The person selected will have proven experience in building Libraries in new institutions, an international background, and will have a minimum of a Masters degree in Library Science or similar qualifications that command respect in a rigorous academic environment. The ideal candidate would also have the experience and background to teach undergraduate courses in research, IT, or computing disciplines. Depending on experience and ability to teach, the salary range will be US $65,000 to $85,000 plus housing and travel allowances.

The Senior Librarian will be responsible for building the Irwin Metzger Memorial Library at AUK, a new Library dedicated in 2009. The Library will support AUK’s undergraduate and Master’s level degree courses, and over time should be expected to be built into an academic library capable of supporting research and advanced studies in management, public policy, information technology and South-East European regional studies. The AUK Library currently has a full time staff of one junior librarian and a number of AUK student interns. AUK’s academic programs are delivered under a partnership with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) whose on-line library resources are available to the AUK community. The working language of AUK and its Library is English. 

In addition, the Senior Librarian would oversee the development of a new Library at the Assembly (national parliament) of Kosovo. With Kosovo’s independence in 2008, a need exists for a Library of law and public policy to support the activities of the Assembly. The work of the Assembly is supported by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) of the United States, under a grant from USAID. AUK will be a subcontractor to NDI in assisting to build the Assembly’s Library, specifically in hiring and training staff and establishing systems and policies. The working languages of the Assembly and its Library are Albanian, Serbian and English.

Please send resumes to residentsOffice@aukonline.org">PresidentsOffice@aukonline.org with references and recent salary history, by August 31, 2009.