DIRECTOR, VISUAL RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT OF ART HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
The Visual Resources Library of the Department of Art History is located in
the Cochrane Woods Art Center, where it maintains a collection currently
numbering more than 375,000 slides. In recent years the collection has
increased by roughly 7,500 slides/annum. The collection supports the work
of 15 faculty and approximately 40 graduate students at varying stages of
their studies. Management of the Collection includes oversight of the
Epstein Photographic Archive, an collection of more than 150,000 copy
photographs, located nearby in the University's Joseph Regenstein Library.
(http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/artres/epstein/description.html)
The Director of Visual Resources oversees the production, cataloguing, and
re-filing of slides, computer imaging; the addition of digitized files into
the Visual Resources database; purchase and maintenance of classroom,
slide, video, and film projectors and computers; reference assistance and
collection orientation for new users. The Director reports to the Chair of
the Department of Art History and is responsible for hiring and supervising
one half-time professional and 10-12 part-time graduate student assistants.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Required: Graduate degree in art history, fine arts, or architecture;
knowledge of at least one European language (French, German, or Italian
preferred) and two-to-five years' experience in visual resource
collections; strong working knowledge of current photographic and digital
technologies. Desired: MLS; familiarity with existing and emerging core
standards for image description; supervisory experience, grant-writing
experience; ability to communicate well orally and in writing. Interest in
establishing close working relations with University Library administrators.
Appointment salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Benefits package includes medical and life insurance, vacation, personal
and sick leave, and tuition remission feature.
Send resume and name/address of three references by September 1, 2000 to:
Search Committee, Visual Resources Collection, Department of Art History,
University of Chicago, Cochrane Woods Art Center, 5540 S. Greenwood Avenue,
Chicago, IL, 60637 EO/AA/ADA/IRCA.
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