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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The School of Art & Art History, University of Iowa, seeks a full-time Chief Curator for the Office of Visual Materials. The Chief Curator reports to the Director of the School of Art & Art History and administers all operations and services of the OVM including the production and cataloguing of slides (current collection=270,000 slides serving a 12-member art history faculty) and the supervision of the staff of one full-time professional curator, one half-time clerk, and a student work-study staff. The Chief Curator will also be responsible for investigating and implementing new technologically-based storage and delivery systems for visual images, such as computer databases, CD-ROM, digitization, and electronic transfer. Qualifications: M.L.S. (with appropriate training in visual resources) and/or M.A. in Art History. Applicants holding only one or the other of these degrees must have accomplished extensive coursework toward the other. Applicants will have had several years of experience working in and managing a visual resources collection. Highly developed organizational and interpersonal skills are essential. Level: Librarian I or II classification (salary commensurate with experience). Deadline: Search Committee will review applications beginning November 1, 1996, but position will remain open until filled. Starts: ASAP. Procedure: Leter of application describing qualifications, complete up-dated CV, and names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three references. Dorothy Johnson, Director, School of Art & Art History, John Beldon Scott, Head of Art History, Co-Chairs, OVM Chief Curator Search Committee, School of Art & Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242-1706. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.