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Posted: 01-Jul-22
Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 74677BR
Preferred Education: PhD in a field of African studies. Excellent reading knowledge of additional relevant languages, such as Twi, French, & Portuguese. Experience teaching in a library/academic setting & with software for citation management & creation of web content. Experience using archives/libraries in Africa. Interest in learning emerging technologies & web applications.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: PhD in a field of African studies. Excellent reading knowledge of additional relevant languages, such as Twi, French, & Portuguese. Experience teaching in a library/academic setting & with software for citation management & creation of web content. Experience using archives/libraries in Africa. Interest in learning emerging technologies & web applications.
Required Skill/ability 5: Demonstrated skill in providing high quality, user-centered research support services, preferably in an academic library.
Posting Position Title: Librarian, Area Studies
Required Skill/ability 3: Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
University Job Title: Librarian for African Studies
Required Skill/ability 1: Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Required Skill/ability 4: Demonstrated ability to design projects and bring them to conclusion in a timely fashion.
Required Skill/ability 2: Excellent communication skills (reading, writing, and speaking) in language of the area, preferably Kiswahili, Yoruba, Wolof, isiZulu, or Arabic.
1. Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school and an advanced degree in a field related to the study of the relevant world area or an advanced degree in the study of the world area and relevant library experience. 2. Knowledge of the history of, and current trends in, scholarly research related to study of the relevant world area. 3. Excellent communication skills (reading, writing, speaking) in language(s) of the area. 4. Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications and analytical ability. 5. Demonstrated record of designing projects and bringing them to a conclusion in a timely fashion. 6. Experience working collaboratively and independently with varied groups within a complex organization and rapidly changing, team environment. Yale University assigns ranks to librarian positions based on a combination of professional experience and accomplishments (see range assigned to this description as noted in the posting position title). Librarian ranking information can be found at: http://www.library.yale.edu/about/departments/lhr/rank.html
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