[LIBJOBS] Egypt - Cairo - Automation Services Librarian

About The American University in Cairo:

Founded in 1919, AUC moved to a new 270-acre state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo in 2008. The University also operates in its historic downtown facilities, offering cultural events, graduate classes, and continuing education. Student housing is available in both downtown Zamalek and New Cairo. Among the premier universities in the region, AUC is Middle States accredited; its Engineering programs are accredited by ABET and the Management program is accredited by AACSB. AUC is an English-medium institution; eighty-five percent of the students are Egyptian and the rest include students from nearly ninety countries, principally from the Middle East, Africa and North America. Faculty salary and rank are based on qualifications and professional experience. All faculty receive generous benefits, from AUC tuition to access to research funding; expatriate faculty also receive relocation benefits including housing, annual home leave, and tuition assistance for school age children.

Job Description:

The American University in Cairo Libraries and Learning Technologies (LLT) seeks an innovative, energetic, and team-oriented automation systems librarian to join our collaborative and service-oriented library staff. 
Working closely with and reporting to the Director for Automation System, this new position will guide the library in its transition to new library automation products and services with reports and recommendations. The Automation Systems librarian will be overseeing the Library's continual improvement of its discovery services and work closely with liaison librarians to make user-focused, incremental improvements in, collections-related web pages, discovery tools, database lists, and all other automated systems related tasks. The Automation Systems librarian will work closely with the web team in website improvements.

Requirements:

 The candidate must have an ALA-accredited MLS, or international equivalent; at least two-three years' successful experience in an academic library preferably with management responsibilities in library automated resources. High level of computer literacy and skilled in current information retrieval technologies and  ability to work effectively in a team and independently.

A second Masters degree, working knowledge of other languages, and experience in a multicultural environment are highly desirable but not mandatory.

Additional Information:
This is a Faculty appointment at the rank of Instructor.
The position will remain open until filled. Preferred starting date is September 1, 2012.
Application Instructions:
All applicants must submit the following documents online:
a) a current C.V;
 b) a letter of interest;
c) a statement of teaching philosophy;
 d) a completed Personal Information Form;
 e) at least three reference letters from referees familiar with your professional background sent directly to LLTREF@aucegypt.edu.
Note: Please remember that your account login enables you to respond to AUC additional questions (if required).

 
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