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FW: [archives] Job: Overholser Archival Fellow for African American Studies (UNC Chapel Hill)

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-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Kaiser [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:45 AM
To: Archives & Archivists (A&A) List
Subject: [archives] Job: Overholser Archival Fellow for African American
Studies (UNC Chapel Hill)

Position: The Grace McSpadden Overholser Archival Fellow for African
American Studies (*Fixed-Term Appointment*)
Available: May 1, 2008

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks a motivated,
innovative, collaborative, and knowledgeable individual for the position
of The Grace McSpadden Overholser Archival Fellow for African American
Studies. This is a post-graduate-degree, time-limited position working
with and expanding the African American-related materials at the
Southern Historical Collection (SHC) located in the Wilson Library. The
Overholser Fellow will work under the supervision of the director of the
SHC. The SHC houses distinctive archival collections centered on the
history of the American South, and is located in the Wilson Library at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This specially-funded
position is designed as a full-time archival job for an individual
planning a career focusing on African American documentation.

Responsibilities

* Survey African American holdings of the SHC, update current online
guides, and help with other efforts to make these materials more
accessible.

* Participate in discussions with those responsible for African American
archival materials elsewhere, especially at HBCUs, to help identify the
most useful roles the SHC can play in strengthening efforts to document
the African American experience.

* Contribute to other discussions and research aimed at formulating a
practical and sustainable African American materials collecting policy
for the SHC.

* Work with the director in identifying and acquiring archival materials
that document the African American experience in the South.

* Coordinate activities of the SHC with those of the Sonja Haynes Stone
Center for Black Culture and History at UNC Chapel Hill.

Qualifications

Required:
ALA-accredited MLS or a Master's degree in American history or a related
field, already received or to be received no later than June 2008.
Knowledge of archival standards and best practices; familiarity with
methods of scholarly, especially archival, research in the humanities
and social sciences, particularly as it relates to African American
studies. Strong organizational skills and superior oral and written
communication skills. Ability to work with staff, faculty, and students
at UNC Chapel Hill and other institutions. Commitment to service and to
professional growth and development.

Preferred:
Experience in an archival setting; research in African American studies.

The University and The Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is the country's oldest
state university. UNC-Chapel Hill has an enrollment of approximately
27,000 students, employs more than 3,100 faculty, offers 77 doctoral
degrees as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy
and law, and the Library collections include over 6 million volumes. The
Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center
for Research Libraries, and SOLINET. Together with the Health Sciences
and Law libraries at Chapel Hill plus the libraries at Duke University,
North Carolina Central University, and North Carolina State University,
the members of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) provide
services and collections to their students, faculty, and staff in
support of the education, research, and service missions of the
universities.

The Region
The Triangle region is one of the most desirable places to live and work
in North America and offers its residents a wide array of recreational,
cultural, and intellectual activities. The mountains or the seashore are
less than half day's drive from Chapel Hill.

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is
strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.

Salary and Benefits
This is a twelve-month fixed-term appointment, with the possibility of a
one year renewal. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. Standard state benefits of annual leave, sick leave, and
State or optional retirement plan. At the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, librarians enjoy the benefit of academic status and are
represented on the faculty council.

Deadline for Application
Review of applications will begin on March 3, 2008. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled.

To Apply:
Send a letter of application, a resume and the names, addresses and
telephone numbers of three professional references to:

Overholser Archival Fellow
c/o Tiffany Allen, Personnel Librarian
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #3932, 213 Davis Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890

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