Brandeis University
Associate University Librarian, Archives and Special Collections
Brandeis - Waltham Campus, USA · Mid · Full-time
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About the role
- Provides strong leadership, vision, and strategic direction in the development, delivery, and integration of new and existing programs and projects that advance progress toward the department and Library's goals.
- Oversees the development of policies for the department's operations and services, including the management of rights and permissions regarding copyright-protected and confidential information.
- Represents the department and the Library on appropriate committees and at external and internal professional meetings, fundraising events, etc.
Responsibilities
- Leads and directs staff who develop strategies for and implement the digitization of selected archival, manuscript, institutional, and special collections.
Requirements
- A terminal professional degree, preferably in library or archival studies (for example, in the United States, a Master's degree in library/information science) is required.
- Over 8 years of total work-related experience, including 3-5 years of supervisory/management experience.
- Significant experience in a research library, including strategic planning and budgeting.
- Experience in collection development and fund management.
- Experience leveraging consortium partnerships.
- Demonstrated knowledge of best practices and current trends in both digital and physical resource management and operations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to be an effective spokesperson and presenter.
Nice to have
- Experience in designing and coordinating transformational initiatives and bringing them to timely and successful implementation.
- Creative integration of automated and manual technical services processes preferred.
Compensation
- The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting.
- The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.
Benefits
- Demonstrated ability to work successfully in diverse environments and to collaborate with people from varied professional, cultural, and educational backgrounds.
- Reporting to the University Librarian, this position provides strategic direction, development, and executing vision for the University Archives & Special Collections Department.
Equal opportunity
- Statement
- Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").
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