Position at Johns Hopkins

Assistant Director for Library Conservation and Preservation
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

The Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University seeks a dynamic
and energetic Assistant Director to develop the strategic direction
of the conservation department and implement policies and programs
which ensure the ongoing conservation and preservation of the
Sheridan Libraries' collections.  In addition to managing the unit,
the Assistant Director is responsible for identifying and developing
collaborations, partnerships, and programmatic opportunities across
the institution in fulfilling the mission of the Sheridan Libraries
and Johns Hopkins University.  The Assistant Director is also
responsible for developing and administering the Heritage Science
for Conservation program, which is an inter-disciplinary and
inter-institutional research program in collaboration with the
Department of Materials Science in the Whiting School.

Responsibilities of the Assistant Director for Library Conservation
and Preservation:

    Develops strategies, policies, and programs to conserve and
    preserve the Sheridan Libraries' collections

    Manages a team of 7 full-time staff and additional interns and
    students

    Plans, implements and manages the operational budgets of the
    unit and several conservation endowments

    Provides leadership in the unit for a broad range of
    conservation and preservation activities including: exhibits,
    conducting condition reports for loans, preparing facilities
    reports, developing preservation assessments, managing workloads
    of conservators.

    Manages the Conservation Internship/Fellowship Programs.
    Identifies, writes, manages and collaborates with others on
    conservation, preservation, and conservation science research
    grants

    Represents the unit and the Libraries at local, national and
    international conferences on conservation, conservation science,
    and preservation

    Works with Office of Risk Management and Laboratory Safety to
    ensure local and federal compliance of labs

    Works closely with Dean of University Libraries and Museums,
    Associate Dean for External Affairs, and others to identify and
    to build donor base and sustainability models for the
    department; including working with Friends group on
    "conservation adoption" candidates

    Writes and manages the Milton S. Eisenhower Libraries Disaster
    and Emergency Response Plan

    Serves as PI and manages the Heritage Science for Conservation
    program, and recommends and facilitates areas of research
    relevant to the ongoing needs of book and paper conservation to
    HSC.  Participates in quarterly Baltimore Areas Conservation
    Science Research Team

    Collaborates and provides leadership in the development of
    cooperative conservation/conservation science projects

    Documents the departments stewardship of the Ruzicka Feldman
    Endowment, Gladys Brooks Foundation, and Helen Ohrenshcall
    Endowment

    By role serves on the Library's Managers' Council, Exhibitions
    Committee, Collection Management Council, and Disaster Recovery
    Team.  The Assistant Director is responsible for seven direct
    reports in three operational units

Qualifications:

MLS degree from an ALA accredited library school with at least 5
years of job-related experience.  A graduate degree/advanced
certificate in book and paper conservation or equivalent of 10 years
conservation bench experience.  Demonstrated experience in grant
writing and management.  Experience in conservation treatment,
collections management principles, practices, and issues.
Familiarity with conservation science research.  Demonstrated
administrative and managerial experience, preferably in an academic
research library. Standing in the national and international library
and museum fields as relating to preservation/conservation.
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing
inter/intra-institutional cooperation. Requires excellent
interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills. A key
partner in the academic enterprise, the library is a leader in the
innovative application of information technology and has implemented
notable diversity and organizational development programs.  The
Sheridan Libraries and University Museums are strongly committed to
diversity. A strategic goal of the Libraries and Museums is to 'work
toward achieving diversity when recruiting new and promoting
existing staff.' The Libraries and Museums prize initiative,
creativity, professionalism, and teamwork.

For information on the Sheridan Libraries, visit

    <URL:http://www.library.jhu.edu>

For information on Evergreen Museum and Library and Homewood Museum,
visit

    <URL:http://www.museums.jhu.edu/>.

To learn more about this position, please visit

    <URL:https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/>
    requisition number 65992

Applicants must apply online and the position will remain open until
filled.

Mark Pollei
Senior Book Conservator
Department of Conservation
Sheridan Libraries and Museums
Johns Hopkins University
410-516-4751


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