Director, University Archives and Special Collections - University of Connecticut

Director, University Archives and Special Collections - (Area Head, Library - UCP 11) University of Connecticut. Reporting to the Vice-Provost for University Libraries and housed in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, the Director, University Archives and Special Collections, participates in a range of duties including fund raising with appropriate University staff, strategic planning, budgeting, staff oversight, public programming, collection development, and research assistance. The Director, University Archives and Special Collections, oversees three team leaders who carry out the University Libraries’ programs in Archives and Special Collections; Conservation; and Public Programming, Marketing, and Communications. As a member of the University Libraries’ Director’s Council, the incumbent participates in library-wide planning, budgeting, and policy development. The Director ensures that University Archives and Special Collections maintains a primary role in supporting the University’s human rights programs, one of the University of Connecticut’s focused areas of excellence. He/she works closely with the Directors of the Human Rights Institute and the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, which are also housed in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, to coordinate programmatic planning. The incumbent establishes and maintains contact with appropriate academic departments and programs within the University to ensure that University Archives and Special Collections’ services, collections, and facilities are aligned with the University of Connecticut’s educational, research and public service missions. Minimum Qualifications: A graduate degree in English, history, library science, or another academic discipline closely related to the collections, programs, and services of the University’s Archives & Special Collections and three to five years of managerial/supervisor/administrative experience. Demonstrated technical expertise of archival and/or special collections functions. A record of achievement in fund raising, grant writing and grant management, collection solicitation, and other development activities. Outstanding oral and written communications skills. Outstanding leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills. Preferred Qualifications: Sound knowledge of those issues relating to the use of primary resource materials by historians, humanities scholars, and social scientists for research, teaching, and publication. A strong record of active professional achievement that may include participation in professional associations and continuing contributions to the literature of archives/librarianship and/or an appropriate academic discipline. A demonstrated commitment to quality service for a diverse clientele that ranges from secondary and undergraduate students to senior faculty to distinguished visiting scholars. Ability to work effectively with a variety of library users, donors, and Library and University staff. Demonstrated expertise in digital library projects. A combination of graduate degrees from two or more disciplines and/or a Ph.D. in a relevant subject area. A Master’s degree in Library or Information Science from an ALA accredited institution. Demonstrated expertise in the field of human rights. Sound knowledge of library preservation and conservation issues and practices. Certification from the Academy of Certified Archivists. This is a full-time position. Interested applicants should visit Husky Hire at www.jobs.uconn.edu to upload cover letter, resume, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references. Screening of applicants will begin immediately, and continue until January 31, 2011. For additional information please contact the search firm of Lansing & Whitfield at 781-237-1754 or email: MargotLansing@comcast.net. The University of Connecticut is an EEO/AA employer. (Search # 2011302)