POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Posted November 27, 1998


LIBRARIAN I - CLINICAL MEDICAL LIBRARIAN:
Opportunity for creative, energetic, flexible individual with strong public
service commitment to join unique clinical medical librarian team,
participating in Medical School hospital rounds, providing information
services/instruction/collection development/faculty liaison for Schools of
Biological Sciences, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and area health
professionals. Reports to Assistant Director for the Health Sciences
Libraries. Participates on team developing plans, policies, procedures for
health science libraries in support of Libraries' mission.  Professional
development encouraged, required for promotion. Extensive library automation.

Minimum requirements: ALA accredited MLS; exceptional interpersonal,
communication skills; ability to work positively, productively with diverse
constituencies in rapidly changing environment; understanding of scholarly
research environment; relevant information technology experience; evidence of
professional initiative; potential to meet promotion requirements in
non-tenure track appointment. 

Preferred: Degree in sciences; current knowledge of medical library service
delivery trends/issues; AHIP; healthcare experience; current, successful
instruction, reference, collection development experience.

SALARY: $29,000 minimum. Benefits include health/dental plans; 75% tuition
discount; no employee contribution required for retirement, life/disability
insurance.  (Compare low cost of living in exciting city to other locations to
understand real worth of salary/benefits!)  Equal opportunity employer.

Send letter of application, resume, names of three references to: Helen H.
Spalding, Associate Director of Libraries, University of Missouri- Kansas
City, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO  64110; 816-235-1531;
spaldingh@umkc.edu.  Application review continues until position filled.
Other openings at www.umkc.edu/lib/gen-info/joboppor.htm.