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Architecture Librarian
This new position is responsible for administration of the Architecture Library,
located in the College of Architecture. Responsibilities include advanced
reference assistance, collection development, library instruction, user needs
assessment, supervision of support staff, and collaborative activities with
Architecture faculty and the University Library. A graduate degree in an
ALA-accredited program is required; preference will be given to candidates
with work experience in an architecture library or who have a degree/course
work in architecture or a relevant field.
Qualifications include the leadership abilities necessary for planning,
implementing, and sustaining the programs of the Architecture Library.
The successful candidate must be a strong communicator committed to
patron-focused services and innovation in the use of new information
technologies. This is a tenure-track position with the rank of Assistant
Librarian ($25,164+) or Associate Librarian ($28,788+), depending on
qualifications and experience. Benefits include choice of retirement programs,
including TIAA-CREF; 15 state holidays; partial moving expenses; and no state
or local income tax. Texas Tech University, with an enrollment of 24,000
students, is one of four major comprehensive state universities in Texas. A
wide range of academic programs is offered in eleven colleges and schools,
including law and medicine. Lubbock has a metropolitan population of 224,000
and is the West Texas center for higher education, agriculture, health care,
banking, and business. Applications received by October 15, 1996, will be
given first consideration. Send letter of application, current resume, and
names and addresses of three references to Search Committee, Texas Tech
University Library, Box 40002, Lubbock, TX 79409-0002. Texas Tech University
is an EEO/AA/ADA employer.
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