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 Announcement of Vacancy

 Humanities/Social Sciences Librarian, General Library, University of
 California, Davis. Salary: Assistant Librarian I to Associate
 Librarian III ($32,292 - $43,332). Appointment rank and salary
 based on qualifications and experience. Open immediately.

 Responsibilities:
 Shares with seven colleagues responsibility for collection development
 in Humanities/Social Sciences; primary responsibility for History
 and/or Art and Art History, and for other subjects depending on
 qualifications and departmental needs. Participates in systemwide
 planning for UC collections, including those of the California Digital
 Library. Shares also in providing reference service in
 Humanities/Social Sciences. Responsible for exploring new information
 technologies and for promoting their use by faculty and students;
 provides bibliographic instruction in areas of collection development
 responsibility. Reports to the Head, Humanities/Social Sciences
 Department.

 Qualifications: Graduate degree in librarianship from
 ALA-accredited library school or equivalent. Graduate degree in
 History or Art History, or other historically related discipline
 strongly preferred; knowledge of one or more Western European
 languages desirable. Excellent understanding of the
 information needs of Humanities/Social Sciences scholarship and of
 the applications of developing technologies. Superior oral and
 written communication skills; excellent analytical and
 organizational skills. Demonstrated ability to
 work effectively with colleagues and library users in a rapidly
 changing, complex and multicultural environment. Demonstrated
 initiative and flexibility.

 The Environment: The campus is a multicultural environment that
 supports equality and respect for differences based on gender,
 cultural ethnicity, level of disability and sexual preference and
 has a strong commitment to create a diverse community of
 faculty, staff, and students.  It has an enrollment of nearly
 23,000 students and offers a balanced academic program.
 The Library ranks among the top 30 research libraries in North
 America. Its current holdings of more than 2,600,000 volumes grow at
 an annual rate of 75,000 volumes.

 Benefits: Librarians are academic appointees.  They earn 24 days of
 vacation and 12 days of sick leave per annum.  The University
 has an excellent retirement system which is coordinated with
 Social Security. Several health, dental, and vision plans are
 currently provided by the University.  Group term life insurance
 and reduced enrollment fees are available.

 Applicants should send letter, resume, and the names, addresses,
 email, and telephone numbers of three references (including current
 supervisor) to:

        Sandra A. Vella
        Academic Personnel Coordinator
        Shields Library
        University of California
        Davis, CA 95616-5292
        Phone: (916) 752-1138
        Fax: (916) 752-6899
        Email: [log in to unmask]

 This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
 Applications received by June 4, 1999 will be assured consideration.

 The University of California is an affirmative action/equal
 opportunity employer.