*Setting up and overseeing the operation of the new music library;

*Managing the student workforce for the music library;

*Teaching Music Research and Writing;

*Participating in general reference and instruction services in the Dulaney-Browne Library (including some night and weekend hours);

*Acting as liaison between the Dulaney-Browne Library and academic disciplines in the performing arts (music, dance, and theater);

*Participating in faculty governance through membership on the Library Faculty Council

Master of Library Science from a library or information science program accredited by the American Library Association;

Masters degree in music; and

Excellent personal communication skills.

Preferred:

Previous experience in an academic/music library;

Teaching experience;

Evidence of successful college-level teaching experience preferred; and

Familiarity with OCLC.

Wanda L. Bass School of Music:

The Wanda L. Bass School of Music, an all-Steinway school, is a fully accredited institutional member of NASM with twenty-two full-time and twenty-seven adjunct faculty members, 300 undergraduate and 50 graduate students. The School of Music provides a wide range of opportunities for music and intellectual growth with degrees offered at the bachelor and master levels. The Bass School of Music is part of the Margaret E. Petree College of Performing Arts, one of six colleges/schools within the university.

Opening for classes in August of 2006 is the 113,000 sq. ft. Bass Music Center. The Bass School of Music will occupy more than 200,000 sq. ft. of teaching and performance space. In 2001, the School received a gift of 105 Steinway pianos--the largest single purchase of Steinway pianos in the 150 year history of the company. This brings the Bass School of Music's inventory to 135 Steinway pianos.

Visit the Bass School's web site at: http://www.okcu.edu/music/index.asp

The University:

Founded in the 1904, Oklahoma City University is an independent university affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The university is characterized by an intellectually challenging and vibrant student-centered learning community committed to preparing students to become effective leaders in service to others. With an enrollment of approximately 3600 students and low faculty-student ratio of 1:14, classes are small and students have many opportunities for close associations with faculty and staff in the classroom and beyond. Faculty and students are partners in a learning process that focuses on creating effective communicators who respect diversity, possess critical thinking skills and cultural and aesthetic awareness, and are prepared to be responsible and ethical leaders in their communities.

Oklahoma City University is ranked by U.S. News in the top tier of master's level universities in the 2006 edition of "America's Best Colleges." Additional information about the university may be found at www.okcu.edu.

Start Date: August 14, 2006