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       Librarian II
       (Assistant Curator )
                                                          Requisition #:
LDTN8644
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                                                          Posting Date: 7/27/01


       Department: LIB/Beinecke
                                            Work Site: 121 Wall Street
       Salary Grade: 24
                                            Duration: REGULAR - 12 MONTHS


       Schedule/shift: Full Time - 37.5 HRS; Weekdays M-F 8:30-5:00
       Internal applicants send bids to: Diane Turner, Sterling Memorial
Library

       Job Description:
       General Purpose
       Under the guidance of the Curator of the Yale Collection of American
Literature, the Assistant Curator
       shares responsibility for designing and mounting exhibitions,
planning scholarly programs, and
       participating in collection development across a broad range of
materials, including books,
       manuscripts, ephemera, broadsides, photographs, and electronic media.

       Essential Duties
       1. Work with the cataloging, conservation, and preservation units of
the library to meet the needs of the
       collection in those areas.
       2. Provide specialized assistance to researchers in person and at a
distance and collaborates with the
       public services unit to provide reference service, including
possible service on Saturdays and
       evenings.
       3. The Assistant Curator has opportunities to engage in instruction,
teaching, and classroom
       presentation.
       4. The Assistant Curator is encouraged to publish scholarly works
that promote the collection and is
       expected to be active professionally.

       Experience and Training
       1. Ph.D. or an equivalent scope of knowledge in American literature,
American studies, or other
       appropriate field, including African American Studies or Women's
Studies.
       2. M.L.S. from an ALA-accredited school and proficiency in one or
more modern European languages
       desirable.
       3. Appointment to the Librarian II rank requires two years of
professional experience and demonstrated
       professional accomplishments appropriate to the rank. Appointment to
the Librarian III rank requires
       five years of professional experience and demonstrated professional
accomplishments appropriate to
       the rank.

       Skills and Abilities
       1. Ability to plan and execute effective programs and to manage
diverse collection activities.
       2. Commitment to organizational and technological change.
       3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
______________________________________
Patricia C. Willis
Curator, The Yale Collection of American Literature
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale University
121 Wall Street
P. O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240
Tel: 203/432-2962
Fax: 203/432-4047
Website:
http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/