Archivist/Curator of Manuscripts

Description

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
Regional History Center & University Archives
Archivist/Curator of Manuscripts
Anticipated:  April 1, 2013
Position Type:  Supportive Professional Staff
Term of Appointment:  Twelve-month, full-time
Reports to:  Director of Regional History Center and University Archivist
Position Description: See http://www.ulib.niu.edu/aboutus/employment.cfm

Summary of Job Responsibilities: The Regional History Center is a multifaceted research center containing three related sets of historical records available to researchers: Regional Collections, University Archives, and Local Government Records.  The Center’s goal is to acquire, preserve, and make available to the public the most significant historical records of the northern Illinois region.  The job will entail reference work including staffing the reference desk, processing and writing inventories for manuscript collections, performing field work and donor relations, providing technical support for automated information systems, managing preservation of and creating of best practice solutions for the acquisition, ingest, and storage of electronic and digital born records, and help with archival bibliographic instruction.

Required Qualifications:

Archival reference skills, processing manuscript collections, experience in donor relations, field work and collections development, experience in automated information systems, archival bibliographic instruction experience, work with the director and Library, University-wide, and Center’s director in finding best practice solution for the acquisitions, ingest, and storage of electronic records, and the ability to maintain dialog with faculty and staff to promote and schedule archives instruction.  Educational requirements include a master’s degree in history, political science, library science, or related field and two years library experience with emphasis in reference and archival processing.

Application: To be considered for an interview, send letter of interest, resume, and the name/address/phone number/e-mail address of three professional references:

Kathy Sherman, Administrative Assistant
Archivist/Curator Search, University Libraries
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115 Email:  ksherman@niu.edu
Review of applications will begin March 13, 2013; applications accepted until position is filled.
Northern Illinois University is an AA/EEO institution.  A state-mandated pre-employment
criminal background check is required.