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Available: Immediately. Two-year, half time professional position, with extensions possible.

Description
Princeton is seeking a Chinese Art Specialist to support development of Marquand Library’s collections on Chinese art and archaeology. The incumbent will help build new Chinese-language art collections and will assist with management of existing collections. The position reports to the Librarian of the Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology.

Responsibilities
Collection development—Help develop and manage vernacular-language collections on Chinese art and archaeology. Review publisher and dealer catalogs, vendor notification slips, scholarly bibliographies and book notices. Recommend acquisition of current and out-of-print publications. Select titles for off-site storage.
Technical services—Assist with ordering, accessioning and cataloging Chinese-language art materials. Coordinate order placement with acquisitions staff at the East Asian and Firestone libraries. Transfer information from printed order records to the online Voyager system. Download bibliographic records from OCLC or create original abbreviated records. Enhance cataloging for Marquand’s existing Chinese-language collections.
Public services—Provide occasional assistance to faculty and students using Marquand’s Chinese-language art collections

Qualifications
Required—Master’s degree in East Asian art or equivalent combination of education and experience. Excellent command of modern and classical Chinese language. Proficiency in Pinyin and Wade-Giles Romanization systems. English language fluency. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Library-related computer skills. Must be eligible to work in the United States.
Preferred—MLS from an ALA accredited institution or equivalent combination of education and experience. Knowledge of Chinese publishing and book trade. CJK (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) cataloging experience in OCLC/RLIN. Experience with Voyager ILS. Academic library experience.
Desirable—Knowledge of Japanese.

Term and Appointment
This is a half-time, two-year term position. The successful candidate will be appointed to a Professional Specialist rank depending upon qualifications and experience. Extensions beyond the initial term are possible.

Compensation and Benefits: Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience and accomplishments. Generous vacation and benefits package. Health care insurance, and disability insurance and other benefits are available.

Nominations and Applications: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Nominations and applications (cover letter, resume and the names, titles, addresses and phone numbers of three references) will be accepted only from the Jobs at Princeton website: http://www.princeton.edu/jobs

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