Updated: 29 days ago
Location: Brunswick, MAINE
Deadline: ;
Posting Details
| Title | Special Collections & Archives Research Services Coordinator |
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| Posting Number | S01260JP |
| Department | Library |
| Job Summary | Under the supervision of the Director, the Research Services Coordinator has primary responsibility for supporting Special Collections & Archives’ research, reference, and reproduction services. The Coordinator manages the department’s Reading Room and coordinates front-desk reference duties, including staffing the reference desk up to 20 hours. The Coordinator serves as the primary point person for on- and off-site researcher requests, researching and responding to reference questions, and as appropriate, referring questions to subject experts within and outside of the department. The Coordinator manages appointment, permission to publish, and scanning requests, the latter often with student assistants or in coordination with the Digital Archivist. The position works closely with the Collections Specialist to support the seamless circulation of materials and assists with stacks management duties, especially paging and refiling materials. The Coordinator also serves as the department’s expert in Aeon, the Special Collections & Archives online patron registration and requesting system. Benefits and Pay:
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| Education/Skills Requirements | A Bachelor of Arts or Science degree is required. Applicants must be customer-service oriented with excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills; must be able to attend to work with accuracy, attention to detail and discretion, including the need for confidentiality; and must be comfortable working with a wide range of software, including web-based programs. Knowledge of or experience with library systems, particularly integrated library systems catalogs, and archival collections management software strongly preferred. |
| Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents | One year of experience in a library, archives, cultural heritage, or office environment is required. Must have direct experience doing library and/or archival research and be familiar with fundamental principles of research. Experience working in a library and/or archives is strongly preferred. The successful candidate will be subject to a criminal history background check. Please note that as part of the pre-employment process, we will be conducting reference checks, including contacting current or former supervisors, to verify employment history and performance. |
| Standard Work Days and Hours | This is a part-time position working 28 hours/52 weeks, (.70 FTE). with anticipated schedule of 1-5pm, Monday-Friday, plus an additional 8 hours scheduled (M-F) upon hire. |
| About Bowdoin | Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors. We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed. Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine. Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston. |
| Shift | N/A |
| Employment Category | Part Time Year Round |
| FTE | 0.70 |
| Benefits Eligible | Yes |
| Pay Type | Hourly |
| Background Check Package Requirements | Support Staff |
| Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? | No |
| Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? | No |
| Posting Date | 03/22/2024 |
| Applications Accepted Until | |
| Open Until Filled | No |
| Type of Posting | Internal/External |
| Special Instructions to Applicants | |
| EEO Information | Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. |
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