----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ** This announcement has been cross-posted on several lists. Please excuse any duplication. ** ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY HEAD, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPT. AUBURN UNIVERSITY Auburn, Alabama HEAD, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPT: Administers personnel (3 FTE Staff), facilities, and budgetary needs for the Special Collections Department which houses rare/fragile materials, maps, some artifacts, and printed materials related to Alabama and Auburn University; coordinates the development of the twelve separate collections housed in the department; recommends and implements collection development policies and procedures; provides reference service for the collections; oversees micrographics activities; will work with other library departments to develop a library-wide conservation plan. QUALIFICATIONS: Required: ALA-accredited MLS; minimum of three years experience dealing with special, rare or unique library materials; strong academic record; excellent communication skills. Desired: Experience in an academic library special collections department; graduate degree in American history or literature; knowledge of Alabama and southern history and/or literature; record of scholarly, professional and research activity; supervisory experience; knowledge of library conservation practices. Offers of employment are contingent upon verification of eligibility for employment in the United States. The salary minimum is $37,000, higher with experience, with appointment as Librarian II or III (Assistant or Associate Professor); twelve- month, tenure track position; participation in state teachers' retirement (mandatory); TIAA or other additional voluntary retirement plans available; twelve days sick leave and twenty days annual leave per year; health/life/disability insurance benefits. Application review process will begin on July 15, 1994. Position open immediately; starting date negotiable. Applications must include resume, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and names of at least three current references. APPLY TO: Sheila Delacroix, Chairperson; Special Collections Search Committee; Ralph Brown Draughon Library; Auburn University, AL 36849-5606. Auburn University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.