Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists

The University Libraries seek a dynamic, innovative Director for Special Collections, a new position with the primary responsibility of providing leadership and strategic direction for Special Collections within the broader context of the Libraries’ strategic plan. The Director will administer and coordinate the team’s work in managing one-of-a-kind rare books and archival materials, implementing digital initiatives and projects, promoting use of collections, and working with other teams in the Libraries. In addition, the Director will spend a considerable amount of time (about 45%) fundraising and soliciting unique collections that complement the University’s areas of emphasis. The Director will also lead and manage five librarians and support staff as well as graduate assistants.

For additional information about qualifications and application deadlines, please see the official announcement at:

https://www.uacareertrack.com/

Job number: 44354

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is accepting applications for an Historian/Documentary editor position to work on the Joseph Smith Papers Project. The Joseph Smith Papers Project is ready to hire a historian/documentary editor with the appropriate academic training, research and writing skills to edit Joseph Smith’s papers.

Responsibilities include:

• Document analysis
• Routine annotation
• Explanatory annotation
• Teamwork
• Professional development

For details, qualifications, and application deadlines, please see the official announcement at:

https://ldschurch.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=91220