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Bunche Center Librarian (63,038 -- 99,154)

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University of California, Los Angeles
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Bunche Center Librarian (63,038 -- 99,154)
University of California Los Angeles



Requisition Number: JPF06353


The Ralph J. Bunche Center is an Organized Research Unit (ORU) within the University of California, Los Angeles. The Library and Media Center (LMC) supports the mission of the Bunche Center by supporting research that expands knowledge of African American history and culture and investigates problems that affect people of African descent. The LMC is one of several affiliated libraries at UCLA. Affiliated status allows the Bunche Library and Media Center to independently manage collections and services for its core constituency.

The LMC collection has over 8,000 monograph, serial, archival and audio visual materials on African, African American, and Caribbean history and culture. The book collection includes monographs, series and reference materials, and is supplemented with subscriptions to academic journals, popular magazines, and African American newspapers. The audio/visual collection consists of audiocassette tapes, VHS tapes and DVD's. Its content includes classic movies, documentaries, campus events, and music. Archive collections in the Bunche LMC include vertical files, personal papers, and records. The librarian builds the Bunche LMC collection with funds allocated to the unit for that purpose, and accepts donated monographs, special publisher sets, and reference series that might otherwise be cost prohibitive or scarce. This non-circulating, specialized collection is focused on materials relevant to the study of African American history and Black life in the diaspora and both augments and is augmented by collections in other UCLA libraries. Electronic records for the collection reside in the UCLA Library's online library catalog.

Position Duties
Reporting to and under the general direction of the Director of the Bunche Center, the Bunche Librarian is responsible for the development of policies, procedures, planning and operations of the Bunche Center Library, including public and technical services, collection management and preservation. In public services, the Librarian provides reference, instructional and bibliographic assistance to students, faculty and staff associated with the Bunche Center and UCLA and to community members at large, and includes such activities as tours, lectures, orientations, and the creation and maintenance of the content of Bunche Library web pages. The Librarian selects and coordinates the purchase of materials for the Bunche Library so as to where possible

augment the holdings in other UCLA collections while at the same time maintaining and improving the quality of the Bunche Library collection as a specialized resource. The Librarian catalogs materials for the Library using modified Library of Congress Subject Headings and classifications and performs all aspects of technical processing of materials. The Librarian administers a program to preserve the various resources within the collection.

The Bunche Librarian is the main interface for the Bunche Library with respect to faculty, students, visiting scholars, the general public, and donors. These relationships are fundamental to the position.

The Librarian attends conferences, workshops, and pursues other necessary activities in order to maintain current awareness and develop skills in librarianship. To maintain current awareness and build knowledge in African and African American Studies the Librarian pursues a reading plan relevant to this purpose.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Maintain awareness of changes and trends within relevant disciplines and campus programs.
Effectively supervises, supports, and coordinates with library staff and students to complete goals and benchmarks for library, archive, and digital projects.
Maintains and builds library holdings and archival collections to support research and teaching in African American Studies and the African diaspora.
Provides reference and research assistance to library patrons.
Collaborates with faculty to provide library instruction and digital resources for the curriculum as requested.
In cooperation with the UCLA Library Metadata Services and UCLA Library Special Collections, creates, updates, and maintains catalog records within the UC system-wide integrated library system (SILS).
Maintains membership in and participation in professional organizations.
Demonstrates a commitment to professional issues, in part through research, publication, conferences, and local or national committee work.
Coordinates with Bunche Center staff on special projects and events.
Represents the Bunche Center and its mission both on and off campus, including within public and professional settings, and through the development and maintenance of project- and program-based collaborations.

General Information

Professional librarians at UCLA are academic appointees. Librarians at UCLA are represented by an exclusive bargaining agent, University Council - American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). This is a represented position.

They are entitled to appropriate professional leave, two days per month of vacation leave, one day per month of sick leave, and all other benefits granted to non-faculty academic personnel. The University has an excellent retirement system and sponsors a variety of group health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans in addition to
other benefits. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Appointees to the librarian series at UC shall have professional backgrounds that demonstrate a high degree of creativity, teamwork, and flexibility. Such background will normally include a professional degree from an ALA accredited library and information science graduate program. In addition to professional competence and quality
of service within the library in the primary job, advancement in the librarian series requires professional involvement and contributions outside of the library, and/or university and community service, and/or scholarly activities. Candidates must show evidence or promise of such contributions.


To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF06353


The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction


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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

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UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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