Central
Connecticut State University's Elihu Burritt Library seeks a
knowledgeable, creative, and service-oriented library faculty colleague
for the position of a full-time Assistant Librarian. The incumbent must
have excellent technical and interpersonal skills to manage acquisitions
operations within the Acquisitions/Serials Department. The Assistant
Librarian will also serve on the Library’s Reference and Instruction
Team. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and
working with a diverse student body.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Will be responsible for monitoring and expending the library’s
approximately $2.1million materials budget. Manage the acquisitions
workflow of library materials in all formats. Evaluate and select
vendors for all print and media resources and collaborate with the
Serials/E-Resources Librarian to evaluate and select electronic
resources vendors. Prepare and analyze collection budget reports,
establish fund allocations and oversee fiscal closing. Reconcile all
internal accounting records with expenditures posted by the Business
Services division in the University's Banner accounting system. Act as
liaison to University Procurement and Accounting Departments for library
materials purchasing. Coordinate the development of collection reviews
and collection policies. Maintain all acquisitions data, statistics,
reports, policies and procedures. Assist with the preparation of library
collection information required by accreditors and state or federal
agencies. Provide reference service on a rotating schedule with other
librarians. Teach courses in information literacy as assigned and serve
as an embedded librarian for selected courses. As a library faculty
member will successfully fulfill all requirements necessary to obtain
tenure.
Required Qualifications: MLS or MLIS
from an ALA accredited library science program or a masters in a related
field and three years of experience in an academic library setting.
Experience with acquisition functions of integrated library systems.
Demonstrated knowledge of library acquisitions, business practices, and
library budgeting in an academic environment or a similar complex
library setting. Experience working effectively with a highly diverse
group of faculty, students, colleagues and the general public.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Exlibris’ integrated library system ALMA. Familiarity
with trends related to acquisition of digital content. Experience
working with vendors, content providers, and cooperative purchasing
library consortia. Experience supporting the research needs of students,
faculty and staff. Experience with online learning management system.
Experience providing reference service in an academic library.
Experience providing library instruction in an academic setting.
The University:
The largest of Connecticut’s regional comprehensive universities,
Central currently enrolls over 10,000 students. A third of its
undergraduates are students of color, the largest group being Hispanic.
Ninety-six (96%) percent of the students are from Connecticut. For more
information about Central Connecticut State University, please visit www.ccsu.edu.
The Community:
Located nine miles southwest of Hartford, New Britain is a city of
approximately 72,000. Part of the Greater Hartford area of 1.2 million
residents, New Britain is centrally located in the state and is within
easy reach of much of Connecticut and several metropolitan areas.
Nicknamed “the Hardware City” for its rich industrial heritage, it is
home to Stanley Black & Decker. Important cultural institutions
include the New Britain Museum of American Art and Walnut Hill Park,
designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. New Britain’s population is
characterized by a high degree of racial and ethnic diversity.
Currently, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 70% of the population as
White, 13% as Black or African American, 3% as Asian, and 0.2% as
American Indian or Alaska Native. Currently 4.6% of New Britain’s
population identify themselves in more than one racial category and 43%
of New Britain’s population identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino.
Fifty percent (50%) speak a language other than English in the home and
19% were born internationally. Significant portions of its population
come from Puerto Rico and Poland or consider themselves to be from the
African American, Italian, or Irish ethnic backgrounds. In addition to
all that greater Hartford provides, New Britain is 40 minutes from
Springfield, Massachusetts, two hours from Boston, and two hours from
New York City. It is also part of the Hartford-Springfield “Knowledge
Corridor” and, therefore, within easy driving distance of a host of
private and public institutions of higher education and many cultural
opportunities.
Application and Appointment: Priority will be given to applications received by June 12, 2022. Position will remain open until filled, but priority will be given to the applications received by the initial deadline date.
To begin the application process, click on the Apply button and electronically submit the following documents:
Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position. Current
Resume. Names of three professional references including their address,
email address, and telephone numbers.
In accordance with the
American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective
Bargaining Union Contract, compensation for this position is at the rank
of Assistant Professor for 2020-2021. Salary is commensurate with
education and experience. For more information, please visit American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective Bargaining Union Contract.
The State of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University are
proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of
fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits. Fringe
benefits include personal and sick leave, paid holidays, medical,
dental, and prescription plans, group life insurance, a choice of
retirement plans, retirement health care, tuition waiver for employee
and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities
(Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary
and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Compensation
plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts,
long term and short term disability plans. For more detailed
information, please visit CCSU Human Resources.
Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Emailed
and mailed applications will not be accepted. Please redact any
personally identifiable information (i.e., Social Security number, date
of birth, marital status, country of origin) from any documents
submitted. Please ensure your Social Security Number is not listed on
any documents submitted.
For more information, contact Steven Bernstein Search Committee Chair, at 860-832-2079 or bernsteinstj@ccsu.edu.
As an affirmative action employer, Central Connecticut State University
actively seeks and encourages applications from women, minorities,
persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran
status. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified
individuals with disabilities upon request.
