Associate Director and Head of Collections

Associate Director and Head of Collections

Amherst Campus
Full Time
JR7136

Amherst has taken a leadership role among highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities in successfully diversifying the racial, socio-economic, and geographic profile of its student body. The College is similarly committed to enriching its educational experience and its culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration and staff.

Job Description:

Amherst College invites applications for the Associate Director & Head of Collections position. The Associate Director & Head of Collections is a full-time, year-round position. The expected salary range for this job opportunity is: $85,000 - $90,000 per year.

The salary offered will vary based on a number of factors, including but not limited to relevant education, training, and experience, tenure status, and other nondiscriminatory business considerations. Amherst College is pleased to provide a comprehensive, highly competitive benefits package that meets the needs of staff and faculty and their families.  for

Benefits Information

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Reporting to the director of the Amherst Center for Russian Culture (ACRC), the Center's Associate Director and Head of Collections (AD) has overall responsibility for overseeing the Center's logistical operations and collection maintenance, providing support of longer-term projects and programs, and supervising the budget, which is developed in consultation with the director and the ACRC's advisory board. The AD will also be primarily charged with advancing the strategic goals of the Center as developed in consultation with the director and the advisory board.

The AD develops and maintains the Center's communications and publicity, develops and implements policies regarding patron and visitor access of the Center, oversees collection's management and policies, and supervises Center employees, including both staff and student workers. The AD will also supervise projects related to collection's maintenance in consultation with the director and colleagues in Frost and the Mead Art Museum.

Additional responsibilities may include: working with donor relations, support of student projects, and developing the Center's work in the areas of digital humanities and grants.

Although the position reports to the Director of the ACRC, the Head of the Archives & Special Collections and the College Archivist will work with the AD to ensure consistency of policies and procedures across Frost and the ACRC. The Audit Archivist takes appropriate actions to support a diverse workforce and participates in the College's efforts to create a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming work environment.

From time to time, the AD will work on collection development, which can include the identification of materials, the management of correspondence, or the negotiation of contracts, the latter being executed in consultation with the College's CFO and legal counsel.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Associate Director Duties

Oversees the daily logistical operations of the Center
Supports long-term projects
Budgetary oversight
Oversees both the Center's ADC and student workers
Oversight of the physical plant, coordinating with Facilities, contractors, and other departments on campus
Oversight of events

Collections

Maintains the physical safety and monitors use of the collection
Implements best practices for patron's use of the collection
Serves as the liaison, in consultation with the director, with the Mead Art Museum and the Frost Library, on collection management and exhibitions
Coordinates as needed project archivists to process archives and new acquisitions
Identifies and develops grant applications in support of collection maintenance and the consideration and coordination of donations
Oversight and development of the Center's communications and publicity. This may include working with campus partners and outside contractors for projects related to digital humanities.

Qualifications:

Required

Master's Degree;
Russian or related field
Equivalent combination of education/experience in lieu of minimum education and related experience
Facility in using various technological platforms or a…