CDL: Collections Librarian/Archivist position, University of Dayton

Collections Librarian/Archivist position, University of Dayton
From: Fred Jenkins <fjenkins1_at_udayton.edu>

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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,

FJ

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