[SOA] Job Opportunity: Librarian for Music Special Collections (Oberlin, Ohio)

[Emily Rebmann]

Hello all,

*Oberlin College and Conservatory <https://www.oberlin.edu/>* is accepting
applications for a *Librarian for Music Special Collections*. The
successful candidate will work collaboratively within and beyond the
department to acquire, manage, and provide access to music special
collections, including teaching with primary sources, providing in-depth
reference and research support, and implementing projects to process,
arrange, describe, and preserve music special collections with the goal of
improving accessibility. They also contribute to the Conservatory Library’s
planning, assessment, and engagement efforts. The Librarian for Music
Special Collections represents the Conservatory Library on the Distinctive
Collections Working Group and engages more broadly in the region and beyond
on issues related to music special collections and archives.

The successful candidate will possess a demonstrated capacity to be
creative in leveraging the strengths of our collections for curricular and
co-curricular activities. Among these collections are the James R. and
Susan Neumann Jazz Collection and the Frederick R. Selch Collection of
American Music History. The Librarian for Music Special Collections
supervises a term-limited, part-time Project Archivist for the Neumann
Collection and 4-6 hours per week of student employees.

This position reports to the Head of the Conservatory Library and works
closely with colleagues in other distinctive collections and metadata
creation areas at the College (Archives, Special Collections, Digital
Collaborative, Con Tech Services, and Discovery and Metadata Services) on
access and discovery workflows and standards.

Position details and application information:
https://jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/17819. Initial review of applications
will begin *November 15, 2026*. The salary range for this role is
$66,000-$70,000.
-- 

Emily Rebmann, MA, MLIS, CA

*Associate Archivist*

Oberlin College Archives

Mary Church Terrell Main Library, 423 Mudd Center

Oberlin College & Conservatory | Oberlin.edu <http://oberlin.edu/>

440-775-5195
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