Responsibilities:  This individual will be the Marketing area liaison, responsible for developing relationships with the Business School’s Marketing faculty and for collection and content development and instruction in this discipline; she/he will also share the liaison role for the business school’s full time MBA program. There is additionally a strong interest in identifying a candidate who will take the lead on the Business Library’s assessment and benchmarking efforts.

As an active member of a collaborative team, this person will also be responsible for creating, marketing and delivering a range of business information products and services to all of Business Library’s target customers. These responsibilities include: Supporting Faculty teaching and research, designing and teaching instructional classes, providing in-person and online consultation and reference services, including maintaining a regular weekend and evening desk schedule. All of this is accomplished through an integrated and creative outreach strategy which positions librarians at the Business School and in multiple virtual spaces in which the students and faculty engage.

A commitment to involvement in library- and university-wide committees and activities, and demonstrated commitment to professional organizations and professional development activities is also expected.

Competencies:  A successful candidate possesses the following characteristics and experiences:

• Commitment to a customer-centered service model that is responsive to and anticipates the distinctive needs of faculty, students, and alumni
• Experience developing and teaching interactive instruction that demonstrates a knowledge of curriculum development and differing learning styles
• Demonstrated experience using and teaching marketing resources, such as Mintel, Simmons, SRDS, and AdSpender
• Broad knowledge of commercial and academic business databases such as Thomson ONE Financial, Factiva, EIU, Marketline, and Science Direct
• Familiarity with assessment implementation and analysis
• Preference for participating in a team-based, collaborative work environment
• Embraces challenges as exciting opportunities for change and improvement
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  

Qualifications:  A graduate degree from an accredited library school is required; an undergraduate or graduate degree in business, economics, or social sciences is desirable. Three to five years of professional experience in an academic or business information setting or experience working in the marketing field is preferred.

Salary and Benefits: Salary and rank dependent upon qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package, including tuition benefits. Several retirement plan options, including TIAA/CREF. Attractive moving allowance.

Application:  Please send letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three references (as Word attachments) addressed to Dianne M. Smith, Library Human Resources Officer, Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 via e-mail to Kerri-Ann Ferguson at kfergu3@emory.edu. Applications may also be faxed to 404/727-0805. Application review begins May 2008 continues until the position is successfully filled.

Environment: One of the nation’s leading research universities, Emory excels in scholarly production of faculty, strength of new faculty and administrative appointments, volume of sponsored research, academic achievement of entering students, racial and gender diversity of the faculty and students, endowment support, and national reputation of both the university and healthcare. The Libraries of Emory University include the General Libraries and Libraries for health sciences, law, theology, business and Oxford College. Holdings of the Emory Libraries total more than 3.1 million print and electronic volumes, 40,000-plus electronic journals, and internationally renowned special collections including more than 15,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archives. The Woodruff Library's Center for Library and Information Resources provides an integrated service environment that brings together technology and media specialists with librarians in a facility that includes an information commons, electronic classrooms, a distance learning classroom, the Center for Interactive Teaching, a state-of-the-art language lab and classrooms, the high-tech Goizueta Business Library, the Heilbrun Music and Media Library, the Electronic Services Data Center, group study rooms, and comfortable study space with data connections as well as wireless access throughout the building. The Emory Libraries are members of the Association of Research Libraries, OCLC, the Research Libraries Group, the Center for Research Libraries, the Coalition for Networked Information, and the Digital Library Federation. For more information about the libraries, visit http://www.emory.edu/libraries.cfm. 

Emory University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages women and minority candidates.