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Associate Director and Head of Collections

Amherst College•Amherst, NY
•Onsite
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About The Position

Amherst College invites applications for the Associate Director & Head of Collections position. This is a full-time, year-round role reporting to the director of the Amherst Center for Russian Culture (ACRC). The Associate Director and Head of Collections (AD) has overall responsibility for overseeing the Center’s logistical operations and collection maintenance, providing support of longer-term projects and programs, and supervising the budget. The AD will also be primarily charged with advancing the strategic goals of the Center. The AD develops and maintains the Center’s communications and publicity, develops and implements policies regarding patron and visitor access of the Center, oversees collection’s management and policies, and supervises Center employees. The AD will also supervise projects related to collection’s maintenance. Additional responsibilities may include working with donor relations, support of student projects, and developing the Center’s work in the areas of digital humanities and grants. The Audit Archivist takes appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the College’s efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment. From time to time, the AD will work on collection development, which can include the identification of materials, the management of correspondence, or the negotiation of contracts.

Requirements

  • Master’s Degree; Russian or related field
  • Equivalent combination of education/experience in lieu of minimum education and related experience
  • Facility in using various technological platforms or a willingness to learn to use such platforms as, for example, G-suite, Excel, and Archive Space
  • Advanced competency in English and Russian
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Attentiveness to details
  • Basic web editing skills
  • Ability to oversee projects from inception to conclusion
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • Successful completion of required reference and background checks
  • An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI) check

Nice To Haves

  • PhD in Slavic Languages or Literatures or related fields
  • Advanced competency in Russian

Responsibilities

  • Oversees the daily logistical operations of the Center
  • Supports long-term projects
  • Budgetary oversight
  • Oversees both the Center’s ADC and student workers
  • Oversight of the physical plant, coordinating with Facilities, contractors, and other departments on campus
  • Oversight of events
  • Maintains the physical safety and monitors use of the collection
  • Implements best practices for patron’s use of the collection
  • Serves as the liaison, in consultation with the director, with the Mead Art Museum and the Frost Library, on collection management and exhibitions
  • Coordinates as needed project archivists to process archives and new acquisitions
  • Identifies and develops grant applications in support of collection maintenance and the consideration and coordination of donations
  • Oversight and development of the Center’s communications and publicity. This may include working with campus partners and outside contractors for projects related to digital humanities.
  • Working with donor relations
  • Support of student projects
  • Developing the Center’s work in the areas of digital humanities and grants
  • Collection development, which can include the identification of materials, the management of correspondence, or the negotiation of contracts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families

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Full-time

Career Level

Mid Level

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