[Job] Librarian for South & Southeast Asian Studies – Yale University Library

Job opening at the Yale University library for a Librarian for South & Southeast Asian Studies. No deadline listed as far as I can tell.

The Librarian for South & Southeast Asian Studies supports the research and teaching mission of Yale as a liaison to the South Asian Studies Council and the Southeast Asian Studies Council at the MacMillan Center. The librarian reports to the Head, Area Studies Group, DASHRS.

The librarian develops strong working relationships with faculty, students, and affiliated researchers across departments, taking initiative to identify and meet their expectations for collections and services. In support of YUL’s public services mission, participates in research education and outreach, such as instruction, orientations, and tours. Provides advanced reference and research consultations, maintains online research guides, conducts collection development, and keeps abreast of relevant technology to support their work. May also have opportunities for involvement in outreach, instruction, exhibits, or collection development of archival and special collections and/or participation in digital initiatives. The librarian is responsible for selection, interpretation, and collection management of imprints in South & Southeast Asian languages. Additionally, the librarian is responsible for collecting materials published in the field of South Asian and Southeast Asian studies (primarily humanities disciplines) published in North America, Europe, and other imprint areas outside of the regions of study. Collection development responsibilities include budgeting and fund management, approval plan oversight, selection of materials in all formats, gift review, and electronic resource acquisition. Works collaboratively with members of DASHRS, colleagues across the Yale University Library system, and with other campus partners to support interdisciplinary teaching and research needs. Establishes and maintains good relationships with dealers, content providers, exchange partners, libraries, and other appropriate institutions in support of assigned areas. Contributes to department strategic planning; participates in YUL committees, task forces, and programs; and is active professionally through service in library organizations, research and publishing, or other means.

Yale University Library’s South Asia Collection dates to the appointment in 1841 of the first professor of Sanskrit, Edward Elbridge Salisbury. From the 1960s through the 1980s, the Library participated in the PL480 Library of Congress cooperative acquisitions program. For the past 20 years, the library has actively focused collecting in South Asian Studies to support of the growing and dynamic research and teaching needs of the South Asian Studies Council.

Starting in 1891, Yale was one of the first American universities to establish courses and library collections on the study of Southeast Asia, with historical collections focusing on Indonesia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Philippines. From the late 1940s to the present, collection development, teaching, and research interests have broadened to include the 11 countries of Southeast Asia.

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