Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Competition #: 2429KM-CB

Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC; http://nsac.ca) is a specialized research-intensive university offering technical, undergraduate and graduate programs in agriculture and related disciplines. The MacRae Library supports the teaching and research needs of NSAC's academic community and houses the largest repository of agricultural resource material in Atlantic Canada.

Duties: 

Reporting to the Vice-President Academic, the Chief Librarian provides strategic leadership in all aspects of library services for NSAC, including the planning, development and implementation of library policy, leading a staff of five, management of the library budget, and long-range visioning and planning. He/She oversees all aspects of library operations including circulation and other services, instruction of NSAC faculty and students regarding library use and services, cataloguing, collection development, personnel, facilities, and purchasing. He/She develops strong positive relationships through regular interactions with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate must have an ALA-accredited Master of Library Science Degree or acceptable equivalent plus seven (7) years professional experience. Academic/research library experience is highly desirable.  Computer literacy and knowledge of library automated systems, as well as training and experience in online information retrieval, is required.  Experience with personnel management, interlibrary loan, resource sharing and adult reference services are considered assets.  As a budget subject manager, it is preferred that the successful candidate will have experience establishing priorities and overseeing the expenditure of a budget.  He/She will have an understanding of library technical services, including current cataloguing, statistics and accounting practices.  Candidates should also have strong leadership and team-building skills in order to develop and support new initiatives important to the library's service mandate.

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply, but this job posting is initially restricted to NSGEU bargaining unit employees.  Applicants must clearly indicate in their covering letter or resume that he/she is currently a NS Government Civil Service employee and a member of the NSGEU.  Prior to applying for this restricted position, you can confirm your employment status through your Employee Self-Service (ESS) access.

Any current qualified casual employee who is interested should apply for this opportunity.  Upon receiving the employee's application, the Employer will determine whether the applicant qualifies as an internal bargaining unit applicant pursuant to the new provisions relating to casual employees.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, and will be considered if there are no qualified bargaining unit applicants. Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. Nova Scotia Agricultural College is committed to the principle of employment equity.
              
Salary:               Commensurate with education and experience
Closing Date:     September 3rd, 2008

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Leslie MacLaren, Co-President and Vice-President, Academic, NSAC
Ph: (902) 893-6030; e-mail: lmaclaren@nsac.ca.

Please quote the competition number in the e-mail subject line and in your cover letter.  Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae and names of three (3) referees to:

Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Human Resources Consultant
PO Box 550
Truro, NS  B2N 5E3
Fax: 902-896-7078
E-mail: Resources-JobApps@gov.ns.ca

Submissions must be received by mail or delivery by 4:30 P.M. or by fax or e-mail by midnight on the closing date.