Associate Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, John Cotton Dana Library
Rutgers University Libraries – Newark Campus
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Rutgers University Libraries seek an experienced, innovative, and
service-oriented leader to fill the position of Associate Director of
the Institute of Jazz Studies on the Newark Campus of Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey.
Reporting to the Director of the
Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS), the Associate Director will have a
leadership role in the fulfillment of the Institute’s mission as a
preeminent research collection of jazz. With guidance from the IJS
Director, the IJS Associate Director manages day-to-day operations of
the Institute, ensuring outstanding research services to the diverse
academic community. Will supervise the public services staff and the
Digital Applications Developer. As one of the library liaisons to the
Masters’ Program in Jazz History and Research, assists in the
orientation for incoming students, provides research assistance for
faculty and students in Jazz History and Research and related
disciplines, such as the doctoral program in American Studies, and
identifies appropriate collaboration opportunities with teaching faculty
across disciplines. Under the guidance of the Dana Library Director and
the Director of IJS, implements a comprehensive program of marketing
and communication for IJS. In collaboration with other units of the
Libraries, works to enhance the digital and web presence of the IJS,
reflective of articulated departmental goals. Will work with the other
Dana librarians, including the IJS Head of Collection Development, the
Digital Humanities Librarian, and the Head of Media and Digital Library
Services, to identify and shepherd digital projects involving IJS
collections from inception to completion. Represents the Institute and
the Library to the larger jazz and archival communities, locally,
nationally, and internationally, and develops programming to provide
broad exposure to the resources of the IJS. Works with the Dana Library
Director and IJS Director in identifying and pursuing external funding
sources, including individual donors and grant funding agencies. As a
member of a university-wide faculty, the Associate Director of the
Institute of Jazz Studies is expected to participate in system-wide
initiatives, committees, and task forces, and to demonstrate commitment
to continual professional development through scholarly research
relevant to areas of responsibility, including publications,
presentations and participation and leadership in the work of relevant
scholarly and professional associations.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate will possess substantive professional
experience and accomplishment in academic or research library special
collections, archives, or similar settings, with relevant managerial and
administrative experience and the ability to articulate an
understanding of the role of archival and research collections in the
delivery of information services to a diverse academic community.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering diversity as an organizational
priority is required. Candidates who have had successful experience in
the design and delivery of services for diverse populations will be
given preference.
With an academic background,
including a Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited institution; or, a
Master’s degree and/or doctorate in History, Archival Studies, Jazz
Studies, Music, or a closely-related, relevant advanced degree, the
successful candidate will demonstrate a record of or the potential for
scholarship, and a record of leadership and service. Must have the
ability and desire to meet tenure and promotion requirements. Key skills
include effective communication with library, archival and jazz studies
colleagues, other teaching faculty, administration, students, and
alumni; innovation, and organizational and leadership ability.
SALARY: Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
STATUS/BENEFITS: Faculty status, calendar year appointment, retirement plans, life/health insurance, prescription drug, dental and eyeglass plans, tuition remission, one month vacation.
LIBRARY AND UNIVERSITY PROFILE:
Rutgers University is a member of the Association of American
Universities. As of July 1, 2013 Rutgers will become a member of the
Committee on Institutional Cooperation (“CIC”) in anticipation of its
entry into the Big Ten in 2014.The university, spread over three
regional campuses, includes over 50,000 graduate and undergraduate
students and 2,500 faculty, engaged in numerous degree-granting,
research, and professional programs in all disciplines, as well as a
broad spectrum of service programs for the state.
Situated on 35 acres in downtown
Newark, Rutgers-Newark is part of a dynamic urban environment and is
positioned to take a leading role in the further revitalization of
Newark. The Newark campus is a doctoral-degree granting research
institution, classified as a Carnegie Research Intensive institution,
offering 14 doctoral programs: American studies, applied physics,
biology, chemistry, criminal justice, environmental studies, global
affairs, integrative neuroscience, management, mathematical sciences,
nursing, psychology, public administration, and urban systems. With
more than 11,000 graduate and undergraduate students
and anticipated growth in the student body, as well as in the number of
resident students, Rutgers-Newark has been ranked the nation’s most
diverse national university campus for the past fifteen years by U.S. News & World Report.
The Rutgers University Libraries
(RUL), comprised of libraries on the University’s Camden, New Brunswick,
and Newark campuses, all reporting to the Vice President for
Information Services and University Librarian, operate as a unified
library system with coordinated public services, technical services, and
collection development. The Libraries have highly valued staff about
300 who are committed to develop innovations in access services,
information literacy and digital initiatives. RUL operates with a budget
of $28 million and outstanding collections especially in jazz and New
Jerseyana. Rutgers University Libraries are a member of ARL, CRL,
Lyrasis, Metro, NERL, and VALE, and use Sirsi Dynix and OCLC as primary
bibliographic utilities and Fedora repository software.
The John Cotton Dana Library, in
conjunction with the other Rutgers libraries, provides services and
support for the Newark campus. The Dana Library includes 12 library
faculty and 25 staff positions, with a budget of $2.7 million. The
world-renowned Institute of Jazz Studies, a special collections unit of
the John Cotton Dana Library, is the world’s largest jazz archive. With
over 100,000 sound recordings, 100 distinct archival collections, over
30,000 photographs, extensive oral history collections, books, jazz
periodicals, musical instruments and other memorabilia, the Institute of
Jazz Studies supports research by students at all levels, scholars and
writers from around the world, musicians, arts institutions, record
labels, and the media. The university’s highly regarded Masters of Arts
Program in Jazz History and Research is supported directly by IJS
collections and staff. The Institute also maintains an active outreach
program, furthering jazz education in many ways, and supports
scholarship through the publication of the Journal of Jazz Studies, the leading English-language scholarly jazz journal, and the Studies in Jazz monograph series.
For more information go to the RUL website:
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu and to learn about the Dana Library and Newark Campus go to:
http://library.newark.rutgers.edu. Rutgers is an ADVANCE institution, committed to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in the STEM disciplines.
TO APPLY: CONSIDERATION
OF APPLICATIONS WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY. To apply please email your
application in Word format (include cover letter, resume, names of three
references, and where you saw the position advertised) to: Lila
Fredenburg, (APP. 205), Director of Administrative Services,
Rutgers University Libraries, 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
08901-1163, email: rulhr@rulmail.rutgers.edu, FAX: 732-932-7637
Rutgers,
the State University of New Jersey, is an equal-opportunity,
affirmative-action employer. The Libraries are strongly and actively
committed to diversity, and seek candidates who will contribute
creatively to the University’s multicultural environment.
