carolina Library Administration: The University Libraries seeks an individual for the position of Director of Administrative Services. Reporting to the Dean of Libraries, this position will direct the Libraries' administrative services including facilities management, human resources, security, inventory control, statistical reporting, strategic planning, and coordinate issues related to faculty status. This position will be part of the senior administrative team that formulates policy and decision-making for the Libraries. This is a twelve-month tenure track position. The University of South Carolina, founded in 1801, enrolls approximately 18,000 undergraduate students and 8,000 graduate students on the Columbia campus. University Libraries contains more than 3 million volumes, 4 million microforms, 1 million manuscripts, 300,000 maps, and 875,427 government documents; and houses the University's special collections. University Libraries is a member of SOLINET, OCLC, the Association of Research Libraries, and the Center for Research Libraries. Responsibilities: 1) Supervises personnel programs and services and administers the human resources function for the University Libraries. 2) Coordinates and manages the data collection and reporting of information and statistics to local, state, and regional agencies. 3) Works closely with the Libraries' senior administration on planning and assessment documents such as the Libraries' annual report, the strategic plan, reports to accrediting bodies and other required reporting documents. 4) Coordinates planning for and supervises implementation for all library facilities including renovations, repairs, signage, security, maintenance, space planning and beautification efforts to provide learning space that is appealing to the Libraries' users and work space that is functional for library faculty and staff. 5) Participates with the Dean of Libraries and administrative team in planning, policymaking and implementation, and decision-making for the Libraries. 6) Represents the Libraries, participates in university-wide initiatives, and works closely with campus administrators in areas of assigned responsibility. Ensures Libraries' compliance with university, system, and state policies and procedures. 7) Supervises the Administrative office staff, building maintenance staff, shipping and receiving staff and shuttle driver. 8) Liaison with USC Educational Foundation regarding the management of Library accounts. Qualifications Required: 1) An ALA-accredited MLS or another appropriate graduate degree (MPA, MBA, etc.) with at least three years' post-degree experience in increasingly responsible management positions in an academic library or at an institution of higher learning. 2) Knowledge of developments in higher education, scholarly processes and personnel issues facing academic research libraries. 3) Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment with a strong commitment to diversity. 4) Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills and superior organizational ability. 5) Demonstrated leadership ability, analytical skills, computer software proficiency, creative and innovative problem-solving, and a strong commitment to service excellence. Qualifications Preferred: 1) Knowledge of faculty governance and tenure-track system and faculty performance appraisal procedures. 2) Budget and financial management experience. 3) Experience in grant development and administration. Salary and Benefits: Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience. Benefits include medical, dental, state retirement or optional retirement. Deadline: Preference will be given to applications received by November 25, 2007. Position will remain open until filled. Contact: Apply online at http://uscjobs.sc.edu (search by Requisition 043784). The cover letter, explaining the reason for your interest and qualifications, may be addressed to Chair, Director of Administrative Services Search Committee. Curriculum vitae must include names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply. 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