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Position Title:	Head, Arts and Special Collections
Institution:	Carnegie Mellon University
General Information:	Carnegie Mellon University Libraries seeks an enthusiastic and innovative leader for the Arts and Special Collections department. The department supports and facilitates faculty and student teaching, learning, and research in the arts by offering services, collections, instruction, and outreach targeted to Carnegie Mellon's College of Fine Arts, which ncludes the Schools of Architecture, Art, Design, Drama, and Music. Arts and Special Collections provides and creates digital services and collections for this community. The department also includes five special collections units (Fine and Rare Book Room, Posner Memorial Collection, Architecture Archives, Audio Collection, and Visual Resources Collection) in two facilities (Hunt Library and the Posner Center).
Responsibilities:	The head is responsible for the management of the department including staffing, services, collections, and facilities. The head oversees the University Libraries' Arts Reference Desk and other service points. The head supervises a team of four faculty liaison librarians/archivists and four staff members. The head is responsible for developing departmental strategic plans in coordination with the University Libraries' strategic plan through collaboration with members of the department and other Libraries department heads. The head maintains and promotes interdepartmental communication and participates in library governance.
Qualifications / Requirements:	Required Qualifications: · ALA-accredited MLS or ALA-recognized international equivalent or appropriate advanced degree. · Degree in the visual or performing arts, or five or more years of arts or academic library reference experience. · Demonstrated knowledge of print and electronic information resources and information technologies. · Strong public service orientation. · Demonstrated experience in creating or managing digital projects. · Ability to lead and to collaborate as part of a team. · Outstanding written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. · Supervisory experience. · Potential to meet the university's requirements for promotion and continuing appointment (http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/Librarian.html) Desirable Qualifications: · Demonstrated experience with managing arts facilities, special collections, or archives. · Advanced degree in the visual or performing arts, or management. · Proven skills in traditional and digital reference, instruction, and computing.
Salary, Rank & Benefits:	This position is part of the Librarian/Archivist track of the university faculty. Attainment of promotion and continuing appointment is dependent on job performance, research, scholarly or artistic activity, and service. Initial appointment will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and professional achievement. Salary negotiable from $40,000 minimum depending on qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package.
Deadline:	Applications received by June 30, 2006 will receive first consideration. Position begins around October 1, 2006.
Application:	Employment eligibility verification and background check required before hire. Members of historically underrepresented groups in librarianship (African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native Americans) are strongly encouraged to apply. Send application letter referencing job HL4-06, resume, and names and contact information for three references to: Executive Assistant Hunt Library Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 fax: (412) 268-2793; e-mail applications (HL4-06 in subject line) to: dlc2@andrew.cmu.edu. Carnegie Mellon is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to diversity.