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PROFESSIONAL VACANCY--Photographic Archivist



ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY

POSITION:   Photographic Archivist

AVAILABLE:  Immediately

DESCRIPTION
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Academic Affairs Library
seeks a Photographic Archivist to manage the Photographic Archives of
the North Carolina Collection.  The North Carolina Collection is a
special collection of the Library and the photographic archive numbers
in excess of 400,000 items documenting North Carolina history and
culture from the 1840s to the present.  The Archivist reports to the
Curator of the Collection.

The Photographic Archivist is responsible for acquisition, organization,
preservation, and access to holdings.  In consultation with the Curator,
the Photographic Archivist establishes policies and priorities for the
Photo Archives; arranges and describes collections; prepares finding
aids; applies appropriate preservation techniques; makes reformatting
decisions; assists researchers in locating images; responds to inquiries
via email, letters, faxes, and telephone; records orders and calculates
fees; retrieves and refiles materials; supervises staff and manages
projects; manages a budget; communicates with potential donors regarding
the acquisition of new materials; writes an annual report; promotes the
use of visual materials including participation in the preparation of
exhibits; and serves as world wide web manager for the North Carolina
Collection?a duty requiring the creation of web pages.  The Archivist
supervises one full-time staff member and one or more student
assistants.


QUALIFICATIONS
Required:  ALA-accredited Masters Degree in Library Science or
equivalent degree in archives management.  A degree in history may be
acceptable if combined with relevant experience. Work experience in an
archival setting; a knowledge of archival principles, methods, and
techniques relative to visual materials; familiarity with historical
photographic processes and digital imaging; demonstrated ability to
carry out archival processing of photographic and visual material
collections; experience in preparing electronic finding aids for
collection management; ability to produce world wide web documents using
hypertext markup language (HTML); supervisory experience; excellent oral
and written communication skills; ability to plan, organize, and carry
out projects; ability to work under limited supervision; ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues
and the public.

Preferred: Membership in the Academy of Certified Archivists;
participation in professional associations and workshops; knowledge of
copyright laws and practice, and intellectual property control; and
competence in the use of encoded archival description (EAD).


THE UNIVERSITY AND THE LIBRARIES
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country's oldest
state university.  UNC-Chapel Hill has an enrollment of approximately
24,000 students, employs more than 2,200 faculty, offers the Ph.D. in 66
fields; and the Library collections include over 5 million volumes.  The
Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center
for Research Libraries, the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN)
and SOLINET.

The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work
in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational,
cultural and intellectual activities. The mountains and the seashore are
each less than a half-day drive from Chapel Hill.

For more information on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and our Libraries, consult our website.

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is
strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.


SALARY AND BENEFITS
This is a twelve-month academic librarian appointment with a minimum
salary of $42,000. Standard State benefits of annual leave, sick leave,
and State or TIAA-CREF retirement plan.  Librarians are members of the
general faculty.


DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION
Review of applications will begin on March 18, 2002.  Applications will
be accepted until the position is filled.


TO APPLY
Send a letter of application, a resume and the names, addresses and
telephone numbers of three references to:
Photographic Archivist
Mari E. Marsh, Director of Library Personnel
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3900, 206 Davis Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890

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