Jobs

Posted 4 December 2011

Head of the Learning Resource Center
University of Wyoming

Deadline: 'open until filled'

The University of Wyoming Libraries is seeking applicants for the Head of the Learning Resource Center, a branch library located in the College of Education. The Learning Resource Center houses juvenile fiction, non-fiction and curriculum materials. It serves the needs of the teacher training program for the UW College of Education and is a working school library within the Lab School, an elementary school which is part of the Albany County School District.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide vision and leadership for the Learning Resource Center, including planning, policy development, and budgeting.

Oversee Learning Resource Center operations and work flows. Establish priorities for the Center. Manage, train and evaluate one full-time staff position and student workers.

Represent the Center to other library units and to external constituencies, which include the UW College of Education, the Lab School, and the Wyoming school library community.

Monitor national trends and best practices in laboratory school libraries.

Serve as bibliographer for the juvenile materials. Oversee the development of the collection, in consultation with the Libraries’ Collection Development Office. Articulate the collections policy of the Center and work with Library Technical Services to coordinate the acquisition and processing of materials.

Deliver reference and instruction services for University of Wyoming students, faculty, and staff.

Work closely with the College of Education and explore opportunities to teach children’s literature for UW students and/or information literacy courses/modules for Lab School students. 

Cooperate with the Lab School to provide necessary library services to students and teachers in the school, including story hours and other enrichment activities within the Center.

As a member of the library faculty, pursue an active and ongoing program of professional development, scholarship and service. Report to the Associate Dean of Libraries.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
MLS from an ALA accredited institution. Minimum of five years of successful, progressively responsible professional experience. Knowledge and understanding of the school library operations.  Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a manager, including budget and personnel management. Excellent teaching, communication, interpersonal, problem solving and organizational skills. Strong record of professional accomplishment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in a university laboratory school library. Undergraduate or graduate degree in education. 

APPLICATION AND SALARY:  Review of applications will begin on January 16, 2011, and will continue until the position is filled or the search is terminated.  Minimum salary is $45,000 dependent on qualifications and experience; 10-month appointment, sick leave, group health insurance, state and TIAA-CREF retirement plans, no state income tax.  Please direct questions to Ms. Birgit Burke at 307-766-3279 or e-mail burek@uwyo.edu.

TO APPLY:  Send cover letter, resume, and the names, address, telephone number and e-mail address of three professional references to:
Birgit Burke, Assistant to the Dean
University of Wyoming Libraries
1000 E. University, Department 3334
Laramie, WY  82071
Fax: 307-766-2510
E-mail: burek@uwyo.edu
Please follow-up faxed or e-mailed applications with copy via mail.  EEO/AA

ENVIRONMENT:  The University of Wyoming is the only accredited four-year institution of higher education in the state.  The University’s library collections total 1.5 million volumes.  Laramie, a city of 27,000 located 130 miles northwest of Denver, offers a reasonable cost of living and the friendly, relaxed atmosphere of a small community combined with the cultural and social activities associated with the University.  Laramie is located in an area of national forest, clean air, wide-open spaces and excellent summer and winter recreation sites.  Additional information about the Libraries and the University of Wyoming may be accessed through its Web site: www.uwyo.edu.