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Archivist for Women Artists’ Collection, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Posted November 7, 2019

Rutgers University Libraries is seeking an experienced, innovative, and service-oriented individual to fill the position of Archivist for Women Artists’ Collections for the New Brunswick Libraries.   This non-tenure track full-time faculty position will process manuscript collections, prepare and encode finding aids, support digital initiatives related to women artists, and provide reference service for researchers using the Miriam Schapiro Archives on Women Artists.   This position will report to the Associate Director, Special Collections and University Archives, working closely with staff and librarians across campuses. This position is based out of the Archibald S. Alexander Library located on the College Avenue campus. The successful candidate will begin immediately and must demonstrate a commitment to continual professional development through librarianship and service.  This is a one-year position and may be renewable. Performs related duties as assigned.   

 

The Archivist for Women Artists’ Collections will: 

  • Arrange and describe and create and encode online finding aids for the papers of women artists and the records of women artists’ organizations, including the National Association for Women Artists (NAWA) and several New Jersey women artists’ collections.  The Archivist will also work on the papers of Rush D. Holt, Jr.
  • Digitize and complete metadata for catalogs of NAWA’s annual exhibition.
  • Maintain the Miriam Schapiro Archives webpage, adding new content, and developing appropriate resources.
  • Answer reference questions related to the women artists’ collections.
  • Develop social media and other outreach activities related to the Miriam Schapiro Archives.
  • Supervise students in processing collections.

 

Qualifications:

  • ALA accredited Master’s degree in library and information science and/or Master’s degree in art history or an allied field;
  • 2-5 years’ experience arranging, describing, and providing access to archival collections in a research library
  • Supervisory experience; and extensive knowledge of subject matter. Knowledge web HTML and EAD markup highly desirable. 
  • Visa sponsorship not available for this position.

 

Salary:  Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. 

 

Status/Benefits:  Faculty status, twelve-month appointment, retirement plan, life/health insurance, prescription drug, dental and vision plans, tuition remission, 22 vacation days annually.

 

Library Profile: Rutgers University Libraries are the intellectual center of the university–serving all members of the university community, supporting all disciplines, and playing a key role in advancing student learning and faculty research. The Libraries serve all institutions that make up Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Rutgers University-Newark, Rutgers University-Camden, and Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. The Libraries have a highly valued staff of about 300, who are committed to developing innovations in access services, information literacy, and digital initiatives. Rutgers University Libraries operate with a budget of $45 million and have outstanding collections, especially in jazz and New Jerseyana. Collectively, the Libraries’ holdings include more than 4.8 million volumes. The Libraries hold memberships in ARL, CNI, CRL, Lyrasis, Metro, NERL, VALEnj, SPARC, and the Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI); use Ex Libris, Alma, Primo, and OCLC as primary bibliographic utilities; and utilize a Fedora-based institutional repository.

 

Rutgers University-New Brunswick 

As the flagship of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Rutgers University-New Brunswick supports over 50,000 graduate and undergraduate students in approximately 100 undergraduate programs, more than 80 graduate/professional programs, and 60 doctoral programs. Ranked by US News & World Report as among the top 25 public universities, Rutgers-New Brunswick is classified as an R1 Doctoral University (Highest research activity) by the Carnegie Classification. Spanning New Brunswick, Piscataway, and adjacent towns in central New Jersey, Rutgers-New Brunswick is accessible by public transit. 

 

To Apply: Review of applications and interviews will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Submit resume, cover letter, and names of three references. Prospective applicants can view the full position and apply through the following link: http://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/103819

 

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

 

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

 

The Libraries are strongly and actively committed to diversity, and seek candidates who will contribute creatively to the University’s multicultural environment.

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