[DCRM-L] Fwd: Vacancy announcement: UNC Chapel Hill, Special Collections Librarian

[Barbara Tysinger]

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From: Allen, Tiffany W [mailto:twallen at email.unc.edu]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 10:22 AM

ANNOUNCEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL VACANCY

UNC Chapel Hill, Health Sciences Library
Position:           Special Collections Librarian
Available:         March 1, 2013

The Health Sciences Library (http://hsl.lib.unc.edu/) at the University 
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a knowledgeable, innovative, 
collaborative, user-focused and service-oriented individual for the 
position of Special Collections Librarian. This position is charged with 
building health sciences special collections encompassing a wide variety 
of materials recognized for being unique or having historical value.  
This position leads efforts to ensure these materials are easy to 
discover and use by users on and off campus, and effectively preserved 
for the present and future.  This position raises awareness of how 
special collections and related services can better support current and 
future scholars and students, and evolves the program in response to 
user interest and needs.  This position works with teams at the Health 
Sciences Library (HSL) and the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections 
Library to achieve these goals.

Reporting to the Head of Resources Management Services, the Special 
Collections Librarian will lead and manage the Health Sciences Library's 
Special Collections program, promoting awareness and use of health 
sciences special collections, including those now housed in the Health 
Sciences Library and in Wilson Library.  The individual in this position 
will work closely with faculty, library staff, donors, and dealers to 
develop health sciences collections to promote health sciences 
historical scholarship, and will support and encourage activities of the 
Bullitt History of Medicine Club (https://www.med.unc.edu/bhomc) and 
other units at UNC with an interest in the history of the health 
sciences.  The Special Collections Librarian will work to build and 
maintain effective communication and working relationships with the HSL 
Director in matters relating to donors, especially as they relate to the 
history of the health sciences, with the HSL Director of 
Development/Communications, and other HSL staff.  Additionally, the 
individual in this position will work the Louis Round Wilson Special 
Collections Library team of curators to enhance the visibility of the 
HSL special collections and the impact for users of those collections 
through close collaboration with Wilson Library to extend the range of 
possibilities in public services and programming for both libraries.

Most of UNC's health sciences special collections are housed at the 
Health Sciences Library, which maintains the Benson Reid Wilcox 
Historical Collections Reading Room.  The special collections at the 
Health Sciences Library include not only printed works, such as books, 
pamphlets, journals, broadsides, posters, and ephemera, but also 
manuscripts, letters, photographs, student notebooks, drawings, and 
other documents, as well as medical instruments, artifacts, models, and 
other objects. These materials range in date from the 1500s to the 
present day, encompassing the history of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, 
nursing, public health, and the allied medical sciences. The history of 
the health sciences in North Carolina is strongly represented. 
Noteworthy items include Vesalius' 1543 anatomical classic, De Humani 
Corporis Fabrica; Edward Jenner's 1798 work on smallpox, An Inquiry into 
the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae; and The Confederate 
States Medical and Surgical Journal.  The Health Sciences Library 
recently received a donation of 163 rare books to establish the Sheldon 
Peck Collection on the History of Orthodontics and Dental Medicine, and 
funding to establish a new endowment to help preserve and grow this 
collection 
(http://hsl.lib.unc.edu/news2012/gifts-rare-books-and-endowment-fund-bring-preeminent-dental-collection-hsl) 


The Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library 
(http://www.lib.unc.edu/wilson/) has significant national and 
international literary and historical holdings, from clay tablets to 
medieval manuscripts to modern printings and artists' books, including 
materials of interest to scholars in the health sciences.  Wilson 
Library's Rare Book Collection houses the Carl W. Gottschalk Collection 
on the kidney in the history of medicine.  In addition to the Rare Book 
Collection, the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library includes 
the North Carolina Collection, the Southern Historical Collection, the 
Southern Folklife Collection, and University Archives and Records 
Management Services, with extensive holdings primarily documenting the 
University, North Carolina, and the American South.

Qualifications
Required:
ALA-accredited master's degree in library or information science or 
advanced degree in archives administration or other relevant field.  
Working knowledge of standard special collections library procedures 
typically acquired through at least one year of relevant experience. 
Demonstrated knowledge of and interest in history of one or more health 
sciences areas. Demonstrated commitment to serving information needs of 
health professionals and the general public. Demonstrated ability to 
work effectively with a broad range of constituencies including 
students, faculty, researchers, health professionals, donors, library 
and archive professionals, state and local government officials, and the 
general public. Demonstrated ability to excel both independently and as 
a team member in a collaborative working environment. Excellent time 
management and problem-solving skills. Excellent interpersonal skills 
and oral and written communication skills. Strong project management skills.

Preferred:
At least four (4) years of experience in a related professional 
capacity. Prior experience working in an academic research library. 
Prior experience in the acquisition, storage, and dissemination of 
historical and archival materials. Knowledge of archival practices. 
Reading knowledge of Latin, German, or other relevant languages. 
Demonstrated proficiency in the creation of Web pages, scanning 
technology, and digital content management. Successful grant writing 
experience.  Experience with exhibits, publications, and/or public 
programming. Experience using social media. Fund-raising and development 
experience.

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 
29,000 students, employs more than 3,500 members of the faculty, and 
offers 69 doctoral degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, 
medicine, pharmacy and law. Library collections include over 6.5 million 
volumes.

The Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries and the 
Center for Research Libraries. Together with the libraries at Duke 
University, North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State 
University, the members of the Triangle Research Libraries Network 
(TRLN) provide services and collections to their students, faculty, and 
staff in support of the education, research, and service missions of the 
universities.

The University Library invests proudly in its employees, strives to 
create a diverse environment of respect and collaboration, and 
encourages vision and innovation.

The Region
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 less than half day's drive from Chapel Hill.

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; salary is 
commensurate with qualifications and experience. Standard state benefits 
of annual leave, sick leave, and State or optional retirement plan. At 
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, librarians enjoy the 
benefit of academic status and are members of the faculty council.

Deadline for Application
Review of applications will begin on January 12, 2013. Applications will 
be accepted until the position is filled, but preference will be given 
to applications received by the begin review date. Recent graduates are 
encouraged to apply.

To Apply
Please visit http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/11301 and complete the 
online application. Please include a letter of application, a resume and 
the name, mailing address, email address, and telephone number of three 
professional references, one of which must be a current supervisor.  
Additionally, please indicate in your cover letter where you first 
learned of this position.
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