----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY October 1, 1996 Position: Government Documents/Data Services Librarian Appointment rank: Assistant or Associate Professor Salary: $27,000 minimum Available: January 1, 1997 RESPONSIBILITIES: This newly created position offers an exciting opportunity to combine new technologies with traditional documents and reference work. Assesses and plans the delivery of all formats of electronic government documents and the application of digital technology; designs and provides training in the use of electronic government documents to library staff and users; provides government documents reference assistance; maintains government documents home page; works closely with the Social Science Reference Coordinator on the identification, acquisition, and management of data from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and other sources; serves as the official representative to ICPSR; collaborates with library acquisitions and cataloging teams in ordering and processing electronic data files; develops and promotes the use of electronic data files; develops electronic services in collaboration with the Agriculture/Veterinary Medicine Library and the Cartographic Information Center, including the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and software. Reports to the Coordinator, Documents and Microforms. The Documents and Microforms unit is a part of Reference Services in the Hodges Library. The unit is an 82% selective federal depository and one of six Tennessee state depository libraries. Ongoing monthly GPO tape records are included in the OPAC beginning in 1992 and a GPO Access gateway on the Web was established in 1995. Depository map collections are housed in the Cartographic Information Center which also serves as the Earth Sciences Information Center for the state and was a participant in the ARL-GIS project. Department of Agriculture publications are sent to the Agriculture/Veterinary Medicine Library. Library holdings include over 1 million government documents and maps in print, microform, and electronic formats. QUALIFICATIONS: ALA-accredited MLS; experience or training in government documents; substantial experience in microcomputer applications in libraries including technical skills related to hardware and software; experience or training in the use of numeric data in electronic format, and the use and application of basic statistics; ability to plan and implement innovative user services; excellent oral and written communication skills. Preferred: Knowledge of UNIX, Windows, LAN, the Internet, GIS, and machine-readable datafiles. BENEFITS: Librarians at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville have faculty rank and status and are appointed for twelve months. This is a tenure track appointment. Library faculty must meet University requirements for promotion and tenure. Annual leave is accrued at the rate of two days per month and sick leave at the rate of one day per month. Faculty have their choice of a state retirement plan or TIAA/CREF. Non-refundable contributions to either retirement plan are paid for the employee by the University. Group health and life insurance plans are available. Tuition remission is available for all university employees; partial undergraduate tuition remission is available to dependent children and spouses of UT employees. ENVIRONMENT: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a Carnegie Research Level One institution, enrolls approximately 26,000 students from every state in the United States and approximately 100 other countries. As Tennessee's comprehensive campus, UTK offers more doctoral programs than any other institution in the state, and its faculty attract nearly $80 million annually for sponsored research programs. UTK is one of 27 higher education institutions holding the distinction of being both a land grant institution and state university. The UTK Libraries, with an annual budget of almost $10 million, holds 2 million volumes and receives approximately 14,000 current serials. The Libraries system includes the John C. Hodges Library and four branches on the Knoxville campus: Agriculture Veterinary Medicine Library, Archives and Special Collections, Cartographic Information Center, and Music. A fifth branch, the Social Work Library, is located in Nashville. Over three hundred and fifty persons are employed, including 50 librarians, 5 exempt, 131 nonexempt, and 169 students. UTK Libraries is a member of SOLINET, the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and the Research Libraries Group. The UTK Libraries will install a client server integrated system in 1996. The Libraries also offers a Web based information system and access to a variety of electronic information sources. Additional information about this position and the UTK community can be found on the World Wide Web, URL address: http://toltec.lib.utk.edu/~lss/search/govdoc.html APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of application, a current resume, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three recent references to: Jill Keally, Library Support Services, 1015 Volunteer Blvd., Knoxville, TN 37996-1000, fax 423/974-4696. Review of applications will begin November 15, 1996, and will continue until the position is filled. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability or veteran status in provision of educational programs and services or employment opportunities and benefits. This policy extends to both employment by and admission to the University. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex or disability in the education programs and activities pursuant to the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Inquiries and charges of violation concerning Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, ADA or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) or any of the other above referenced policies should be directed to the Office of Diversity Resources & Educational Services (DRES), 1818 Lake Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, telephone (423) 974-2498 (TTY available). Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Human Resources Management, 600 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37996-4125.