This job listing from The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/jobs/) was forwarded to you by: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ This job listing is available online at this address: http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000468629-01 _________________________________________________________________ What's the best investment you can make in your career? Answer: a subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education. We'll keep you up to date on all the important news, controversies, and trends in academe. And a subscription gives you daily updates and complete access to our Web site, which includes an online archive of 12 years of back issues. You'll find a special subscription offer at http://chronicle.com/4free/?ej _________________________________________________________________ - The text of the job listing is below - Archivist and Clinical Assistant Professor -- University of Illinois at Chicago -- Illinois Library: University Archivist and Clinical Assistant Professor, University Library, University of Illinois at Chicago. The University of Illinois at Chicago Library seeks a University Archivist to head its university archives program. The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a research institution with quality standards in research and publication. The University Archives includes the records of the university's undergraduate and graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in the health sciences and reports to the Head of the Special Collections Department. Specific Job Responsibilities: The University Archivist has primary responsibility for planning, developing, and implementing a university archives program within the academic research library setting. Duties include overseeing the UIC records management program and assisting offices and colleges with developing records management plans in accordance with University Statutes and Illinois State Records laws; supervising the transfer of selected records to the university archives for permanent retention; providing access to holdings by accessioning collections, writing finding aids, and providing references services. Additionally, the University Archivist assists rare books and manuscript personnel in providing reference and other services such as the preparation of accessions, user guides, and exhibitions as needed. Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree in Library Science from a program accredited by the American Library Association; three to five years' professional archive administration experience in an academic or research library. Understanding of records management fundamentals. Professional commitment to librarianship and archives administration and evidence of ability to meet university standards in clinical research, publication, and professional service. Additional Desirable Qualifications: Certified Archivist or Certified Records Manager. Excellent writing skills and the ability to communicate effectively with administrators, researchers and scholars making use of the archival collection; strong public services orientation. Salary/Rank/Contract: Salaries are competitive and based on education and experience $43,000 minimum; faculty appointments in the UIC Library; faculty status; twelve month appointment; 24 days' vacation; 12 days' annual sick leave with additional disability benefits; 11 paid holidays; medical insurance (contribution based on annual salary; coverage for dependents may be purchased); two dental plans available; life insurance paid for by the State; participation in one of the retirement options of the Illinois State Universities Retirement System compulsory (8% of salary is withheld and is tax exempt until withdrawal); no Social Security coverage but Medicare payment required. For fullest consideration apply by September 30, 2006, with supporting resume and the names and addresses of at least three references to: Annie Marie Ford, Director of Library Human Resources, The University Library, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Box 8198, Chicago, Illinois 60680; E-mail: [log in to unmask]; Fax: 312-413-0424. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. _________________________________________________________________ Visit Chronicle Careers at http://chronicle.com/jobs/ _________________________________________________________________ Copyright 2006 by The Chronicle of Higher Education