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COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

COLLEGE ARCHIVIST


We are seeking applications for an experienced, innovative and visionary individual to become the first College Archivist in the College's history. This is a new, full-time position within the Columbia College Chicago Library and has an available start date of March 1st, 2005.

Responsibilities will include providing leadership in all aspects of creating, planning, developing, and managing the College's institutional archives, which includes collections of print, audiovisual, photographic and digital records. Duties include soliciting, acquiring, accessioning, cataloging and preserving materials documenting the history of the College, and actively working and consulting with faculty, staff, students, administrators and others to accomplish these tasks. The position reports to the Head of Collection Management. Applicants must have an ALA-accredited MLS, including graduate level training in archival administration and a minimum of five years' archival or special collections management experience.

The complete position description may be found at: http://web2.colum.edu/hr/index.php. For more information about the Library, please visit our Web site at: http://www.lib.colum.edu.

We offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Please send a letter of application and resume to:

 

College Archivist Search

Columbia College Chicago

600 South Michigan Avenue

Chicago, Illinois 60605-1996

*Please, no phone calls or email inquiries*

 

 Minority and Women applicants are especially encouraged to apply. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

 

ABOUT COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO

 

Columbia College Chicago is a diverse, open admissions urban institution located in Chicago’s downtown South Loop neighborhood whose principal commitment is to provide a comprehensive educational opportunity in the arts, communications and public information, within a context of enlightened liberal education. With an enrollment of over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Columbia is the fifth largest private educational institution in Illinois and is the country's largest private arts and communications college.  

 

For more information, see our website at http://www.colum.edu.

 

 

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Kimberly A. Hale, Head of Collection Management

Library, Columbia College Chicago

624 S. Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL 60605

Phone: 312-344-7355

Fax:     312-344-8062

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