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Position Vacancy Announcement: African American Studies Librarian at UF

African American Studies Librarian

Assistant University Librarian or Associate University Librarian

University of Florida

George A. Smathers Libraries

The University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries seek a candidate for the African American Studies Librarian position, who will be responsible for the overall development and management in all formats of the African American Studies collections in Library West, with a focus on the humanities and social sciences disciplines. This position also serves as a key partner, collaborating with and advising Special and Area Studies Collections (SASC) on related African American collections and programming. This is a year-round (12 month) tenure-track library faculty position.

The position supports the African American Studies Program, as well as related interdisciplinary programs offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in areas such as the Departments of English and History. Responsibilities include analyzing the University’s programs in and related to African American studies, collaborating with librarians and academic faculty to establish collection profiles and selection guidelines, and evaluating existing collection strengths and current collecting intensities. The position collaborates with other employees, providing support in the broader areas of the humanities and social sciences, especially overlapping, interdisciplinary areas; provides general and specialized subject area reference services, research assistance, and library instruction; and participates in branch and libraries-wide outreach programming.

The search will remain open until January 24, 2023, and applications will be reviewed as received. For a full description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries faculty recruitment webpage at https://hr.uflib.ufl.edu/prospective-employees/current-openings/vacant-faculty-positions/.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply.

Publication of our Book Chapter: “An Institute-Based Approach to OER in Digital Caribbean Studies”

I am very excited to announce that our book chapter discussing our May 2019 NEH institute has been published in the open access edited volume Using Open Educational Resources to Promote Social Justice, published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. The book is available online as an Open Access PDF and we are chapter 16.

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: History Librarian

POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

History Librarian

Assistant University Librarian

University of Florida

George A Smathers Libraries

The University of Florida’s George A. Smathers Libraries seek a candidate for the History Librarian position who will be primarily responsible for the overall development, management, and coordination of the Libraries’ resources in all formats for history. The primary collection management focus of this position is general history but a knowledge of North American history, global history and intersections with humanities and social sciences will be a necessary secondary focus.

The position supports the University’s academic programs including the Department of History as well as interdisciplinary programs supported by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Responsibilities include analyzing the University’s programs in and related to History, collaborating with librarians and academic faculty to establish collection profiles, selection guidelines, and preservation, location and cataloging priorities; and evaluating existing collection strengths and current collecting intensities. The position collaborates with other employees, providing support in the broader areas of the social sciences, especially overlapping, interdisciplinary areas, manages specialized subject area reference services, library instruction, and online database services, and participates in branch and libraries-wide outreach programming.

The search will remain open until April 21, 2022, and applications will be reviewed as received. For a full description of the position and instructions on how to apply, please refer to the George A. Smathers Libraries faculty recruitment webpage at https://hr.uflib.ufl.edu/prospective-employees/current-openings/vacant-faculty-positions/.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply.

Address inquiries to Joe Piazza, Smathers Libraries Human Resources Office, at: jpiazza at ufl dot edu.

Call for Proposals 2020 Digital Humanities Showcase April 6th @ 2-5pm Scott Nygren Scholars Studio, Library West

As part of UF’s Graduate Student Appreciation Week, the Digital Humanities Certificate Committee and Digital Humanities Working Group seek 10-minute presentations on digital humanities projects (past, current or future), or demonstrations on digital humanities skills and methods. The presentations will complement a showcase of graduate student work currently in development in the capstone Digital Humanities Graduate Studio course, as well as a presentation by Erik Deumens, the Director of UFIT Research Computing. The afternoon will highlight a variety of digital humanities practices at UF, and serve as an introduction for graduate students who are interested in pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Digital Humanities. Participation is open to all UF faculty, staff, and graduate students working in the digital humanities.

Deadline: 5 pm March 20, 2020
(notifications of participation will be sent via email by March 23, 2020)

To submit a proposal, go to this form.

Graduate Student Workshop Series: Building Your Career Fall 2019

Poster of the Graduate Student Workshop Series including dates, locations, and workshop titles and presenters.

October 2 (211 Library West), “Getting Your Classes on Track: Improving Your Teaching Skills”

Sean Trainor (PhD), Lecturer, Management Communication Center.

New to teaching? Struggling to balance your teaching and research obligations? Then attend this session for some easy-to-implement tips on how to maximize your teaching effectiveness while minimizing teaching-related headaches.

October 9 (212 Library West), “Getting a Job: Finding Work after Grad School”

Megan Daly (PhD), Classics, Philosophy, and Religion Librarian

This workshop provides a brief introduction and discussion for graduate students about approaching the job market and job application process.

October 16 (212 Library West), “Getting Published: Writing Clear, Effective Academic Prose”

David Schwieder (PhD), Political Science Librarian

This session covers a set of powerful, easy-to-use techniques that will help participants write better theses, dissertations and manuscripts.

October 23 (212 Library West), “Getting Free: Leveraging Open Access Publishing Options”

Perry Collins (MA, MLS), Scholarly Communications Librarian

Are you hearing terms like “open access,” “preprint,” and “data sharing” and want to know more? The open access publishing landscape has expanded exponentially over the past two decades—this workshop will introduce options across disciplines for sharing, reviewing, and publishing open scholarship. This workshop is part of international Open Access Week.

October 30 (212 Library West), “Getting Organized: managing Projects and Time”

Hélène Huet (PhD), European Studies Librarian

This workshop will provide you with tips and tools to help you manage your time and your various projects as you navigate your graduate career.

All sessions held during Period 4 (10:40-11:30 am). No registration required. Open to all UF Graduate and Professional Students.