Job Announcement: Univ. of New Mexico

[Mark Emmons <emmons at unm dot edu>]

University of New Mexico Libraries
Curator of Latin American & Iberian Studies

The University of New Mexico Libraries has an opening for a Curator of 
Latin American and Iberian Studies. This is a full-time, 12 month faculty 
position in either tenure-track or tenured status. The reporting lines are 
a joint appointment responsible to the Assistant Dean for Public & Research 
Services and to the Director of the Collection Management & Resource 
Acquisitions Department. The desired start date is January 2006. The 
faculty rank and tenure status are negotiable appropriate to qualifications 
and experience. The salary is negotiable from a minimum of $50,000.

Education and Experience:
Minimum Qualifications:
"	Masters degree from an ALA-accredited Library/Information Science program 
or international equivalent
"	Fluency in Spanish and/or Portuguese
"	Fluency in English
"	5 years experience in an academic or research library
"	Experience in collection management of Latin American and Iberian 
materials
"	Experience in reference and instruction

Preferred Qualifications:
"	Second advanced degree in Latin American studies or a closely related 
field.
"	Experience in grant writing
"	Experience in donor relations
"	Demonstrated ability to plan and organize projects and/or activities
"	Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills, including 
the languages required under the minimum qualifications listed above.
"	Demonstrated  leadership experience
"	Demonstrated experience with technological advances in scholarly 
publishing and libraries

Primary Duties:
To develop, manage, and promote the Latin American and Iberian collections 
in all formats. The collection management responsibilities include 
selecting materials, working with approval plans, working with vendors, 
allocating the budget, working with technical services to set priorities 
for processing and preservation of materials, and coordinating the 
activities of other selectors working with these collections. Public 
services responsibilities include providing library instruction and 
reference for these areas. Other duties include working with the Latin 
American and Iberian Institute (LAII) and other Latin American studies 
units to plan and carry out activities for campus and community outreach. 
The successful candidate will work with donors in cooperation with the 
Libraries' Development Office to write grants and develop exhibits.

The successful candidate will serve:
"	On the Collection Management Team
"	On the Public Services Management Committee
"	On the Management Committee of the Division of Iberian and Latin American 
Resources and Services (DILARES)

Environment:
The Division of Iberian and Latin American Resources and Services (DILARES) 
is a multi-departmental unit within the UNM University Libraries, 
encompassing both traditional public service, collection development, and 
cataloging operations as well as specialized research, fundraising, and 
outreach functions. DILARES collections serve as one of the major 
repositories of Latin American resources in the United States. They contain 
an estimated 415,000 monographic volumes (including some 27,000 rare books 
and other scarce imprints housed in Special Collections), 1,100 current 
serial subscriptions, more than half a million microform units, 13,500 
posters, 4,500 photographs, approximately 310 cubic feet of manuscript 
material, and a significant array of electronic resources. These holdings 
cover all of the social sciences, humanities, and fine arts as well as 
several professional fields. Within the University Libraries, opportunities 
for research are particularly strong in Latin American history, art 
history, photography, and popular graphics, areas in which the Library has 
built up extensive collections of original source material in a variety of 
formats

The Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) administers UNM's 
interdisciplinary programs in Latin American Studies and supports the 
university's Latin American and Iberian activities in all of UNM's eleven 
schools and colleges. LAII is a designated National Resource Center for 
Latin America (US Dept of Education Title VI) in a consortium with New 
Mexico State University's Center for Latin America and Border Studies.

The Collection Management and Resource Acquisitions department includes 
collection management, acquisitions, serials receiving, binding, gifts, 
paying and interlibrary loan. The University of New Mexico Libraries spends 
over over $4 million annually on materials, including approximately $1 
million yearly on electronic resources.

The University of New Mexico Libraries is a member of the Association of 
Research Libraries and the Greater Western Library Alliance, and 
participates in the OCLC system as a member of AMIGOS. The University 
Libraries contains over 2 million volumes and includes four libraries, 
Centennial Science and Engineering Library, Fine Arts Library, Parish 
Memorial Library (business and economics), and Zimmerman Library 
(education, humanities and social sciences), and the Center for Southwest 
Research and Special Collections. The University Libraries is a regional 
library in the Federal Depository Library Program. The Libraries uses 
Innovative Interfaces, Inc. for OPAC, circulation, acquisitions and serials 
control systems. The UNM main campus enrolls 26,000 students and employs 
2,900 faculty and 5,000 staff. UNM offers 92 baccalaureate degrees, 67 
master's degrees and 36 doctoral and professional degrees. The University 
attracts a culturally diverse student population. For more information on 
the libraries, please visit our website at http://elibrary.unm.edu





Application Information:
Required Materials:
Submit resume, names and contact information of three references, and a 
signed letter of interest addressing your experience related to the primary 
duties of the job. Additional materials may be requested later in the 
search process.

Submit via email, mail, or fax to:
Linda Skye, Search Administrative Support
Lskye at unm dot edu
University of New Mexico Libraries
MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM, 87131-0001
Fax: (505) 277-7196

Deadline:
The search will remain open until the position is filled; for best 
consideration, applications should be received in our office no later than 
August 26, 2005.

The University of New Mexico is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative 
Action Employer and Educator.






Mark Emmons
Associate Professor
Head, Instruction Services
Zimmerman Public Services
Zimmerman Library, Room 222
University of New Mexico Libraries

Mailing Address:
University Libraries
MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Phone: (505) 277-6674
Fax: (505) 277-7288
E-mail: emmons at unm dot edu
IM: unmzimmemmons
Home Page: http://www.unm.edu/~emmons