<div dir="ltr"><div>Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon invites applications for
the Head of Special Collections and College Archivist at the Aubrey R.
Watzek Library. Lewis & Clark is a selective liberal arts college
with graduate programs in Education, Counseling Psychology, and Law. We
seek a dynamic leader to build and shape a highly successful program and
offer opportunities for professional growth and advancement to the
successful candidate.<br>
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Watzek Library has an active and growing Special Collections and Archives program (<a href="http://specialcollections.lclark.edu/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://specialcollections.lclark.edu/</a>)
with historical and literary collections of national stature. Signature
collections include the William Stafford Archives and the Literature of
Lewis & Clark Expedition. The unit actively acquires and processes
print and digital collections, mounts physical and digital exhibits,
publishes scholarship through its Berberis Press, sponsors book arts
activities and designs programming around the collections. A particular
emphasis is the engagement of undergraduates with the collections
through research, instruction, internships, and practicums.
Two-and-a-half full time staff support the program in close
collaboration with the Digital Initiatives unit and others in the
library. The collections are housed in three physical spaces within the
library including a climate-controlled, high-security rare-books room.
Digital collections including Oregon Poetic Voices are mounted in Omeka
and custom software platforms.<br>
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The Head of Watzek Library Special Collections and College Archivist
will oversee Special Collections and Archives in Watzek Library
including the supervision of departmental staff. As the College
Archivist they will manage archival collections to meet institutional
needs and comply with records retention policies. They will act as a
steward of signature collections including the William Stafford Archive
and the Literature of Lewis & Clark Expedition. They will develop
unique collections that align with College interests by collecting,
processing, organizing, preserving, and making accessible collections of
rare books, manuscripts, archives, photographs, digital files, and
other rare and special materials. They will lead programming, pedagogy,
and outreach related to the collections within the College and beyond.
They will support teaching and scholarship at the College by organizing
collaborative initiatives with faculty that involve collection-building,
research, digital scholarship, exhibits, and book arts.<br>
<br></div>For further information and to apply, please see: <a href="https://jobs.lclark.edu/postings/5449">https://jobs.lclark.edu/postings/5449</a><br><div><br>
Lewis & Clark College will conduct background checks on the
finalist(s). Lewis & Clark College is an equal opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified
individual with a disability, or other protected status, such as race,
religion, color, national origin, sex or age. Questions regarding Title
IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator or OCR.</div></div>