Title: Senior Assistant/Associate Librarian (Tenure-Track)
Starting Salary range: $58,044 - $73,092
The successful candidate will join a team committed to
collaboration and public service. The Special Collections and Digital Curation
Librarian will be responsible for expanding, preserving, and disseminating
collections from the Cal Poly Pomona Special Collections and University
Archives, including collections such as the Cal Poly Rose Float Collection, the
Virginia Hamilton Adair Collection, the Robert Lawrence Balzer Collection, and
the Wine and Wine Industry Collection, among others. The ideal candidate will
have a passion for preserving items of historic value to the University and a
balanced view of managing physical and digital collections. The Special Collections and Digital Curation
Librarian will also participate in reference, instruction, and collection
management services. This person reports to the Head of Public Services.
The Position
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to
meeting the information needs of the University community; a strong customer
service orientation; an ability and desire to interact effectively with
students, faculty, and staff from diverse cultural backgrounds; an ability to
manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines; and a willingness to take
initiative in devising innovative and creative solutions. The successful
candidate will be able to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and
administrators in an academic environment.
Responsibilities:
Provide leadership in the management of the Special
Collections and University Archives unit as well as the W.K. Kellogg Arabian
Horse Library.
Develop a strategic and systematic approach to acquiring and
maintaining items of historical significance to the University.
Build and maintain donor relations by acting as the public
facing representative of collections.
The expansion of the Special Collections and University
Archives web presence in coordination with the library Digital Services &
Technology and the campus IT departments.
Creation of in-house and online exhibits as well as
organizing and promoting events.
Identify, write, and participate in grant proposals and
projects.
Collaborate with the library Digital Services &
Technology to identify, plan, and execute strategies for digitizing and
accessing materials online.
Build and manage an internship program to process and
provide access to the Archives.
Serve as a point of contact and negotiator for Special
Collections licensing inquiries from the campus and broader community.
Participate in reference, collection development, and
liaison activities with assigned departments.
Mentor, encourage, advise, and collaborate with colleagues.
Minimum Qualifications
ALA-accredited graduate degree in Library/Information
Science or equivalent degree.
Demonstrated experience working with digital archives,
digital repositories, and/or Special Collections.
Customer service orientation and enthusiasm for public
service.
Excellent writing and oral communication skills and the
ability to interact effectively with faculty, staff, and students in a
culturally diverse and rapidly evolving environment.
Ability to work both independently and as a team player in a
dynamic environment on a variety of projects simultaneously.
Ability and desire to promote library services and
collections.
Ability to meet expectations for professional growth
consistent with standards for re-appointment, promotion, and tenure.
Preferred/Desired Qualifications
Grant-writing experience.
Knowledge of current practices and trends in the
preservation and conservation of physical materials for both general and
special collections.
Working knowledge or hands-on experience with digital
repository software (i.e., DSpace, Digital Commons, ContentPro,
CollectiveAccess, etc.).
Knowledge of descriptive and encoding standards such as EAD,
MODS, METS, XML/XSL or other metadata standards.
Working knowledge of intellectual property and copyright
issues related to digital repositories, archives, and special collections.
Familiarity with preservation theory and current research
and practices regarding risks to digital collections, such as technological
changes, natural disasters, interoperability of software, and security issues.
Familiarity with content management systems used to author
websites.
PR or marketing experience.
Supervisory or project management experience.
Archival management software experience (e.g., Archon,
Archivists’ Toolkit, ArchivesSpace).
Reference experience in an academic, public, or corporate
library.
Teaching experience in an academic environment.
Collection development experience.
Application Procedure
HOW TO APPLY:
Letters of inquiry or requests for application materials
should be directed as follows.
E-Mail: libofc@cpp.edu
US Mail:
Chair, Special Collections Librarian Search Committee
c/o University Library Office
Cal Poly Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Phone: (909) 869-3968
FAX: (909) 869-6922
The application form is also available at
http://www.cpp.edu/~faculty-affairs/open-positions/index.shtml
A completed application form is required of all persons
wishing to be considered for this position.
Send completed application form, resume, names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of three professional references, and a letter of application
addressing qualifications. Materials
submitted by the candidate will be available for examination by all tenured and
probationary librarians.
INTERVIEWS: An
on-campus interview and presentation is required for finalists as well as
official transcripts of all degrees earned.
CLOSING DATE: This
position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to
applications postmarked by April 10, 2015. Early response is encouraged.
Equal Opportunity Employer
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. The University seeks to recruit and
retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the
people of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to
offer our students richly varied disciplines, perspectives and ways of knowing
and learning. Cal Poly Pomona subscribes to all state and federal regulations
and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status,
pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, medical condition, and covered
veteran status. Cal Poly Pomona hires only individuals lawfully authorized to
work in the United States. As required by the Clery Disclosure Act, the
university’s annual security report is available at
http://www.cpp.edu/~police/annual-security-report.shtml. The person holding
this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child
Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements
set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment:
http://www.calstate.edu/eo/EO-1083.html
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