Hello,
Applications are being accepted for The Summer Educational Institute for Visual Resources and Image Management (SEI) Incoming Co-Chair. This is the first year of a three-year
SEI commitment. It is a great opportunity for resume building and networking. SEI pays all expenses for Co-Chairs to be on site and offers a stipend for their time.
SEI is a joint project of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF). SEI seeks to provide information professionals with a substantive educational
and professional development opportunity focused on digital imaging collections, the information and experience needed to stay current in a rapidly changing field, and the opportunity to create and be part of a network of supportive colleagues.
The incumbent’s first year (July 2017 - June 2018) will be spent as
SEI Faculty Liaison and Incoming Co-Chair, the second year (July 2018 – June 2019) as
SEI Junior Co-Chair, and the third year (July 2019 – July 2020) as SEI Senior Co-Chair. The full position descriptions are below:
SEI Faculty Liaison and Incoming Co-Chair ($750 stipend)
The Faculty Liaison to the Summer Education Institute Implementation Team (SEI-IT) serves as the primary contact with all SEI faculty prior to and during the Summer Educational Institute. The Faculty Liaison
is also responsible for facilitating faculty contact with students prior to SEI, and for distributing any curriculum-related materials. Areas of particular emphasis include recruiting and inviting SEI faculty; working closely with the SEI Curriculum Development
specialists and SEI faculty to develop their specific modules and instructional materials; and maintaining all logistical information related to faculty, including arrival and departure times at SEI. The Faculty Liaison also serves as the Incoming Co-Chair
of SEI, and will work with and observe the SEI co-chairs as part of their training for their future co-chair role. The SEI Faculty Liaison is expected to be “on the ground” for SEI.
SEI Junior Co-Chair ($1,500 stipend)
The SEI Junior Co-Chair position is held for the second year of the three-year SEI commitment. The Junior Co-Chair works closely with the SEI Senior Co-Chair on the leadership and implementation of all aspects
of SEI. The SEI Junior Co-Chair is responsible for taking the minutes for all SEI Implementation Team meetings; for collaborating with the SEI Senior Co-Chair to divide leadership responsibilities and tasks evenly and fairly; for the implementation of the
SEI timeline and other tasks in the absence of the SEI Senior Co-Chair; for being “on the ground” at SEI; for working closely with the SEI Faculty Liaison and Incoming Co-Chair to make certain that they understand the responsibilities of their role; and for
taking charge of all of the documentation aspects of the year which include: setting up the Implementation Team Google Site for the year, archiving copies of the previous year's final documents in Basecamp, bringing a copy of the previous year's documents
over to a Google Drive folder for the current year, and giving team members access to appropriate Google folders and the Google site.
SEI Senior Co-Chair ($1,500 stipend)
The SEI Senior Co-Chair position is held in the final year of the three-year SEI commitment. The Senior Co-Chair takes primary responsibility for the leadership and implementation of all aspects of SEI, with
the assistance and sharing of responsibilities with the SEI Junior Co-Chair. The SEI Senior Co-Chair is responsible for establishing and running all SEI Implementation Team meetings; for making certain that the SEI timeline is being followed and tasks completed
by individual Implementation Team members; for primary oversight of the SEI budget and registration process; oversight of contract negotiations with the host institution; for being “on the ground” at SEI; and for formal reporting to the ARLIS/NA Board, the
VRAF Board, and other groups (for example, the Kress Foundation) that have contributed to SEI.
SEI is currently seeking host sites; thus we do not yet know the location for 2018 and beyond.
If you have any questions please e-mail them and/or your application (Name, Job Title, and Statement of Interest) to SEI Co-Chair Nicole Finzer ([log in to unmask])
by June 9th, 2017.
Many thanks,
Nicole Finzer, SEI 2018 Senior Co-Chair
Lesley Chapman, SEI 2018 Junior Co-Chair