Department Head, Special Collections and Archives Research Center

Department Head for the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Research Center 

The Oregon State University Libraries is excited to invite applications for the Department Head of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center (Corvallis, Oregon). The Department Head provides vision, 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 Department Head 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. 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. The anticipated starting salary will be $90,000-$105,000. The position is open through Friday February 4th, 2022. For more information and to apply please visit https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/111936