Position Openings, Fashion Institute of Technology, NY
Posted: October 30, 2007 Filed under: Opportunities: Job Postings 1 Comment »Librarian for Electronic and Serials Resources
The Fashion Institute of Technology seeks an enthusiastic and innovative librarian to lead the Periodicals Department and Interior Design Resource Center (IDRC) of the Gladys Marcus Library. The departments support teaching, learning, and research by offering services, collections, instruction, and outreach. The Librarian, under the Assistant Library Director, is responsible for the departments’ management, services, collections and staffing (two full-time, seven part-time staff); working with Reference Librarians to offer bibliographic instruction; refine online resources collection; and work with faculty to develop the IDRC and Periodicals Department’s electronic and print collections. The Librarian will be expected to maintain and promote interdepartmental communication and participate in library governance as well as participate in campus-wide initiatives and committees. This is a general description and is not to be construed as all inclusive.
This position is a tenure-track, non-classroom faculty position. Appointment will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and professional achievement.
Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS; minimum of two years of academic library experience; strong public service orientation; demonstrated ability to lead and collaborate as part of a team; supervisory experience; demonstrated knowledge of print and electronic information resources and information technologies; outstanding written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills; and interest in developing skills in public service, technical services, and systems management.
Detailed position descriptions can be found at www.fitnyc.edu/jobs. Salary commensurate with experience and professional achievement. Review of applications will begin immediately. Completed applications will include a letter of interest, vitae and three letters of recommendation. Electronic submissions preferred and should be sent to Resumes20@fitnyc.edu .
Hard copies may be sent to:
Human Resources
FIT
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
New York City, NY 10001.
FIT has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Applications from minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Librarian for Instructional Services (Part Time)
FIT is looking for a creative, enthusiastic, results-oriented teaching librarian to instruct, create learning modules, collaborate with teaching faculty, and coordinate Library instructional services. This non-classroom faculty position reports to the Director of the Library.
Qualifications: An MLS from an ALA accredited school. Minimum of two years’ experience in library instruction with front line reference desk experience in an academic library. Knowledge of information literacy concepts, trends, standards, pedagogies and instructional technology. Experience in conducting formal assessment of programs, instruction, and educational outcomes.
Detailed position descriptions can be found at www.fitnyc.edu/jobs. Salary commensurate with experience and professional achievement. Review of applications will begin immediately. Completed applications will include a letter of interest, vitae and three letters of recommendation. Electronic submissions preferred and should be sent to Resumes20@fitnyc.edu .
Hard copies may be sent to:
Human Resources
FIT
Seventh Avenue at 27th Street
New York City, NY 10001.
FIT has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Applications from minorities, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Internships and Professional Position at the National Gallery, Washington, DC
Posted: October 30, 2007 Filed under: Opportunities: Internships, Opportunities: Job Postings Comments OffArchives:
National Gallery of Art Summer Internship Program
Since 1964 the National Gallery of Art has offered professional museum training to candidates from all backgrounds through a variety of internship programs. Nine-week summer internships provide opportunities to work on projects directed by a Gallery curator or department head. Biweekly museum seminars introduce interns to the broad spectrum of museum work, and to Gallery staff, departments, programs, and functions.
There is one internship opening in the Gallery Archives Department. The intern will work directly with materials relating to the history of the National Gallery of Art, including files, photographs, and architectural drawings for the museum’s buildings. He or she will organize, preserve, and describe a group of documents and undertake related digital imaging and database development for them. The intern will be introduced to archival principles and the work of museum archives as well as practical issues associated with the transition to the digital environment. Preference will be given to current graduate students (e.g., MA, MLS) with an interest in the digital imaging of archival materials and 2008 graduates with such a degree.
Dates for the internship will be June 16 to August 15, 2008. Interns receive a stipend of $4,500 and are subject to all applicable taxes.
Applicants from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This is an international program.
For application and additional information, please visit: http://www.nga.gov/education/internsumm.shtm
Library:
Library: Art History Database Project
The intern will assist with the automation and digitization of the Gallery’s image collection and will be introduced to all aspects of visual resources curatorship. He or she will learn the basic principles of information management, digitization, and image librarianship and will add digital files and detailed records for works of art to the library’s online catalogue. The intern will suggest an area of concentration in American, Australian, or European art and architecture and a topic will be assigned. Candidates should have completed at least one year of graduate work in either art history or library science. Advanced course work in the relevant subject area and knowledge of computer systems are required. Reading knowledge of one or more European languages is highly desirable.
Library: Reproductive Print Project
The intern will assist with cataloging and digitizing the Library’s collection of reproductive prints of works of art. Current graduate students in European art history (fifteenth to eighteenth-century) of all levels are eligible to apply. Reading knowledge of French and another European language is highly desirable. Candidates should also have understanding of print technology. Familiarity with museum registration or archives procedures and methods will be useful.
Library – Image Collections :
MUSEUM SPECIALIST (ART), GS-1016-9
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
Washington, D.C.
Vacancy Announcement no. 07-77
Closing date: 11/16/2007
Salary: $46,041 – $59,852 P/A
MAJOR DUTIES
The position is located within the Library’s Department of Image Collections of the National Gallery of Art. Maintains and develops an extensive study collection of slides, photographs and digital images of American and British art to 1900. Performs original descriptive and subject online cataloging of images using the Library’s online catalogue (Mercury) and image database (Oculus), with all information being coded into machine-readable formats. Contributes to the development of two online authority files – a subject and institutional/personal name file and an artist file. Assists in the implementation of the Gallery’s image classification and subject heading system for art historical images. Researches and upgrades the Department’s American and British art to 1900 collections and identifies photographic images needed to enhance the collection and recommends their purchase. Assists Gallery staff, fellows, and visiting scholars by providing reference assistance for locating images. Monitors the physical condition of the image collections and takes action to conserve or replace damaged images. Catalogs images for assigned National Gallery temporary exhibitions and updates records upon publication of exhibition catalog.
For full information about how to apply for this position, see www.nga.gov/resources/employ.htm and see Vacancy Announcement no. 07-77.
Co-Coordinator 2011-2013
