I received the following from a friend whose husband works at ESF.
From: "Mark Scimone" <mscimone@esf.edu>
Date: January 9, 2009 8:55:29 AM EST
To: "CampusNews" <CampusNews@esf.edu>
Subject: Professional Vacancy Announcement - Director, College Libraries - Moon
Library
State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
(SUNY-ESF)
Syracuse, New York 13210
Announcement of Professional Vacancy
January 9, 2009
Title: Librarian
Campus Title: Director, College Libraries
Professional Rank: Calendar year (12-month), tenure track position
Unit: Moon Library
Salary: Salary commensurate with qualifications
Description of Duties: The Moon Library at the SUNY College of Environmental
Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, New York, seeks an experienced, innovative,
flexible, service-oriented leader to direct all activities of the College Library.
This position is available beginning July 1, 2009.
Responsibilities for the Library Director include:
* Directing and supporting a staff of 9 (4 librarians, ½ time archivist/librarian,
5 support staff) in fulfilling the library mission.
* Coordinating all library accounts and expenditures.
* Coordinating collection development and management including serial (on line and
print) and online database subscriptions. (Current acquisitions budget is
$700,000.)
* Participating in the delivery of many library services including reference desk
responsibility.
* Coordinating library assessment, continuous improvement and marketing initiatives.
* Representing the Library to the campus community (member of the Academic Council
and other campus committees) as well as to neighboring Syracuse University with
whom the Library shares a library management system and library resources.
* Working with the College Archivist in promoting the resources and services of the
College Archives and Special Collections.
* Working with the Friends of Moon Library to promote the resources and services of
the Moon Library.
* Working with small branch library collections at remote campus properties
(Adirondack Ecological Center, Ranger School and Cranberry Lake Biological
Station).
About the College: Founded in 1911, the State University of New York College of
Environmental Science and Forestry is the nation's oldest and most respected school
dedicated to the study of the environment, developing renewable technologies and
building a sustainable future. The ESF campus occupies 12 acres adjacent to
Syracuse University and 25,000 acres on its regional campuses throughout Central
New York and the Adirondack Park. The ESF student body consists of approximately
1,500 undergrads and 600 graduate students. ESF alumni number more than 16,000
worldwide. ESF offers 22 undergraduate and 26 graduate degree programs in the
sciences and engineering and landscape architecture. US News & World Report ranks
ESF among the "Top Public National Universities" and one of the "50 Great Schools
at Great Prices."
About the Library: The F. Franklin Moon Library (http://www.esf.edu/moonlib)
supports the college's specialized disciplines including biology, chemistry,
engineering, forestry, environmental science, and landscape architecture. Offering
some 135,000 volumes, more than 800 print journal subscriptions, and hundreds of
electronic journals and databases, the Moon Library extends its collection by
sharing resources with neighboring Syracuse University. In particular we share
over 400 electronic databases and thousands of electronic journals which are
available to the SUNY-ESF community. The library staff includes four full-time
professional librarians, a part-time archivist/special collections librarian, 5
support staff, and 18 student workers. It has an annual acquisition budget of
$700,000.
The mission of the Moon Library is to provide information resources to the ESF
community and to teach library users to learn independently.
About the Community: SUNY-ESF is located in the "University Hill" section of
Syracuse, a mid-sized metropolitan area with plentiful cultural and civic
opportunities. The Places Rated Almanac ranks Syracuse among the top 10 percent of
"Best Places to Live". People from all over the world who settled in the area have
enriched its diverse history. Syracuse is within a five-hour drive of New York
City, Toronto, Montreal, and Boston. The Syracuse metropolitan area has 732,000
residents that live in a region characterized by rolling hills, flat plains,
abundant lakes, and waterfalls. There are more than 50 state, county, and city
parks and several nature centers in the area. Central New York also has many
opportunities for seasonal outdoor recreational activities. Lake Ontario and New
York's Finger Lakes are less than an hour's drive and the six million acre
Adirondack Park - the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United
States - is within a three-hour drive. The area boasts a wide variety of cultural
organizations and activities such as a symphony, an opera, many fine theaters and
museums.
Minimum Qualifications: MLS or equivalent degree and five years of supervisory/
administrative experience in an academic library.
Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated strength in: verbal and written
communication skills, interpersonal skills, and information technology skills.
Additional desired traits include active participation in professional library
organizations, a science background, and other relevant advanced degrees.
Application Deadline: Although applications will be accepted until the position is
filled, candidates should submit their application by February 15, 2009 to ensure
optimal consideration.
Application Procedures: Applications should include a letter summarizing
qualifications described in this announcement for the position, curriculum vitae,
and the name and contact information of three references. Application materials
are required to be submitted on-line at http://www.esf.edu/hr/search/
For More Information: Contact Donald J. Leopold, Search Committee Chair, Department
of Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY-ESF; e-mail: djleopold@esf.edu;
telephone: 315-470-6760.
SUNY-ESF is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer
Visit SUNY ESF at www.esf.edu
Mark Scimone
Assistant Director of Human Resources
Judy Larson
Library Media Specialist
Maroun Elementary
11 Elm Street
Phoenix, NY 13135
jlarson@phoenix.k12.ny.us
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