JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Position Title:
Curator, Donald & Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson & Early Modern
Books & Manuscripts

Location:
Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138

Duties and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Associate Librarian of Houghton Library for Collections,
manages Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson and Early Modern (17th- and
18th-century) collections; oversees management, care, development, and
promotion of the collections through acquisitions; exhibitions, publications,
and selection of materials for conservation and preservation; may direct or
manage other related curatorial/program responsibilities, such as Houghton's
annual concert series. Works closely w/other curators and w/Associate Librarian
for Collections in long-range planning and establishing policies/procedures;
advises/consults w/Associate Librarian for Technical Services and staff
regarding cataloging priorities/issues concerning catalog access to
collections; interacts w/researchers/faculty/students; participates in student
seminars; answers reference collections queries; advises/consults w/Associate
Librarian for Public Services on issues regarding access to Early Modern
collections; assumes leadership roles in Library/University committees;
participates in national professional/scholarly organizations; performs
research on the collections, resulting in lectures and publications.

Required education, experience, skills:
ALA accredited MLS or equiv required, w/advanced degree in academic discipline
related to holdings of the collections preferred. Familiarity w/17th- and
18th-century in England/Europe/North America required. Significant experience
within a special collections library, preferably in an academic setting,
including proven skills working with a variety of people. Knowledge of at least
2 European languages required. Knowledge of library systems/catalogs and
Microsoft Office. Experience w/diverse research resources.

Additional information:
Houghton's Early Modern holdings are comprised of approximately 165,000
monographs in all languages and an estimated 1,000 codices and manuscript
collections, largely American and British/European. The Hyde Collection, the
recent bequest of Mary, Viscountess Eccles, considered one of the world's most
important collections of eighteenth-century English literature, also includes
material related to James Boswell, Hester Thrale Piozzi, and such Johnson
friends and contemporaries as Tobias Smollett, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Alexander
Pope, and David Garrick.

To apply for this position, please visit www.jobs.harvard.edu and view
requisition #26018

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