Job: Director, Center for the History of the Health Professions (University of Cincinnati)

• Date:   Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:29:25 -0700
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• Subject:   Job: Director, Center for the History of the Health Professions (University of Cincinnati)
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Director, Center for the History of the Health Professions 

(27UC6085) The University of Cincinnati, Academic Information Technology 
and Libraries seeks to hire an academic director, the Victor and 
Odette Haas Director for the Center for the History of Health Professions, 
to lead visioning and planning for the Center; to direct the Center's 
staff and activities, including the organization and maintenance of 
materials, services, exhibits, publications and special events; and 
to promote and support the Center through fundraising, grant writing, 
and scholarly activities.

Responsibilities include: 
* Provide visionary leadership for the Center, leveraging existing 
   strengths (e.g. Albert Sabin archives);
* provide reference and research services for historical research projects;
* develop and promote collections; 
* participate in fundraising activities, including identifying and 
   cultivating potential donors and stewarding existing benefactors;
* write grant proposals to support Center initiatives;
* develop, manage, and implement exhibits, publications, and special 
   events;
* integrate history of health sciences resources into curricular 
   objectives of the university; teach selected courses in the history 
   of medicine and other health sciences;
* implement standards and practices for providing electronic access to 
   historical materials;
* perform outreach and develop partnerships with state, regional, and 
   national institutions;
* represent the Center and AIT&L through participation in appropriate 
   university, local, state, regional, and national bodies;
* pursue scholarship and publish in the field of health sciences history;
* manage and motivate Center staff;
* participate in AIT&L-wide management and advisory activities.

Min. Quals.: Doctorate in the history of medicine or a related field; 
successful fund raising experience; successful grant writing experience; 
management and supervisory experience; the ability to foster a collaborative 
and collegial environment; working knowledge of rare book, manuscript 
and archival management; knowledge of computer applications in special
 collections and archives; outstanding oral, written and interpersonal 
skills; and demonstrated professional and scholarly activity in the 
history of medicine or health sciences. The ideal candidate will have 
five years professional experience in library special collections or 
archives; master’s in library science (or equivalent) from an accredited 
program; sustained professional and scholarly activity; and knowledge of 
a foreign language

For additional information on application materials and to apply for 
position #27UC6085, please see www.jobsatuc.com. 
AAE/EOE

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