Music/Performing Arts Librarian

The Rutgers University Libraries, comprising libraries on three major campuses in Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick/Piscataway, operate as a unified system with coordinated public and technical services and collection development. Library holdings include nearly 3.6 million monographs; over 78,000 current serial and database subscriptions; prominent digital projects, including the RUCore, the Rutgers Community Repository. The libraries have 300 staff and a budget of $21 million. The successful candidate will be based at the Douglass Library which houses the Blanche and Irving Laurie Music Library, the Sharon A. Fordham Multimedia Laboratory, and the Margery Somers Foster Center. The Music Library’s substantial collections foster research and performance in a broad array of disciplines and genres.  For more information, please check the RUL website: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu. 

Rutgers University Libraries seek an experienced, creative, and energetic librarian to support the research and educational needs of the music and performance arts communities on the New Brunswick/Piscataway Campus. The librarian will have the opportunity to shape the programs of the newly established Sharon A. Fordham Multimedia Laboratory to support the distinguished teaching, research, and performance faculty and students of the Mason Gross School of the Arts, be responsible for collection development, reference, and instruction activities for music and performing arts, as well as management of digital and other projects related to music and the performing arts. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services, the candidate will be a member of the New Brunswick Libraries faculty, and will be expected to develop creative partnerships in order to expand and enhance the library’s services to faculty, students, and the wider research community. This is a tenure-track faculty position, requiring research and publications, and active participation in professional associations. It is an ideal opportunity for a librarian with vision and initiative.

ALA accredited MLS or its equivalent and a minimum of three to five years library experience, including collection development and public services related to music, theater, or dance, is required. An advanced degree in music, theater or dance, and proficiency in at least one western European language is required. A commitment to working closely with faculty and students within performing arts, especially theater and dance, is required. At least one year of experience and demonstrated knowledge of the application of technology, including audio/text/imaging, and proven familiarity with metadata standards are required.  Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently and collegially in a team-oriented environment as shown through past achievements and/or references. 

Faculty status, calendar year appointment, retirement plans, health/life insurance, prescription drug, dental and eyeglass plans, tuition remission, one month vacation.

REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED.  SUBMIT RESUME, COVER LETTER, AND NAMES OF THREE REFERENCES TO:  

Sandra Troy (APP. 184)
University Libraries Human Resources Manager
Rutgers University Libraries
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1163

email: rulhr@rci.rutgers.edu

FAX: 732-932-7637

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action employer.  The Libraries are strongly and actively committed to diversity, and seek candidates who will contribute creatively to the University’s multicultural environment.