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职位描述：
Position Overview:
DKU is a partnership of Duke University, Wuhan University and the Municipality of Kunshan, China (https://dukekunshan.edu.cn). The DKU campus is 37 miles west of Shanghai in Kunshan, and is connected to Shanghai via an 18-minute high-speed train and a subway-light rail train system. DKU provides competitive compensation, benefits and start-up packages.
The Acquisition and Description Librarian is responsible for technical services operations for the Duke Kunshan University (DKU) Library, including ordering and receiving, cataloging, e-resource management, and metadata creation. The librarian in this position ensures the efficiency and effectiveness of technical services workflows and operations, working collaboratively with other librarians and staff at DKU Library and the Duke University Libraries.

Reports to: University Librarian, DKU

Essential Duties:
? Manages the acquisition budget, monitors expenditures, ensures proper handling of ordering and receipts of library materials in all formats.
? Conducts ongoing assessment of budget allocations, establishes the annual calendar and target deadlines for ordering materials, and prioritizes requests for end-of-year purchasing in collaboration with other librarians and staff.
? Evaluates, assesses, and manages the overall collection
? Selects materials in assigned areas.
? Approves resource requests and recommendations in accordance with the collection development policy.
? Participates in projects, planning, and initiatives to establish/refine collection and cataloging/metadata policies and procedures; ensures high quality, productivity, and adherence to standards for acquisitions, resource access, and descriptive frameworks for all formats.
? Oversees the receipt, physical processing, and adaptive cataloging of library materials.
? Works collaboratively with other librarians and staff at the DKU Library and the Duke University Libraries during the course of fulfilling the duties of the position.
? Ensures the quality of bibliographic records through compliance with national and local standards such as MARC, RDA, AACR2r, LCSH, LCCS, OCLC, LC cataloging practices, and other appropriate cataloging and metadata standards.
? Holds primary responsibility for completeness and accuracy of DKU library holdings in Duke University Libraries’ integrated library system and other systems including OCLC WorldCat.
? Performs cataloging and database maintenance activities for item holdings, acquisitions, and serials data to ensure quality, consistency, and currency of the online library system and discovery service, utilizing necessary tools to analyze and correct data and enhance users’ success in finding resources.
? Keeps current with evolving cataloging and metadata standards and serves as the local resource person regarding cataloging and metadata.
? Participates and provides basic reference services and research consultation to DKU faculty, students, and staff.
? Supervises and trains support staff in technical services.
? Represents the Library on relevant university or program committees.
? Performs other duties as assigned.
? University employees' job responsibilities will continue to expand in scope and depth as the University grows in size and complexity in its programs.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
? Trains and supervises staff and student assistants, as needed.

Required Qualifications:
? At least three years’ professional library work experience in an academic setting
? Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited program or international equivalent in library and information science
? Experience with cataloging module of an integrated library system
? Experience with original and copy cataloging in a variety of formats (print, non-print, digital)
? Experience cataloging with RDA, Library of Congress Subject Headings, Library of Congress Classification, MARC 21, and OCLC.
? Experience with principles of authority control.
? Excellent verbal and written communication skills both in English.
? Demonstrated ability to work well independently and as a team member.
? Excellent communication, planning, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
? Knowledge of the publishing industry, both print and electronic.
? Knowledge of current professional practices and emerging trends, issues, and methods of collection assessment, cataloging, and metadata.
? Demonstrating abilities in research, scholarly work, and professional activities.

Preferred Qualifications:
? Seven Years’ professional library work experience including two years in a Western academic setting.
? Ability to manage and oversee projects in a team environment and communicate complex issues and perspectives across a global network.
? Experience hiring, training, mentoring, and supervising staff/student workers.
? Fluency in oral and written Chinese.
? Demonstrated evidences of research and scholarly work.

How to apply:
Duke Kunshan University requests from all applicants a curriculum vitae, a cover letter, and the name and contact information for three references. The materials should be submitted to DKUrecruitment@dukekunshan.edu.cn. Priority will be given to applications received by June 30, 2017 and applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled.

As an international intellectual community that encourages diversity, openness and creative learning, DKU welcomes outstanding faculty from around the world who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to a global learning and research environment. DKU particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented groups and minorities. 举报 分享

Duke Kunshan is a world-class liberal arts university based in Kunshan, China, that offers a range of high quality, innovative academic programs for students from around the world. It was established in September 2013 as a U.S.-China partnership between Duke University and Wuhan University.

Duke Kunshan welcomed its first students in August 2014. The university began by offering Duke graduate degrees as well as a Global Learning Semester program for undergraduate students from Duke and top-tier Chinese and international universities.

In August 2018, the university welcomed its first undergraduate degree students. The four-year bachelor’s degree program follows the liberal arts and sciences tradition, with emphasis on critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and self-exploration.

Our vibrant, high-tech campus covers 200 acres in Kunshan’s Yangcheng Lake Science and Technology Park. Take a virtual tour to see our advanced classrooms, conference facilities and library, as well as student and faculty housing, and multiple dining and recreational areas. We also have multipurpose meeting spaces, break rooms and study rooms that allow students to work individually or in groups to review course materials and complete assignments.

The city of Kunshan, in Jiangsu province, is one of China’s fastest-growing economies and is a hub for high-tech research and manufacturing. The city is surrounded by picturesque forests and water towns, and is also connected by high-speed rail and subway to Shanghai and Suzhou, two of China’s most dynamic cities.
昆山杜克大学是世界一流的以通识博雅教育为特色的大学，位于中国江苏省昆山市，为来自全球各地的学生提供一系列高质量的创新学术项目。昆山杜克大学由美国杜克大学与中国武汉大学联合创办，于2013年9月获得中国教育部正式批准设立。

昆山杜克大学于2014年8月迎来了首批学生，包括硕士研究生，以及来自杜克大学和国内外一流高校的本科生，接受一学期的交流学习。

2018年8月，昆山杜克大学迎来了首届本科生，开启了四年制本科学位教育。本科课程体系遵循通识博雅教育传统，强调批判性思维、创造力、协作和探索。

昆山杜克大学位于阳澄湖科技园区内，校园占地1200亩，校内配置了各类高科技设施。进入虚拟校园即可参观先进的教室和会议设施、图书馆资源、师生宿舍、餐厅及休闲设施。校园内多功能的会议场所、休息室和学习区可供学生独立自习或集体讨论课程内容，完成作业，参与丰富多样的校园学习生活。

江苏省昆山市是高新技术研究和制造业中心，也是中国目前经济发展最快的经济体之一。昆山市拥有风景如画的森林和水乡，毗邻国际大都市上海和苏州，高速公路、高铁以及地铁交通十分便利。