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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Please feel free to forward this announcement to other appropriate listservs. Do not reply to the sender. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES Position Vacancy Title: Visual Materials Archivist--One-year Mellon Foundation funded grant beginning July 1, 1999, based at the New-York Historical Society Library. Description: Process collections of architectural drawings, prints, photographs, and other visual materials relating to the history of New York and the U.S. Create item-level databases and revise existing cataloging. Identify items needing conservation or rehousing. Provide oversight and workflow management for a digitization project. Supervise the work of one archival technician. Qualifications: M.A. in architectural history, historic preservation, art history, or American history; 2 years relevant experience including historical archival and research experience; database experience; ability to work as part of a team and to manage multiple complex processes simultaneously. Project management experience preferred; experience with photography or digital imaging desirable. Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge of American and/or New York history and experience working in humanities collections. Salary: Salary commensurate with background and experience. Minimum: $34,000. The New-York Historical Society Library and New York University Libraries: The New-York Historical Society Library affiliated with the New York University Libraries in June 1997. The New-York Historical Society's research library is one of the oldest in the country, and a principal source for primary and secondary research in the study of New York history and life. Its collections encompass approximately 400,000 volumes; 7,000 linear feet of manuscripts, including diaries, letters, and military, political and business records; and an estimated one million items in its print, photograph and architecture collections. To Apply: Send resume and letter of application, including names, addresses and telephone numbers of 3 references, by April 16, 1999 to: New York University Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, Attn: Human Resources. NYU ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM WOMEN AND MEMBERS OF MINORITY GROUPS.