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Position Title:	Research Librarian for Performing Arts
Institution:	The University of California, Irvine
General Information:	The University of California, Irvine Libraries seek a creative, knowledgeable, and user-oriented Research Librarian for Performing Arts to plan and deliver innovative reference and instruction services, and to develop and manage electronic and print collections in Music, Dance, and Drama. The Research Librarian for Performing Arts will provide liaison and outreach to faculty and students of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts. The School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Drama, Dance, Music and Studio Art, as well as a minor in Digital Arts and a graduate degree in Arts, Computation, and Engineering. More information about the School and its programs can be found at: http://www.arts.uci.edu/. The successful candidate for this position will be jointly supervised by the Head, Langson Library Reference Department and the Head, Collection Development Department. The home library department will depend on which types of duties predominate. The UCI Libraries, comprising the Langson Library, the Science Library and the Grunigen Medical Library, are committed to innovation and excellence and are in a major period of growth and change. The library collection consists of over 2.4 million volumes and over 26,500 current serial titles and an aggressively expanding electronic resources collection. The University of California, Irvine, is nestled in over 1,500 acres of coastal foothills, five miles from the Pacific Ocean, between San Diego and Los Angeles. UCI is among the fastest-growing University of California campuses, with more than 24,000 undergraduate and graduate students and about 1,400 faculty members. Student enrollment is planned to reach 32,000 by 2010 accompanied by a proportional growth in faculty and staff. Founded in 1965, UCI has had an extraordinarily rapid rise to distinction in its first forty years, including membership in the Association of American Universities, ranking among the top twelve public universities by U.S. News and World Report (among the top fifty research universities), and three Nobel prizes in the last nine years.
Responsibilities:	In the area of collection development, the Research Librarian for Performing Arts will be responsible for the selection, assessment, and management of collections and resources in the assigned subject areas. The candidate will serve as liaison to the faculty and students in the subject areas to insure that their information needs are being met as well as to promote the Libraries' services and resources. The candidate will be responsible for monitoring budgets and making collections decisions that support the teaching and research needs on campus. The candidate will provide subject-based instruction and research consultations and develop and update subject webpages in support of research in the assigned subject areas. The candidate will also work collaboratively with the library Multimedia Resource Center to identify and provide the multimedia resources and services that support the research and teaching needs of the performing arts students and faculty. In the area of reference, the Research Librarian for Performing Arts will provide specialized and general reference service at the Langson Library Reference Desk, supporting information needs in business, social sciences, humanities, education and the arts. The candidate will provide approximately ten hours of reference service weekly, including responding to in-person, telephone, and electronic inquiries. The candidate will provide specialized research consultations in the assigned subject areas and also maintain sufficient knowledge to provide effective general reference assistance. In the area of instruction, the Research Librarian for Performing Arts will provide and promote specialized instruction services to students and faculty in the assigned subject areas. The candidate also participates in the Libraries' information literacy initiatives and general education programs to assist campus and community users in improving their critical thinking, information-seeking, and research skills.
Qualifications / Requirements:	Required: Graduate degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution or an equivalent combination of relevant advanced degree and library experience. Educational background in the subject to be assigned or experience performing reference, instruction and/or collection development for the subject. Ability to assist and instruct users and students in specialized resources. Strong interest in working with students and faculty. Commitment to user-centered library services. Strong interest in library information technology, instructional technology, electronic resources, multimedia resources and services, especially in the subject areas to be assigned. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a team and in a dynamically changing environment. Ability to work effectively with diverse constituencies. Ability to meet the University of California criteria for advancement and promotion. Preferred: Experience assessing, evaluating, and negotiating digital resources in the subject areas. Skill in developing, organizing, and maintaining web-based information resources. Consideration will be given to applicants with a wide range of years of experience, including qualified early career librarians.
Salary, Rank & Benefits:	Librarians at the University of California Irvine are academic appointees and receive potential career status at the time of their initial appointment. Librarians periodically receive administrative and peer review for merit increases based on the following criteria: 1) professional competence and quality of service within the Library; 2) professional activity outside the Library; 3) university and public service; and 4) research and other creative activity. They are entitled to two days per month of annual leave, one day per month sick leave. The University has an excellent retirement system and offers a variety of group health, life, and disability insurance plans. Benefits, which may also include an attractive mortgage program, are equal to approximately 40% of salary. Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Preferred appointment level is $39,000 - $65,448 (Assistant Librarian I - Librarian I).
Deadline:	Applications received by October 2, 2006 , will receive first consideration, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.
Application:	Qualified applicants who wish to be considered for this position should send their letters of application, complete résumés, and the names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers of three references, with a statement of each reference's professional relationship to the applicant, to: Library Human Resources UC Irvine, P.O. Box 19557 Irvine, CA 92623-9557 e-mail: hr@lib.uci.edu confidential fax (949) 824-3270 Electronic applications are preferred. Upon application, candidates should be in possession of proof of their legal right to employment in the U.S. In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, verification of legal right to work will be required between the time of final selection and hiring, and is absolutely essential in ultimately being hired. This position description is listed on the UCI Libraries Web site at http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/jobs/libvac.html, with links to additional Web sites featuring campus and community information. The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.