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Subject: Position announcement: Special Collections
Librarian, map collection focus, University of Iowa
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 14:50:50 +0000
From: Prickman, Gregory J <[log in to unmask]>
*Direct link to job posting: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/pands/view/62720*
*SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARIAN*
*_Position Description_*: Reporting to the Head, Special Collections &
University Archives Department, the Special Collections Librarian has
curatorial, instruction, and outreach responsibility for map collections
and supports a broad range of departmental initiatives.
*_General responsibilities include: _*__
* Developing and managing print and manuscript map collections,
sensitively building upon existing strengths and exploring new areas
for development.
* Coordinating instruction sessions utilizing map collections,
developing public programming, and integrating the history of
cartography into departmental activities. Setting priorities for map
collection processing and cataloging.
* Collaborating with colleagues working in areas of collection
development, archival and manuscript processing, rare books
cataloging, preservation, and digitization.
* Providing reference services and supporting day-to-day operations,
which may include some supervision of staff.
* Developing donor and dealer relationships, particularly with map
collectors, and cultivating campus and community partners.
* Participating in Libraries’ initiatives outside of Special
Collections & University Archives by serving on Libraries’ and
campus committees and contributing to other relevant activities and
events.
* Maintaining a course of personal professional development through
active participation in rare book, manuscript, and archives
professional associations or other professional activities external
to the Libraries.
*_Required Qualifications: _*__
* Graduate degree in library science from an ALA accredited institution.
* Demonstrated ability to work creatively in a rapidly changing
environment.
* Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with emerging trends in rare
book and manuscript librarianship.
* Demonstrated ability to work productively and sensitively with
library and university colleagues, faculty, students, researchers,
and donors.
* Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment where
consultation, flexibility, collaboration and cooperation are essential.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
* Demonstrated commitment to diversity in the workplace or community.
* Experience or demonstrated knowledge of digital collections,
concepts, and techniques.
* Demonstrated interest in professional development that will enhance
the candidate’s value to the Libraries, the University, the
profession, or the scholarly community.
*_Desired Qualifications: _*__
* Experience in a Special Collections, archives, or museum environment.
* Experience in or demonstrated knowledge of the antiquarian map
trade, including acquisitions by purchase or donation.
* Experience in or demonstrated knowledge of the history of cartography.
* Experience in or demonstrated knowledge of best practices for
digital mapping applications.
* Reading knowledge of one or more Western European languages other
than English.
*_Salary and appointment_*: Appointment will be made at the Librarian
level with a salary range of $43,000 to $46,000. Start date is
negotiable. The University of Iowa offers an attractive package of
benefits including 24 days of paid vacation per year, your choice
between two retirement plans and two University of Iowa health insurance
plans, dental insurance, pre-tax child and health care spending
accounts, and additional options.
*_The University of Iowa Libraries_*: The University of Iowa library
system consists of the Main Library, the Hardin Library for the Health
Sciences and a number of branch libraries. The Libraries has more than 5
million volumes including thousands of electronic resources and
coordinates the development and maintenance of the University’s
locally-created open access digital resources including the Iowa Digital
Library, featuring close to a million digitized texts, images, and audio
and video recordings, as well as Iowa Research Online, our institutional
repository. Our Special Collections include over 200,000 rare books,
ranging in age from the 15th century to newly created artists’ books.
Library systems are built on a mix of open source, locally developed,
hosted services, and vended applications primarily from Ex Libris, OCLC,
and Microsoft. The University of Iowa is a member of the Committee on
Institutional Cooperation (CIC), ARL, OCLC, CRL, SPARC, CNI, CLIR,
LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, and Portico. The Libraries provides a program of
support for professional development activities and its staff members
are actively engaged in national cooperative efforts.
*_The University and Iowa City_*: A major research and teaching
institution, the University of Iowa offers internationally recognized
programs in a diverse array of academic, medical, and artistic
disciplines, from otolaryngology to fiction writing, printmaking to
space science, hydraulic engineering to dance. The University consists
of a faculty of 2,000 and a permanent staff of 13,000 serving 30,500
students, more than 40% of whom are from out of state and close to
10,000 of whom are registered in graduate and professional degree
programs. Approximately 9% of the University’s faculty and staff and 10%
of its student body are members of minority groups, and 8% of the
students are from foreign countries.
The University of Iowa is home to the Writers’ Workshop, the oldest
graduate creative writing program in the country, and the blueprint for
many of the creative writing programs that now thrive on campuses
worldwide. It is also home to the International Writing Program where,
since 1967, over a thousand writers from more than 120 countries have
participated. The University has recently instituted a program in
creative writing in Spanish. Finally, UNESCO designated Iowa City as the
world’s third City of Literature in 2008.
Iowa City is a community of some 68,000 people (more than 150,000 live
in the surrounding area) with excellent educational, recreational, and
cultural advantages. It is consistently cited in the national media as a
city with an excellent quality of life. The city is readily accessible
via interstate highways and a major airport is only 30 minutes away. The
community is growing in its diversity; within the Iowa City Community
School District, 33% of the students are minority, with 17% identifying
as African-American, 9% as Latino/Hispanic, 7% as Asian-American, and
.4% as Native American during the 2011/12 school year.
*_Application Procedure_*: To apply for this position, please visit the
University of Iowa Jobs@UIOWA website at http://jobs.uiowa.edu. To help
facilitate your application process, note the requisition number
*_62720_*. Applications must be received by 06/16/2013.
*THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER. WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.*
For more information about the University of Iowa Libraries and
community, please see http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/about/employment/
Greg Prickman
Head, Special Collections & University Archives
The University of Iowa Libraries
319-335-6433
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