Archivist for Faculty Papers
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor, University Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Position Available:
Position available immediately after closing. This is a 100%, twelve-month, tenure-system appointment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Working under the direction of the Archivist for Music and Fine Arts,
the Associate Archivist for
Faculty Papers is responsible for strategic leadership to acquire,
preserve and steward the professional and personal archives of
University of Illinois faculty (i.e., “faculty papers”) initially
those in the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Major responsibilities
include:
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Developing a
collection development strategy and choosing areas in which to focus
collecting in consultation with teaching faculty and appropriate experts
in the Archives and Library, (e.g. subject
and functional specialists and Research Data Services staff);
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Conducting
collections development research concerning faculty communication and
documentation patterns to better understand, document, and preserve
evidence of faculty activities and the information
and data produced from those activities;
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Developing and
administering policies relating to faculty papers acquisitions including
intellectual property rights and access restrictions via deeds of gift;
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Soliciting of and negotiating with faculty donors;
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Making strategic decisions regarding descriptive practices and access tools to facilitate discovery and use of faculty papers;
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Creating processing plans for new acquisitions that balance resources with collection and user needs;
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Providing
research, instruction, and reference service related to these new
collections to support their use for scholarship, teaching, and service;
and
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Undertaking university and public engagement to bring attention to and facilitate use of newly acquired faculty papers.
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Articulating,
pursuing and, over time, refining an aggressive agenda in research,
scholarly publication, and professional and public service activities in
areas appropriate for academic
librarianship at the University of Illinois.
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Contributing to
the national and international reputation of the University Library
through professional research, service and collaboration with
appropriate colleagues and organizations.
Environment: The
University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign is one of the
preeminent research libraries in the world. With more than 13 million
volumes
and significant digital resources, it ranks second in size among
academic research libraries in the United States and first among public
university libraries in the world. As the intellectual heart of the
campus, the Library is committed to maintaining the
strongest possible collections and services and engaging in research
and development activities in pursuit of the University’s mission of
teaching, scholarship, and public service. The Library currently employs
approximately 90 faculty and 300 academic professionals,
staff, and graduate assistants. For more detailed information, please
visit <http://www.library.illinois.edu/>.
The Library consists of multiple departmental libraries located across
campus, as well as an array
of central public, technical, and administrative service units. The
Library also encompasses a variety of virtual service points and
“embedded librarian” programs.
The University
of Illinois’ Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, as an
archives and music museum of the University Archives, provides services
to undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, visiting
scholars, and the general public. In addition it produces exhibitions
and diverse public engagement programs for the local community and its
public schools. The Sousa Archives is one of the nation’s most vibrant
centers for documenting the American music
scene. In addition to holding over 70 percent of John Philip Sousa’s
original music manuscripts, it also documents the creative output of the
School of Music, the world of electronic music, the local pop music
scene, and musicians of all genres around the
country and world. It also holds an extensive collection of historical
instruments and audio players, from wax cylinders to electronic music
instruments.
The University
Archives' permanent staff includes seven archivists, one academic
professional, one library specialist, graduate assistants, and hourly
student assistants. Its holdings include official records
of the university, papers of prominent faculty and alumni, and
associated manuscript collections including the Student Life and Culture
Archives. The Archives also holds records, papers, photographs,
audiovisual materials, and related historical collections
of professional and public service associations, such as the American
Library Association and the Advertising Council. For over five decades,
the professional staff has been recognized as national and international
leaders and innovators in archival practice.
They are highly productive and able to cope with growing collections
and expanding groups of research users.
Qualifications: Required:
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MLS from an ALA accredited library school with a concentration in archival theory and practice, or an equivalent degree
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Working knowledge of the accepted standards of the archives profession
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Minimum of one year of experience working in an academic or governmental archives or special collections repository
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Supervisory experience
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Strong written and oral communication skills
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Ability to meet research and publication requirements for promotion and tenure
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Ability to read music
Preferred:
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A second degree in history or one of the Fine and Applied Arts disciplines
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Minimum of one year of experience working with either Archon or Archivist Toolkit
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Minimum of one
year of experience developing collection development strategies and
administering policies associated with intellectual property rights and
access restrictions
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Knowledge and
experience applying current encoded archival descriptive practices to
the arrangement and description of archival collections and digital
image libraries
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Knowledge and experience providing research, instruction, and reference service in archives and special collections
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Knowledge and experience curating exhibitions and implementing public engagement programs
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Knowledge and experience in music score reading and transposition
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Familiarity with processes, methods, and procedures for stewardship of born-digital content
Salary and Rank:
Salary commensurate with credentials and experience. Librarians have
faculty rank, and must demonstrate excellence in librarianship,
research, and university/professional/community service in order to
meet university standards for tenure and promotion. For more
information, see <http://www.library.illinois.edu/committee/promo/pta.html>.
Terms of Appointment:
Twelve-month appointment; 24 annual vacation days; 11 annual paid
holidays; 12 annual sick-leave days (cumulative), plus an additional
13 sick-leave days (non-cumulative) available, if needed, each year;
health insurance requiring a small co-payment is provided to employee
(with the option to purchase coverage for spouse and dependents);
required participation in State Universities Retirement
System (SURS) (8% of annual salary is withheld and is refundable upon
termination), with several options for participation in additional
retirement plans; newly-hired employees are covered by the Medicare
portion of Social Security and are subject to its deduction.
Campus and Community:
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and
major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research
University-Extensive)
that is ranked among the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it
provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of
study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and provides public
service to the state and the nation. It employs
3,000 faculty members who serve 31,000 undergraduates and 12,000
graduate and professional students; approximately 25% of faculty
receives campus-wide recognition each year for excellence in teaching.
More information about the campus is available at
www.illinois.edu.
The University
is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, which have a
combined population of 100,000 and are situated about 140 miles south of
Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170
northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities
offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work
of a major research institution. For more information about the
community, visit: <http://illinois.edu/about/community/community.html>
or <http://www.ccchamber.org/>.
To Apply: To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at
https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, resume, and contact information including email addresses for three professional
references. Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. For questions, please call: 217-333-8169.
Deadline: In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must be received by March 18, 2014.
Illinois
is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes
individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace
and value
diversity and inclusivity.
www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu
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