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Position Title:	Music and Performing Arts Librarian
Institution:	University of Notre Dame
General Information:	The University Libraries of Notre Dame seek an innovative and user focused librarian to lead its support for music and the performing arts.
Responsibilities:	The Music and Performing Arts Librarian is responsible for planning and providing services and collections to students and faculty in the departments of Music and Film, Television & Theatre. Services include reference, research consultation, library instruction, and liaison with faculty to support their courses and research interests. Manages an acquisitions budget enabling the development of print, audio, and video collections. Formulates collection development policies, and assesses collections for quality, adequacy and condition. Oversees cataloging via external sources such as TechPro in coordination with the Cataloging Department. Maintains effective service environments, both physical and virtual, for students, faculty and staff. Evaluates and helps to implement new technologies related to music and the performing arts, including the digital delivery of audio and video materials. Reports to the Head of the Arts, Architecture and Media Department.
Qualifications:	Candidates must have a Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library program. Subject background in music is required; familiarity with other performing arts is preferred. A reading knowledge of at least one modern European language is required. Familiarity with appropriate digital technologies is desired. Some experience in providing support to faculty and students in areas such as reference, collection development, and library instruction is desired. Some familiarity with music cataloging is desired. Must have excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills; the ability to work collegially; and a strong service orientation. Librarians are expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field.
Salary, Rank & Benefits:	Salary and rank offered commensurate with experience and qualifications (minimum salary of $38,000). Librarians are non-tenure track members of the faculty and earn 20 days vacation annually, plus University holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day. The University offers an excellent benefits package.
Environment:	The University of Notre Dame is a highly selective national Catholic teaching and research university, located in northern Indiana ninety miles from Chicago. Approximately 8,200 undergraduates and 3,100 graduate students pursue a broad range of studies. The University Libraries house approximately 3 million volumes within the main Hesburgh Library and seven branches and currently subscribe to nearly 17,000 serials. The Libraries have a staff of 198 including 48 librarians.
Deadline:	Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2006 and will continue until a successful candidate is chosen.
Application:	Electronic submission of application documents is strongly encouraged. Please send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three references to: Stenberg.2@nd.edu Michelle Stenberg Library Administrative Offices 221 Hesburgh Library University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 46556. The University of Notre Dame is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer strongly committed to diversity. We value qualified candidates who can bring a variety of backgrounds to our community.