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VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY LIFE Applications are invited for the position o f Vice President for University Life. We are seeking an individual with the demon strated ability to develop and implement a comprehensive uni versity wide plan for a university life program. The primary responsibility will be the creation, maintenance and continued assessment of an integrated university and student culture arid atmosphere. Characteristics of particular importance include appreciation of the role of student life as part of the university's academic mission, effective budgetary and man agement experience, oral and written communication skills, experience in comprehensive student program development. The University of Lowell is a Massachusetts' public university with 10,000 fu ll-tim e day and 6,000 continuing education students enrollment and 1,200 faculty and staff. Located in one of the most dynamic regions of the state and the nation. We are preparing for a substantial growth in the physical facilities and resources. A ll applicants must possess a Doctor's degree and five to eight years of directly applicable experience at a supervisory level, demonstrated commitment to Affirm ative Action, Title IX, 504 regulations. Applicants should submit current vitae, names of three references and other supporting documents by September 1, 1987 to: Dr. Robert Foy, Chairman, Vice President, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854. T h e U n iv e rs ity o f L o w e ll is an E q u a l O p p o r tu n ity A ffir m a tiv e A c tio n . T it le IX , 5 0 4 E m p lo y e r SEARCH EXTENDED TO AUGUST 28, 1987 OFFICE FOR LIBRARY OUTREACH SERVICES DIRECTOR AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION T h e D ire c to r is responsible fo r m an ag e m e n t and Im p le m e n ta tio n o f p rog ram s and services o f th e O ffic e fo r L ib ra ry O u t reach Services (O L O S ) as d e v e lo p e d w ith th e O L O S A d v is o ry C o m m itte e . T h e D ir e c to r provides leadership, manages headqu arters o ffic e , supervises th e a d m in is tra tiv e s ecretary, and serves as th e d ire c to r o f th e a c tiv itie s and budgets o f th e O ffic e ; develops p o li cies, program s a nd re c o m m e n d a tio n s fo r c o n s id e ra tio n o f th e O L O S A d v is o ry C o m m itte e and im p le m e n ts those th a t are a p p ro v e d ; fa c ilita te s th e w o rk o f m e m b e rs h ip units in clu d in g th e O L O S A d v is o ry C o m m itte e , L ib ra ry Service fo r A m e ric a n In d ia n P eople S u b c o m m itte e , M in o r it y C oncerns C o m m itte e , Social R es p o n s ib ilities R o u n d T a b le , E th n ic M a te ria ls In fo r m a tio n E x c h a n g e R o u n d T a b le , and th e C o a litio n fo r L ite r a c y ; c o o rd i nates th e O L O S prog ram s in clu d in g a n n u a l c o n fe re n c e program s and d irects th e O f f ic e ’s p u b lic a tio n s ; responds to in q u iries a b o u t lib ra ry o u tre a c h services; provides liaison w ith m in o r ity lib raria n caucuses and associations. As an O ffic e re p re s e n ta tiv e, th e D ire c to r rep o rts to th e A L A D e p u ty E x e c u tiv e D ire c to r and w o rk s w ith o th e r A L A Program D ire c to rs and s ta ff on A L A a c tiv itie s and on jo in t projects. T h e D ire c to r represents A L A in th e profession at large at e d u c a tio n a l, p ro fe s sio n a l, and g o v e rn m e n ta l m eetings and p ro vides liaison w ith o th e r o rg a n iz a tio n s and agencies. P O S IT IO N Q U A L IF IC A T IO N S : G ra d u a te degree in lib raria n - ship fro m A L A -a c c r e d ite d p ro g ra m ; k n o w le d g e o f c u rre n t trends in lib ra ria n s h ip ; successful e x p e rie n c e and personal c o m m itm e n t to lib ra ry o u tre a c h services fo r th e urban and ru ral p o o r and for e th n ic m in o ritie s ; d e m o n s tra te d c o m p e te n c e in m an ag e m e n t, fin a n c ia l p lan n in g , supervision and a d m in is tra tio n ; d e m o n s tra te d c o m p e te n c e in p u b lic speaking; a b ilit y to c o m m u n ic a te e ffe c tiv e ly o ra lly and in w ritin g ; d e m o n s tra te d c o m p e te n c e and e xp e rien ce in p lan n in g c o n tin u in g e d u c a tio n o ffe rin g s and in w ritin g suc cessfully fu n d e d proposals; th e a b ility to w o rk e ffe c tiv e ly w ith a w id e range o f in d iv id u a ls and groups and a s e n s itiv ity to w o rk in g w ith a v o lu n te e r m e m b e rs h ip o rg a n iz a tio n are essential. S A L A R Y S C H E D U L E : $ 3 0 ,5 2 6 - $ 4 5 , 7 8 9 , n e g o tia b le w ith in th e range. L e tte rs o f a p p lic a tio n and resum e m ust be received at A L A by A ugu st 2 8 . Send resum e to: Personnel O ffic e A m e ric a n L ib r a r y A ss o c iatio n 5 0 East H u ro n C hicago, IL 6 0 6 1 1 An E qu al O p p o r tu n ity /A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n E m p lo y e r Charting A Career In Mapping More and more qualified people are exploring the possibilities of charting a challenging career in mapping, charting and geodesy • which is the science of measuring the size and shape of the earth). An equal opportunity employer of about 9000 civi lians is seeking qual ified people in these i\ fields. That organiza- 1 tion, the Defense Mapping Agency, is looking for men and women with skills in carto g rap h y , geodesy, geology, physical geography, hydrography, astronomy, surveying, optics, oceanography, mathematics, com puter sciences, civil and electrical engineering These disciplines are applied to major mapping and charting un dertakings, plus such work as mea surements of the depths of the (Keans and seas, determination of the Earth's gravitational field and aerospace positioning. Page 6 JOBS, August 5, 1987 DMA employees perform a stag gering variety of tasks—encompass ing the production and worldwide distribution of maps, charts and di gital data for strategic and tactical military operations and weapons systems. They work at the cutting edge of a number of new technolo gies. Opportunities for employment are in metropolitan Washington, D.C., and St Louis, MO. Other of fices are located in (Louisville), (Kansas City), MO., (San Antonio». TX., (Providence), R.I. and (Chey enne), WY. Most positions require a security clearance and US. citizenship. FREE BOOKLET For information about positions you can write to: Defense Mapping Agency, Civilian Personnel Divi sion, Bldg. 56, U.S. Naval Obser vatory, Washington. D C. 20305
