We don’t normally run job ads, I leave that to Rachel and Sarah, but this one was really neat, so I thought I’d post it.
The Center for Khmer Studies is looking for a Mid-Career Librarian Sabbatical/Consultant
The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS), founded in 1999, is an international, non-governmental, not-for-profit membership-based consortium of universities, organizations and individuals dedicated to study, teaching and research on Khmer civilization and the cultures of the Mekong region. The Center is seeking applicants for a mid-career librarian sabbatical/consultant opportunity to develop a strategic plan and goals to further develop the Center’s Library collections and staff for the future.
This is the perfect opportunity for a mid-career or advanced-career library professional with strong technical services skills, management skills, and an innovative and creative mindset. The librarian taking this position will assist, train, and support the CKS native Cambodian librarians in developing critical policies and programs:
We don’t normally run job ads, I leave that to Rachel and Sarah, but this one was really neat, so I thought I’d post it.
The Center for Khmer Studies is looking for a Mid-Career Librarian Sabbatical/Consultant
The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS), founded in 1999, is an international, non-governmental, not-for-profit membership-based consortium of universities, organizations and individuals dedicated to study, teaching and research on Khmer civilization and the cultures of the Mekong region. The Center is seeking applicants for a mid-career librarian sabbatical/consultant opportunity to develop a strategic plan and goals to further develop the Center’s Library collections and staff for the future.
This is the perfect opportunity for a mid-career or advanced-career library professional with strong technical services skills, management skills, and an innovative and creative mindset. The librarian taking this position will assist, train, and support the CKS native Cambodian librarians in developing critical policies and programs:• Creating a collection development policy,
• Developing an acquisitions program,
• Developing an Outreach Program to communities in Cambodia & rest of world,
• Expand current Technical Services capabilities: catalog & database development,
• Building professional staff skills in the current library staff
• Develop a Center publishing program,
• Build partnerships w/other libraries, library associations and key organizations.
The Center for Khmer Studies has now entered its third year of activity, and its fifth year of existence. Incorporated under U.S. and Cambodian law, the Center’s goal is to promote scholarly interest in the region and to bring Khmer scholars into contact with their international counterparts for the purpose of fostering understanding of Cambodia and its place within Southeast Asian. Its programs aim to support Cambodian students, scholars and artists in the social sciences and humanities.
Now a full-fledged member of the CAORC network (Council of American Overseas Research Centers), CKS is recognized as part of the U.S. academic network, the first institution of its kind in the whole of Southeast Asia. Linked to institutions and individual scholars worldwide, CKS seeks to provide a recognizable, common point of exchange, as well as an in-country logistical resource for scholarly undertakings. We think of ourselves as a bridge and a crossroads—a real “center”.
The Center’s objectives are:
• To facilitate research and international scholarly exchange through programs that increase understanding of Cambodia and its region
• To help strengthen Cambodia’s cultural and academic structures and to integrate Cambodian scholars in their regional and international community
• To promote a vigorous Cambodian civil society
This opportunity is available for three to six months, possibly longer. To apply please submit a resume and a letter of intent stating your interests, skills, and experiences which prepared you for this sabbatical.
Submit these to the Director, Philippe Peycam. [email protected]
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