北京大學國際法學院 法律圖書館
(中國,深圳)
招聘崗位:副館長
截止日期:2010年7月1日
北大國際法學院及其所屬法律圖書館:
北京大學國際法學院(深圳)成立于2007年,隸屬于北京大學,是中國大陸第一所按照美式法學院模式培養學生的法學院。美國法采用全英文授課,蘇格拉底式教學。學生通過四年的學習,可以獲得美國法的J.D.學位英文證明和中國法的法律碩士學位。學院于2008年開始招生,第一屆學生將于2012年畢業。
現在學院共有113名學生,一年級60人,二年級53人。2010年8 月將有71名新生加入這個集體。師資主要由若干杰出的常駐教授和一批世界知名大學的訪問教授組成。學院目前正致力于獲得ABA(美國律師協會)認證,學院新大樓也將于2012年竣工。
國際法學院法律圖書館目前仍處于創立階段。法律圖書館建立后,將為學院師生提供大量的研究和查詢服務。館藏將主要包括中美普通法、比較法和國際法資源,既包括文本館藏,也涵蓋大量的數字資源。
北京大學國際法學院和法律圖書館位于深圳市大學城內,大學城里現有北京大學,清華大學和哈爾濱工業大學三所高校的研究生院。法律圖書館由北京大學國際法學院和大學城圖書館共同創辦,圖書館大部分文本館藏將放置在大學城圖書館內,距法學院步行約五分鐘路程。深圳經濟特區,夏季炎熱潮濕,冬季溫和適中,距香港約一小時里程。
崗位職責:
副館長對學院信息服務副院長負責,協助副院長做好以下幾個方面的工作:
● 擴大圖書館館藏,尤其是中國法律圖書館藏數量;
● 對學院師生和大學城內其他人員提供圖書館使用指導和培訓;
● 與大學城圖書館進行協調和溝通;
● 準備法律研究導則;
● 教授法律研究課程。
當信息服務副院長休假時,副館長將負責法律圖書館的日常運行。
資質要求:
由于國際法學院的獨特性,要求法律圖書館副館長具備較強的綜合能力,必備條件如下:
● 持有法律和圖書館學兩種學位,或有相關工作經驗可等效其對應學位;
● 普通話標準,英語流利;
● 熟練運用中國和國際法律信息資源;
● 能夠提供有效的法律研究支持。
符合以下條件者可優先考慮:
● 有在高校法律圖書館為師生提供研究支持的工作經驗;
● 熟悉普通法信息資源;
● 有教授法律研究課程的經驗;
● 有圖書館管理經驗。
薪資福利:
薪資水平和福利取決于錄取者的工作技能及經驗。
面試安排:
若想獲取更多信息,請聯系北大國際法學院信息資源副院長Christopher Simoni教授。(EMAIL:chrissimoni@gmail.com)
Peking University
School of Transnational Law
Law Library
Shenzhen, China
POSITION: DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Available: July 1, 2010
The Law School and Law Library:The Peking University School of Transnational Law (Shenzhen, China) is a branch of Peking University (also known as "Beijing University," or "Beida"), China's oldest and most distinguished university. Established in 2007, the School of Transnational Law is China's first American-style law school to offer a graduate program whose courses are taught in English using the Socratic method. The four-year curriculum leads both to a J.D. degree and a Chinese-law Juris Master degree. The School began teaching courses in 2008 and will graduate its first class of students in 2012.
113 students are enrolled in the first two classes with another 70 beginning in September, 2010. The faculty consists of a mix of distinguished permanent and visiting faculty. The law school plans to seek accreditation from the American Bar Association and a new law school building will be dedicated in 2012.
The law library, which is in its founding stage, will provide a range of excellent research and reference services to support students and faculty. Its collection will be a mix of print and digital resources with a focus on Chinese, American, common law, and comparative and international legal materials.
The Law School and Library are located in Shenzhen, China on a beautiful campus shared by Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Harbin Institute of Technology. The law library has developed a collaborative working relationship with the University Town Library, located a five minute walk from the law school, and a portion of the law library’s print collection is located at the University Town Library. Shenzhen is in a subtropical zone and has warm summers and temperate winters. The campus is one-hour from Hong Kong.
Responsibilities: The Deputy Director reports to the Associate Dean for Information Services and will assist the Associate Dean in
• Developing the library’s collection, with an emphasis on Chinese legal materials;
• Developing and delivering research and instructional support to law school faculty and students and members of the University Town campus;
• Serving as a liaison to the University Town Library;
• Preparing legal research guides;
• Teaching legal research.
The Deputy Director is responsible for day to day library operations when the Associate Dean is unavailable.
Qualifications: Because of the unique nature of the School of Transnational Law the qualifications for the position are flexible.
Required qualifications:
• A law degree and a library degree or equivalent; appropriate experience may be substituted for one or both degrees;
• Fluent in Mandarin and English;
• Demonstrated proficiency using Chinese and international legal information resources;
• Demonstrated proficiency providing effective legal research support.
Preferred qualifications:
• Experience providing research support to faculty and students in an academic law library;
• Familiarity with common law information sources;
• Experience teaching legal research;
• Experience in library management.
Salary and benefits:
Salary based upon experience; benefits package.
For additional information please contact, in English, Prof. Christopher Simoni, Associate Dean for Information Resources, Peking University School of Transnational Law, at chrissimoni@gmail.com. All replies will be acknowledged.