Stellenangebote/Job Offerings from International University Bremen

[Leonhardt <twl _at__ iu-bremen.de>]

"International University Bremen is an independent institution for the 
advancement of education, research, international leadership and global 
citizenship. IUB will open with the first undergraduate semester in 
September 2001."

The International University Bremen (IUB) is building a team to help create 
a state-of-the-art research library.
The successful applicants for the positions below must be energetic, 
innovative, and able to relocate to Bremen, Germany as soon as possible but 
no later than August 1, 2001. They must have good English language skills, 
both written and oral, must work well with others, be self-motivated, and 
able to thrive in an environment of growth and change. Relevant experience, 
professional or paraprofessional is desirable. A graduate degree in library 
or information science or other relevant professional degree is required. 
It is also expected that each person, according to the position applied 
for, will be technologically savvy about online integrated library systems, 
Web technologies and authoring tools, cataloging and bibliographic 
standards and practices, multimedia equipment, software, materials, and 
practices, scanning and presentation software, and other technologies 
available for supporting faculty and students in their teaching, learning, 
and research whether in the library or the classroom.
The following positions -- Access Services Librarian, Library Technician, 
Reference Librarian, and Technical Services Librarian -- are now open and 
available for immediate hiring.
The Access Services Librarian will be responsible for circulation, 
interlibrary loan, document delivery, stack maintenance, and course 
reserves, traditional and electronic. This person will implement and manage 
electronic tools for providing all services and will work closely with 
bibliographic utilities, libraries and library consortia, and vendors in 
order to be ready on IUB's opening day of classes.
Library Technician (Paraprofessional)
The library technician will support the activities of both access and 
technical services, working closely with librarians, vendors, faculty, 
students, and staff. Supervision of student assistants will be part of the 
responsibilities. Duties will include book and journal ordering and 
receiving, checking out and in of library materials, providing interlibrary 
loan and document delivery using Ariel, OCLC (or the like), and training 
students to help in these and other activities
Reference Librarian

The reference librarian will provide traditional reference services (some 
evenings and weekends) and will participate in the creation and development 
of print and electronic general and reference collections, serve as liaison 
to faculty for teaching and research programs, develop and promote 
instructional programs in information literacy, participate in teaching 
general and subject-specific instruction sessions, and design instructional 
materials in all formats.
The Technical Services Librarian will be responsible for acquisitions and 
cataloging for serials and monographs, both print and electronic. This 
person will help implement an online integrated library system and develop 
membership in a bibliographic utility. The incumbent will also provide 
fiscal management of collections expenditures, coordinate licensing of 
electronic products, and work with a variety of vendors to provide an 
opening day collection for IUB.
For complete job descriptions and qualifications, please see the IUB web 
site (www.iu-bremen.de) or contact the University Librarian below. 
Applications (Letter of application and resume) should be sent to the 
University Librarian below either by post or e-mail. Applications will be 
considered as they are received and positions will be filled as quickly as 
suitable applicants can be found.


Thomas W. Leonhardt
Director, Information Resource Center and
University Librarian
International University Bremen

Street Address:
Campus Ring 1
28759 Bremen
Germany

Postal Address:
PO Box 750561
28725 Bremen
Germany

Tel.:	++49 421 200-4610
Fax.:	++49 421 200-49 4610

Email:   twl _at__ iu-bremen.de
	www.iu-bremen.de