Head Librarian, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA
Posted August 12, 2016
The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has an opening for Head Librarian of the John G. Wolbach Library.
Reporting to the Director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and with the guidance of a Library Committee comprised of members of the CfA scientific staff, the Head Librarian provides strategic leadership and oversees day-to-day management of the John G. Wolbach Library. The Center for Astrophysics is managed jointly by Harvard University and the Smithsonian Institution. The Head Librarian will hold a half-time appointment at Harvard and a half-time appointment at the Smithsonian.
The John G. Wolbach Library, comprising the library collections of the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, is one of the world’s preeminent astronomical collections, with more than 70,000 volumes, including significant historical collections. The Library includes a main facility at the Harvard College Observatory and ancillary facilities elsewhere in Cambridge, Mass.; Harvard, Mass.; and Amado, Ariz.
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