昆山杜克大学（DKU）诚恳招聘图书馆馆长

昆山杜克大学（DKU）诚恳招聘图书馆馆长

   现诚招首任昆山杜克大学（DKU）图书馆馆长。 DKU是在杜克大学，武汉大学和中国昆山市联合创建的一个新的合资大学。DKU预计在2014年秋季开学。 图书馆将为DKU的教师、学生和工作人员提供一个以用户为中心的环境和充满活力的 各项服务。

   DKU图书馆馆长向DKU执行副校长汇报。馆长为这个新图书馆提供战略和政策的领导，并与美国杜克大学图书馆（DUL）的工作人员合作，新图书馆和DUL的愿景和战略方向一致。成功的候选人将是一个创新者，他的创造力，精力和对图书馆角色演变的了解将有助于建立一个世界级的学术研究图书馆。馆长将直接服务于学生和教职员工，为他们开展提供各种研究和教学服务。

    应聘人需要拥有由美国图书馆协会承认的MLS学位或等效的国际学位，需要有至少三年的图书馆咨询和研究服务经验。馆长必须能说、写流利的普通话和英语，具备良好的沟通，人际关系及客户服务技巧，有在学术研究图书馆的管理和领导经验。理想的应聘人熟悉目前学术图书馆面临的问题，包括版权问题，能够熟练使用电子资源，和当今学术研究环境中的各种技术工具。

    请登陆http://www.dku.edu.cn/en/director-library了解更详细的职位要求细节。请将您的求职信和简历寄到DKURecruitment@duke.edu。馆长预计2014年年初开始工作，先在杜克大学图书馆熟悉情况和接受短期的培训。杜克大学图书馆位于北卡罗莱纳州的达勒姆市。馆长将于2014年5月开始在昆山杜克大学工作。

Director of the Duke Kunshan University Library

    Recruitment is now underway for the inaugural Director of the Duke Kunshan University (DKU) Library.  DKU is a new, joint venture university created in partnership among Duke University, Wuhan University and the city of Kunshan, China; it is expected to open in fall 2014.  The DKU Library will offer an array of dynamic, user-centered programs and services for DKU faculty, students and staff. 

    Reporting to the Executive Vice Chancellor of DKU, the Director of the Library will provide leadership, vision, and strategic direction for this new library in concert with Duke University Libraries (DUL) staff, strategies and policies.  The successful candidate will be an innovator whose creativity, energy and knowledge of the evolving role of libraries will contribute to the establishment of a world-class academic research library. Working directly with students and faculty, the director will develop and provide research and instructional services for the DKU community. 

   This position requires an MLS from a program accredited by the American Library Association or the international equivalent and at least three years of increasingly responsible research services and library instruction experience.  The director must be able to speak and write fluently in both Mandarin and English, possess excellent communication, interpersonal and customer service skills and have some prior experience managing and supervising library staff in an academic research library. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of current issues in academic librarianship, including copyright issues, as well as demonstrated proficiency using electronic resources and mastery of technology tools used in today’s academic research environments.

   The complete position description, including job competencies, is available at http://www.dku.edu.cn/en/director-library.   Submit your cover letter and resume to DKURecruitment@duke.edu.  Position open until filled.  The expected appointment to begin early 2014 with an initial period of orientation and training to be completed at Duke University Libraries, Durham, NC, USA.  The Director will assume responsibilities in Kunshan circa May 2014.