Department Head for the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Salary Range: $90,000-$105,000
This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position and it is a tenured administrator position. Eligibility to be hired with tenure will be evaluated by the OSU Libraries Promotion and Tenure Committee; tenure is granted by the OSU Provost.
Application Deadline: Friday February 4th, 2022
Posting information: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/111936

The Special Collections and Archives Research Center’s (SCARC) primary mission is to preserve and provide access to the OSU Libraries’ distinctive holdings of manuscripts, university records, historic photographs and maps, rare books, and other archival materials.

The Director provides strategic leadership and administrative support for the department’s operations including collection development, organization, maintenance and preservation of collections; reference and instruction; promotion and outreach services; collaborative development of digitization initiatives and projects; cultivation of donor relations; budget management; workflow coordination and human resources management; and operational management of the department’s physical facilities. The Director provides leadership and vision for innovative services and programs to a skilled team that includes various professional employee positions within a complex organization, including unionized, non-unionized, ranked faculty, classified staff, and fixed term professionals. The Director serves as a point of contact for donors, academic and community users and visitors, vendors, library and university personnel, and a broad range of other library and archival organizations in matters relating to the acquisition, preservation and use of the Libraries’ specialized and unique collections.