Bozeman
Faculty Position
Vacancy Announcement
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Montana State University Bozeman Faculty Position Vacancy Announcement |
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| Search Number | 8586-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Starting Date | September 1, 2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Salary | $42,000 per year. Assistant Professor, tenure track, 12 month position. TIAA-CREFF, health and life insurance, 21 days annual leave. | ||||||||||||||
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Departmental Information |
Montana State University, the state's land-grant institution, is
located at Bozeman in the beautiful Gallatin Valley of
southwestern Montana, 90 miles north of Yellowstone National
Park. The university has an enrollment of over 12,000 students
and an emphasis in agriculture, engineering, and the sciences.
MSU has 14 doctoral programs, 40 masters programs, and is
recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as one of 96 top tier
universities with very high research activity.
The MSU Libraries plays an integral role in the teaching, research, and outreach missions of the university. With 21 faculty and professionals, 31 staff, and 27 student employees, we are committed to providing optimal information access and delivery to patrons on and off-campus. The Libraries' collections include over 730,000 volumes, 9700 serial subscriptions, and nearly 7000 DVDs and videos. The Libraries is positioned to continue to move forward in a dynamic electronic, team-oriented environment. | ||||||||||||||
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Duties and Responsibilities |
Join us in our pursuit of excellence! Here at Montana State
University Libraries, team-work, creativity, and an
entrepreneurial spirit are encouraged, cultivated, and rewarded.
Library faculty at MSU provide leadership in university affairs
and in state, regional, national, and international library
communities. We are deeply committed to facilitating student and
faculty success.
We are seeking librarians who are interested in helping the Libraries take reference services to new levels to meet the future needs of the university. Successful candidates will provide reference services, library instruction, and research consultations in a team environment. They will participate in collection development and serve as liaisons to academic departments in the sciences, engineering, and other fields. In addition to providing online and traditional reference services, they will have the opportunity to teach credit classes. Occasional weekend and evening shifts will be required, as will some other ad hoc assignments. Library faculty work with students, faculty, staff, and the general public and actively participate in library and university committees while meeting research and service expectations for promotion and tenure. | ||||||||||||||
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Required Qualifications |
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Preferred Qualifications |
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The Successful Candidate Will |
have excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; work well independently and collaboratively with colleagues, faculty and staff in a team environment; exhibit creativity, enthusiasm, flexibility, critical thinking, and initiative; be interested in exploring emerging technologies to advance and improve reference services; show potential for scholarly and professional achievement as a member of the university's tenure track faculty. | ||||||||||||||
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Application Procedure |
Screening of applications will begin on June 5, 2008 and
continues until a suitable candidate is hired. To apply, submit:
(1) a letter addressing each of the above required and preferred
qualifications; (2) a current curriculum vitae and (3) names,
addresses, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three (3) to
five (5) current professional references, including the capacity
in which they have worked with you. Electronic submittals are
accepted but must be followed with a signed letter of
application/cover letter mailed to the address above. Submit
materials to:
Reference Librarian Search Committee | ||||||||||||||