Eugenio María de Hostos Community College, City University of New York in the South Bronx has openings for three fulltime faculty positions in the Library Department for the spring 2004 semester. Librarians interested in a full-time, tenure track lines should submit their resumes immediately.

Hostos Community College is part of the CUNY system, the nation's largest urban university. Hostos has a distinctive educational mission--to meet the higher educational needs of the people and communities who historically have been excluded from higher education. The College takes pride in its historical role in educating students from diverse ethnic, racial, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, particularly Hispanics and African Americans. Hostos is nationally known for its bilingual approach to education,  allowing Spanish-dominant students to begin courses in their native language while learning English. Hostos Community College is one subway stop from Manhattan and is easily accessible by subway on the #2, 4 &5 lines-a short 15 minutes from Grand Central Station. <http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/library/index.htm>

INSTRUCTION LIBRARIAN/ ARCHIVIST   (Professorial Rank)
Works collaboratively with a team of library faculty to meet the instructional needs of a diverse multicultural/bilingual curriculum and student population; develop new classes, instructional tools and handouts, contribute to the library curriculum by exploration and implementation of innovative teaching modalities and pedagogical approaches to integrating information literacy into the curriculum; teach in an innovative bilingual information literacy program. Second primary duty is oversight and management of the college archives, including planning, development of polices and procedures, processing collections, cataloging materials and creating guides to the collection. Serve as a liaison to assigned academic departments with collection development and web site content responsibilities; provision of reference service. Available for evening and weekend assignments. CODE LIBRARY/ACCESS

REFERENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIAN (Professorial Rank) Provide leadership in the planning, installation, documentation, training and operational support for computer hardware, software, and networks dedicated to library functions. Assist with the management of interactive technological resources and library computer operations.  Collaborate with faculty in the pedagogical use of information technology and the design of information resources to support curricular goals. Work with a team of reference librarians to plan, deliver, and evaluate reference and instruction programs and services to meet the educational needs of a diverse multicultural/bilingual curriculum and student population. Serve as a liaison to specific academic departments with collection development, web site content development, and library instruction responsibilities  Available for evening and weekend assignments. CODE LIBRARY/REFERENCE

ACQUISITIONS/ SERIALS LIBRARIAN  (Professorial Rank)
Under the direction of the Head, Technical Services & Collection Management, manages orders, renewals, binding, statistical reporting, invoicing, claiming activities, etc. for library monographs and Serials in all formats using ExLibris Aleph500; supervises clerical staff and student employees; provides oversight of record loading from vendors; assists in the management of the unit. Provides management and oversight of order placement, renewals, binding and claiming activities including loading of bibliographic and order records supplied by library book vendors and OCLC's service; Performs copy cataloging of monographs and serials; Manages contact with vendors in relation to ordering, claiming, report generation and record supply.  Responsible for the analysis and implementation of ordering and claiming; Trains technical service and collection management staff in the use of the ExLibris Aleph500 serials and acquisitions module and other electronic acquisitions tools; Supervises other temporary and hourly staff as necessary.  Some service at the reference desk as needed; serve as a liaison to specific academic departments with collection development, web site content development, and library instruction. Available for evening and weekend assignments. CODE LIBRARY/TECHNICAL

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS for all three lines: MLS from an ALA accredited institution; ability to work with a diverse student body in a multicultural and multilingual environment; strong written, verbal and organizational skills; Familiarity with MS Office applications essential; Academic library experience preferred, but on the job training is available for those interested in getting experience in an academic library. An additional master's degree or a doctorate is required for appointment as an Assistant/Associate Professor.  Bilingual English/Spanish skills are advantageous. Salary and rank commensurate on qualifications, scholarship and work experience. Specific qualifications for each position are available by request. More detailed information for each position is available on the college web site @ http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/ohr/hccjobs/Index03.html or on the CUNY Job site @ http://portal.cuny.edu/cms/id/cuny/documents/jobposting/TeachingTOC.htm

SALARY: Associate Professor:    $45,651-$73,028
                Assistant Professor:    $35,031-$61,111
                Instructor:             $32,133-$52,123

TO APPLY: Send cover letter, resume, salary history and three current letters of recommendation to:
CODE LIBRARY/ TECHNICAL or
 CODE LIBRARY/ ACCESS or
CODE LIBRARY/ REFERENCE
C/o Dr. Linda Anderson
Affirmative Action Officer
Hostos Community College
500 Grand Concourse, Suite A-341
Bronx, NY 10451