Instruction/Reference Librarian (AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO)
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO
Libraries and Learning Technologies
Instruction/Reference Librarian. Reporting to the Head of Information
Literacy, the successful candidate will teach the required, full-semester
freshman information literacy course, LALT: 101; serve on the reference
desk, some weekend and evening hours are required; assist with assessment
and evaluation for the instruction program and have some responsibilities
for staff training.
Position requirements include an ALA accredited MLS, excellent communication
skills in spoken and written English, experience in teaching or with giving
presentations, and demonstrated experience delivering high quality reference
services. Ability to work effectively in a team and independently is also
necessary.
Experience in a multicultural environment, experience with course management
and related software, a second Masters’ degree, Arabic proficiency or other
languages desirable but not mandatory. Position # LLT-2.
View a complete job description at
http://library.aucegypt.edu/about/employment.htm
Founded in 1919, AUC’s campus is currently located in Cairo, Egypt, but will
be moving to a new, state-of-the-art campus in New Cairo beginning Fall
Semester 2008. AUC is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of
the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. For more information
see our website at www.aucegypt.edu. One-, two- or three-year (renewable)
appointment to begin September 2007. English is the language of
instruction. For expatriates, benefits include housing, annual round-trip
air travel for appointee and qualifying dependents, plus schooling for the
equivalent of up to two children at Cairo American College. In view of AUC’s
protocol agreement with the Egyptian Government, which requires specific
proportions of Egyptian, U.S., and third-country citizen faculty, at this
time preference will be given to qualified applicants who are U.S. citizens.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: E-mail a letter of intent specifying Position #
LLT-2 with a current C.V. to facultyaffairs@aucnyo.edu and arrange to have
three letters of recommendation and transcripts mailed to: Dr. Earl (Tim)
Sullivan, Provost, American University in Cairo, 420 Fifth Avenue, Fl. 3,
New York, N.Y. 10018-2729. For full consideration, candidates must also
complete the Personnel Information Form provided at
http://forms.aucegypt.edu/provost/pif3.html. Review of candidates to begin
immediately; applications accepted until the position is filled.
The American University in Cairo is an equal opportunity employer.