Position: Art & Architecture Slide Curator (HEO Assistant - Substitute)
Department: Library
Description of duties: The City College Library is seeking a
service-oriented, innovative and enthusiastic visual resources specialist
willing and able to work effectively in a demanding environment. The
Slide Curator is responsible for managing and staffing the two analog
slide collections of the Art Department and the School of Architecture,
in consultation with those units; for training and scheduling hourly
personnel; for planning and developing digital access to visual
resources, including the creation of a digital Image Center incorporating
cutting-edge imaging technology and technology-based information systems;
for providing reference services and research assistance to users in
support of the curriculum and student and faculty scholarship in art and
architecture; for providing instruction in the use and critical
evaluation of information resources and systems including the World Wide
Web; and for performing collection development and maintenance duties for
visual resources. Reports to the Chief Librarian.
Qualifications: A bachelor's degree and a minimum of four years of
relevant experience working in a visual resources collection containing
slides. Preferred: Background in art or architecture and graduate work
in these or a related subject discipline. Working knowledge of major
online information services, scanning and imaging systems, multimedia
software, Mac, HTML, Windows applications and Internet structure and
access. Ability to assess and integrate appropriate complex and rapidly
evolving information technologies into the collections and instructional
program. Copy photography experience and familiarity with installation of
displays or exhibits and standard museum methods (basic preservation,
proper storage, inventory control of works of art).
Salary: $32,703-$42,757, commensurate with qualifications and
experience. Liberal fringe benefits. Position available immediately.
Applications will be reviewed until position is filled.
Applicants should submit a current vita and three letters of
recommendation to:
Asst. Dean Pamela Gillespie
Chief Librarian
The City College, CUNY
Convent Avenue at 138th St.
New York, NY 10031
The City College of New York offers a rich program of
undergraduate and graduate study through its College of Liberal Arts and
Science, along with professional schools in Engineering, Medicine,
Education and Architecture. For more information, please visit our web
site at www.ccny.cuny.edu.
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