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Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 15:58:11 -0700
From: Wendy Stewart <stewartw@pdx.edu>
Subject: job announcement--Portland State University

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                 Portland State University
                         Millar Library

Position Announcement

Position:  Assistant Director for Technical Services

Open:  Immediately

General Description:  Portland State University is seeking a progressive
and energetic professional for the position of Assistant Director of
Technical Services.  This is a dynamic administrative position reporting
to the Director of the Millar Library and is responsible for planning,
coordinating, and managing the ongoing activities and operations of
Technical Services, including acquisitions, cataloging, preservation,
serials, database maintenance, and gifts.  Additionally, the Assistant
Director shares responsibilities for information resources management with
the Assistant Director for Public Services. Supervises 3 unit heads
(Acquisition, Cataloging, and Serials) who are responsible for 31 FTE
faculty, classified staff, and student workers.

Specific responsibilities:

· Provides leadership for Technical Services as well as the
   Millar Library.
· Works with and provides focus and support for
acquisitions,
   cataloging, preservation, serials, and related activities of Technical
Services. · Collaborates closely with the Assistant Director for Public
Services to provide focus and direction for the activities of
  information resources management as well as scholarly
  communication.  This includes the activities related to the
  assessment and selection of information resources in all
  formats, the management of these resources, the support
  of the selectors who are responsible for selecting these
  resources, and the strategic campus-wide dialogue on the
  relevance of scholarly communication. · Collaborates closely with the
Director of the Millar Library, the Assistant Director for Public
Services, and the Head of Systems to cultivate an overall organizational
environment in which creativity and innovation are valued.  Also,
collaborates to cultivate a dynamic, fluid organization. · Collaborates
closely with the Assistant Director for Public Services to cultivate and
promote effective communication.

· Participates in strategic initiatives to facilitate the Library^Òs
integration into statewide consortia, including ORBIS, Oregon^Òs academic
library union database. · Facilitates the Library^Òs transition from Sirsi
to Innovative Interfaces. · Contributes to the work of professional
associations, locally, regionally, and nationally. · Contributes to the
work of committees in the Library and on the campus.

Qualifications:

· Expertise and a record of progressively responsibleleadership in the
work of Technical Services in an academic or in other research libraries.·
Expertise and experience in the organization or management of information
resources in all formats. · Effective managerial, supervisory, analytical,
and organizational skills. · Effective communication skills.  Able to
collaborateeffectively with colleagues as well as faculty and students. ·
Working knowledge of integrated library systes. · ALA-accredited degree is
required.  Second master's degree is preferred.

The environment:

· Portland State University, a nationally-recognized leader in community-
  based learning, is located on the tree-lined blocks of downtown Portland.
  The University's position in the heart of Oregon's cultural and economic
  center provides opportunities for the University's students and scholars
to apply scholarly theories and research to the real-world problems of
business and community organizations.  The University offers more than 100
undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees.  The University is 1st
among Oregon's universities in number of students served and in graduate
degrees conferred. · The Millar Library's annual budget for 2000-2001 is
$8.0M, with $3M allocated to information resources in all formats.
Portland's quality of life is exceptional.  The city is currently rated #1
by Money Magazine.

Salary/Benefits:  Salary is competitive.  This is a tenure-track position.
Librarians are members of the Academic Faculty and participate in the
Faculty Senate.  They have 22.5 days of vacation and several choices of
retirement (state & ORP) and medical plans.

Application:  Review of applications will begin on May 4, 2001 and will
continue until the position is filled.  Portland State University is an
AA/EEO institution.

Send applications (letter, vita, and names, addresses, telephone numbers,
& email addresses of 5 references) and nominations to:

Chair, Search Committee
Millar Library
Portland State University
P.O. Box 1151
Portland, Oregon 97207-1151
TEL:  (503) 725-4576
Email:  reggianis@pdx.edu