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Archivist and Special Collections Librarian / Open Rank #170

Company:
Mississippi University for Women
Job Location:
Category:
Library and Information Science
Type:
Full-Time

 Essential Duties

  • Manages and oversees the facilities, collections, and resources of the Beulah
    Culbertson Archives and Special Collections
  • Serves as the project and program manager of the unit, including supervising staff and
    student assistants, overseeing preservation and digitization of materials, promoting initiatives and collections, creating and enacting
    policies and procedures, coordinating archival instruction, overseeing research appointments in the reading room, and developing
    programming.
  • Provides curriculum integration support, research assistance, research guides, tutorials, and archival and
    information literacy instruction for faculty, students, and courses
  • Facilitates discovery of and access to collection information
    through the development of finding aids, ArchivesSpace, the library website, and other avenues
  • Manages digitized archives and
    contributes to Athena Commons, the Digital Commons institutional repository
  • Monitors archival materials in the automated storage
    and retrieval system (ASRS)
  • Provides general and specialized reference services in-person and online as needed, in tandem with the
    Archives Specialist
  • Evaluates and seeks acquisitions to enhance current Archives and Special Collections, particularly in the area
    of Mississippi women鈥檚 history
  • Engages students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community through outreach and advocacy efforts
    including presentations, in-person and digital exhibits, social media content, and printed guides and tours
  • Works with the Dean of
    Library Services, the University Foundation, and campus departments and staff for alumni outreach, collection acquisition, and
    fundraising
  • Works with University Departments on following records retention schedules
  • Engages with the archival
    community on state, regional, and national levels
  • Serves on University and library committees
  • Builds a record of
    service, scholarly contributions, and professional achievement to fulfill the University requirements for retention, tenure, and
    promotion
  • Other duties and responsibilities as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Tenure-track candidates must have a Master鈥檚 degree in Library Science/Archival
    Science from an ALA-accredited program (or equivalent) OR a terminal degree in a related field
  • Instructor-level candidates
    must already have a related master鈥檚 degree, with a terminal degree in progress. They will have an opportunity to become a tenure-track
    professor once the degree is complete, with years worked applied toward tenure.
  • Coursework or a specialization in archival
    management
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication, management, and organizational skills

Preferred
Qualifications:

  • 1 year of experience working in an academic archive or museum
  • Experience with all aspects
    of archival operations, including acquisitions, collection development, processing, preservation, reference and instruction, and
    outreach
  • Experience training, supervising, and evaluating professional staff and/or student employees
  • Experience with
    best practices for management of born-digital records
  • Experience developing vision, setting priorities, strategic planning, and
    managing change
  • Experience with relevant standards for archival description and cataloging, including DACS, EAD,
    and MARC
  • Experience with library services platforms, digital collection management systems, and/or preservation management
    systems, such as ArchivesSpace, Bepress Digital Commons, and Springshare LibApps

Job Description Summary

The W鈥檚 Fant Memorial Library invites applications for a open-track faculty appointment to lead the Beulah Culbertson Archives &
Special Collections unit. As a part of a team committed to making the library a welcoming and accessible place for patrons and employees,
this position develops, promotes, and implements innovative and inclusive services and resources for special collections and archives. This
includes oversight of the Martha Jo Mims Digitization & Conservation Lab and Beulah Culbertson Archives and Special Collections.

As a
faculty member, this position reports to the Dean of Library Services. The candidate is expected to build a comprehensive record of service,
progressive scholarly contributions, and professional achievement to fulfill the University requirements for retention, tenure and
promotion.

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