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Saturday, March 10, 2012

[LIBJOBS] Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, Librarian

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Nazarbayev University

Astana, Kazakhstan

Posted 12 March 2012

 

Will you graduate soon with an MLS? Do you want to launch your career in international librarianship? Do you have digital or E-resource skills to share? Join a multi-national library team and have significant influence on the development of a new university library. This is a rare opportunity for enthusiastic and resourceful librarians to gain international experience and contribute to a western style library in the leading emergent nation of Central Asia. The winters are cold, but the people are hospitably warm; the pay is low, but the cost of living is also low. If your home country has limited entry-level employment prospects for a new graduate, enrich your life experience and take a leading professional role at this fast-paced new university in a city with a thriving economy. New graduates with good digital skills can create, lead, and contribute immediately in an unusual opportunity.

Nazarbayev University opened in September, 2010 and the library has grown rapidly! Collections, staff, facilities, and ideas are new and moving quickly forward. Be part of this team and contribute to the early development of an academic library in Kazakhstan. There are opportunities available for the best candidates. Join this library team as a new graduate with good digital skills who wants to work internationally. An ALA accredited MLS or equivalent is necessary, library work or internship experience is necessary, international work experience is preferred, Russian language skills are helpful.

Programs in science and engineering are a main focus of Nazarbayev University. English is the language of instruction, although Russian and Kazakh are widely used in university written documents and in Astana. English is generally spoken in the library, by both staff and students. The faculty is primarily international, with a significant majority from the U.K. and U.S.A. In addition to core programs in science, engineering, English, social sciences, and humanities, several centers of research advance knowledge in: Education policy, life sciences, energy resources, and Kazakh language and culture. The library provides resources for a wide range of student, faculty, and research needs.

Genuinely interested recent graduates are encouraged to make contact. Twelve month contracts are available with probable start dates in June. Email: jagee@nu.edu.kz or telephone: +7-7172-706581.



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Jim Agee, MS, MA, MLS
Library Deputy Director
Nazarbayev University Library
Astana, Kazakhstan
 
 
С уважением,
 
Джим Эйджи
 
Заместитель директора библиотеки,
Библиотека Назарбаев Университета
Адрес: г.Астана, пр.Кабанбай батыра, 53
Тел: +7(7172)706581
Email: jagee@nu.edu.kz
www.library.nu.edu.kz

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