[SOA] Collections Librarian/Archivist Position, University of Dayton

[Carleton, Janet]

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Collections Librarian/Archivist

The University of Dayton Libraries seek a collections librarian/archivist to perform a broad range of collection management duties, including special projects, managing collections in education, and representing the department on various committees, and to participate in the Libraries' instruction program. The librarian/archivist will also have responsibility for the U.S. Catholic Special Collection, which preserves records of the Catholic Church and Catholic life in the United States and supports the University's doctoral program in Religious Studies. The librarian/archivist will be responsible for managing the print collection, processing archival materials, planning digitization projects, and providing reference service during the open hours for this collection. This is a tenure-track-faculty position with the rank of Assistant Professor, reporting to the Associate Dean for Collections and Operations.

Required qualifications: Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA-accredited program, with advanced coursework in archives or special collections; knowledge of current collection management practices; experience with archival descriptive standards such as DACS and EAD; excellent written communication skills; evidence of ability to meet University Libraries' promotion and tenure standards in librarianship, research, and service; commitment to the University's Catholic and Marianist identity.

Preferred qualifications: Post-MLS experience in archives and/or collection management; experience with archives management software such as Archivists' Toolkit; knowledge of American Catholic history; training or experience in preservation; teaching experience in a library context; experience with digitization projects; demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment and with diverse user communities; excellent oral communication skills.

Competitive salary, excellent benefits. To apply submit cover letter, CV, and contact
information for three professional references at http://jobs.udayton.edu/postings/12997 by April 15, 2014.

The University of Dayton, founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary, is a top ten Catholic research university. The University seeks outstanding, diverse faculty and staff who value its mission and share its commitment to academic excellence in teaching, research and artistic creativity, the development of the whole person, and leadership and service in the local and global community.

To attain its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the principles
of diversity, inclusion and affirmative action and to equal opportunity policies and
practices. We act affirmatively to recruit and hire women, traditionally under-represented minority groups, people with disabilities and veterans.
Thanks,

Fred W. Jenkins, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Collections and Operations
University of Dayton Libraries
106A Roesch Library
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1360
(937) 229-4272

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