Job: Curator of Manuscripts, Health Sciences Library System (University of Pittsburgh)

• Date:   Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:43:14 -0700
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• Subject:   Job: Curator of Manuscripts, Health Sciences Library System (University of Pittsburgh)
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Forwarded to STHC-L at request of Deborah Silverman. --RJ


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Curator of Manuscripts (Visiting Faculty Librarian)
Health Sciences Library System
University of Pittsburgh

The Health Sciences Library System at the University of Pittsburgh
invites applications for the position of Curator of the newly formed
manuscripts collections. This is a temporary, two-year position in
support of a project to process the papers of a significant physician
and innovator in the delivery of health care. Duties include but are
not limited to processing document collections, and developing
appropriate finding aids; establishing policies and procedures for
managing materials and recommending policies for access for the
Manuscripts area; training and supervising students and paraprofessional
support staff. Position reports to the Associate Director for Resource
Management.

Qualifications: Master's degree in History, Library Science or related
field. Three to five years experience with large manuscript
collections. Demonstrated knowledge of EAD, DACS and other relevant
descriptive and metadata standards. Excellent oral, written and
interpersonal communication skills. Excellent organizational skills,
accuracy, attention to detail. Ability to work independently and as part
of a team. Experience in the history of medicine desirable. Preferred:
ACA certification. Supervisory experience.

The Health Sciences Library System (HSLS) provides collections and
services to meet the information needs of the educational, clinical and
research programs of the schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy,
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Nursing
and the Graduate School of Public Health, as well as the hospitals of
the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. HSLS includes the following
libraries: Falk Library of the Health Sciences, Western Psychiatric
Institute and Clinic Library the Libraries at UPMC Shadyside, and the
Libraries at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. For more information
about HSLS see http://www.hsls.pitt.edu.

Minimum salary: $43,000, commensurate with experience. Excellent
benefits. Send application letter, resume, and names of three references to:

Deborah Lordi Silverman
Associate Director for Resource Management
Health Sciences Library System
University of Pittsburgh
200 Scaife Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Applications may be sent via e-mail to debs@pitt.edu.

Preference will be given to applications received by May 10, 2005. The
University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer.


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