--- Forwarded Message from "Dartmouth College LISTSERV Server (14.4)" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:39:32 -0400 >From: "Dartmouth College LISTSERV Server (14.4)" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: LLTI: approval required (7A611394) >To: [log in to unmask] Dear Colleagues, Duke is recruiting for a newly created Scholarly Communications Officer position. This is outside the usual scope of this list, but I'm posting it here in case any of you may know qualified individuals to forward this to. Thanks for your help! An abbreviated description is included below; the full description is available on the Duke Libraries Web site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Samantha Earp Head, Foreign Language Instructional Technology Support Center for Instructional Technology Box 90198 - 223A Perkins Library Duke University Durham, NC 27708 919.660.5945 - [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Duke University is recruiting for a newly created Scholarly Communication Officer position to coordinate scholarly communication activities for Duke University by taking a leadership role in building a scholarly communications program and educating the university community about intellectual property issues and their impact on the nature and conduct of scholarly inquiry and instruction. This position reports to the Director of Academic Technology and Instructional Services. It is a three-year term appointment with the possibility of renewal. Responsibilities: Directs copyright activities for the university$E2Aos libraries and serves as copyright advisor to the university community; organizes educational forums on scholarly communication topics as they relate to academia and to research libraries; represents the interests of the Duke University Libraries and the university community in the development of university policy on copyright, the public domain, user privacy, and other scholarly communication issues; monitors national scholarly communication policy issues, informs and educates the Duke community of their significance and participates in campus efforts to ensure that scholars, students and libraries in the digital environment retain the full benefits of the current and evolving intellectual property regime. Qualifications: Required: MLS from an ALA-accredited program, J.D or equivalent combination of relevant academic preparation and experience; five years of relevant experience with emphasis on scholarly communication matters in libraries, academia, scientific or scholarly publishing; demonstrated expertise in legal and regulatory issues associated with intellectual property and copyright, particularly as they involve the creation, dissemination, and use of digital information resources; demonstrated ability to represent the interests of a university, based on a demonstrated understanding of the technical, legal, and information policy issues of scholarly communication; excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well with and to lead faculty, students, and academic administrators in discussions regarding scholarly communication. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Duke University Libraries HR/jobs website at http://library.duke.edu/about/depts/hr/jobs/. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience and includes a generous benefits package. Application: To apply, please send cover letter, detailed resume and the names, addresses (mailing and e-mail), and telephone numbers of three references to: Camille Brooks, Human Resources Manager, Perkins Library, Box 90193, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, or e-mail to [log in to unmask] Review of applications will begin in early November 2005 and will continue until the position is filled. Duke University is an EEO/ *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************