Director, Special Collections and Archives, Boston University (Boston)
The Boston University Libraries seek the next Director of the Special Collections and Archives who will be responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the library’s archival, rare book, and art holdings. As a user-focused and collaborative leader, you will lead the planning, implementation, operations, and assessment of the collections in support of the library’s research, engagement, instruction, and outreach programs and services. As a systems thinker, you will identify improvements to the operation of the repository, working closely with peers to improve management and discovery of the university’s holdings. Reporting to the Associate University Librarian for Academic Engagement & Special Collections, you will contribute to building a high trust organizational culture, serve as a department leader in the library organization, a participant and contributor to a wide range of strategic discussions and initiatives, and actively participate in university and professional communities to contribute to the profession and advance best practices in special collections and archives.
- A strong manager, you will recruit, mentor, and support the team of librarians, archivists, graduate interns, and student employees, who steward the University Archives, research services, processing and collection management, exhibitions, and engagement.
- An innovative leader, you will lead the provision of engagement programs including research services, the reading room, reference services, research fellowships, a growing instruction program, outreach, exhibitions, and public programs and have a talent for aligning engagement strategies with campus and external partners, in alignment with libraries and university priorities.
- You will bring a commitment to relevant collecting and responsible stewardship and will advance a collecting profile that matches the University’s research and teaching priorities and opportunities and oversee acquisitions policies and priorities, ensuring alignment with institutional teaching and research priorities and stewardship capacity.
- As the keeper of an expansive contemporary and diverse archival ,rare book and art collections, you will oversee and direct the preservation and collection stewardship activities of the repository including university archives, rare books, manuscripts, and art collections and will be responsible for long-range planning and systems oversight ensuring effective, rigorous adoption of sustainable preservation, discovery, and collection management with a focus on digital readiness, stewardship, and digitization efforts.
- Astute with resource management, you will be responsible for advancing programmatic and collection-wide stewardship by contributing to fundraising efforts, grant writing, as well as budget management.
- As a leader in the Boston University Libraries, you will participate in and contribute to relevant library and university-wide activities and committees, collaborate on intramural events and strategic initiatives with library and university departments or programs, and contribute to the profession through service, research, publishing, and/or teaching.
Qualifications
- Master's degree in library or archival studies.
- 8+ years of relevant experience.
- Firm working knowledge of archival management and research support operations, across both print and digital formats, inclusive of requirements for the care of rare materials
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Commitment to inclusive and accessible service practices.
Full/Part Time
Full Time
Education
MLS/Masters
Salary Range
$96,300.00 - $144,500.00 / yearSalary Notes
Minimum-Midpoint
Closing Date
How to Apply
Apply here: https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/315941
Posted
2025-09-29 | Quick link to this job