Librarian Asst. Professor

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Assistant Library Director for Collection Services
**** University Rank:
Librarian Assistant Professor
**** University of Miami School of Law Library
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** Position Purpose
** The Librarian Assistant Professor;
Assistant Library Director for Collection Services plans, organizes, and supervises the services and activities in the department, including cataloging, metadata, serials, database and electronic resource management, preservation, processing, acquisitions, and collection development.  This person also supervises the related staff and manages the successful operation of the department.
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
*** Supervises Collection Services librarians and staff to ensure the effective organization of departmental workflows.
* Is responsible for quality control of bibliographic databases, including the integrated library system (Ex Libris/ALMA), the institutional repository, and OCLC databases.
* Manages and supervises the day-to-day activities of the acquisition department which include planning, ordering, licensing, invoicing, receiving, record maintenance, and budgeting for electronic, print, and other resources
* Provides leadership and coordination for developing a holistic collection development strategy to support the school’s teaching and research interests
* Performs collection assessments, reports, and other metrics on the collections
* Works to cultivate collections of special interest and engages in planning, and record maintenance of current Special Collections
* Maintains a current awareness of issues and trends related to all aspects of collection services by participating in professional development activities; develops professional relationships with counterparts in other institutions, both on and off the law school campus. The person in this position also stays current with developments and provides expert advice to the library on information resources.
* Qualified individuals may also participate in reference and instructional services
* Performs other duties as assigned
** Education and Experience
**** Required Qualifications
*** An MLIS (or equivalent) from an accredited institution and 5 years of relevant experience, particularly in acquisitions and collection strategy
** Preferred Qualifications
*** J.D. from an accredited institution
* Experience in a law library

Also requires excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; strong service philosophy; ability to work in a fast-paced environment with people from varied backgrounds.
** Application
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** University of Miami **. The application should include a complete statement of qualifications, a resume/CV, and the names and contact information for at least three persons who are knowledgeable about the applicant's qualifications for this position.  Questions should be emailed to Robin Schard .
** The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
** Job Status:
** Full time
** Employee Type:
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