Innovations in Jewish Archivist

Job Summary

The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) Libraries isexcited to invite applications from collaborative and creativecandidates for the position of Innovations in Jewish Life Archivist! The Innovations in Jewish Life Archivist is a two year,limited-term teaching faculty position that will manage the University Libraries’ unique Innovations in Jewish Life (IJL) archival collections, which document the work of individuals andgroups who transformed the American Jewish experience frompost-World War II to the present.

The IJL collections are co-stewarded by both the Libraries and CU’sProgram in Jewish Studies (JWST). The position’s primary responsibilities include supporting collection development of theIJL collections, including appraisal, acquisition, and accessioning; leading Libraries instruction sessions with these materials for classes across campus units; participating in relatedongoing grant-funded activities co-led by the Libraries and JWST;supporting Libraries and JWST fellowship programs and other opportunities for outreach and engagement with the IJL collections;and

delivering reference services and student support for thesecollections. In close collaboration with other archivists in the University Libraries, the Innovations in Jewish Life Archivist willalso process, arrange, and describe IJL archival collections,supervise student employees, interns, apprentices, and/or volunteers to assist with this work, and participate in weeklyservice point shifts in the Reading Room in Norlin Library. This position is 100% librarianship;

research and service dutiesare not required by this role. The Innovations in Jewish Life Archivist has the opportunity to work in a hybrid capacity and reports to the Head of the Distinctive Collections &Institutional Memory Unit. The Distinctive Collections &Institutional Memory Unit is part of the Collection and Archival Strategy Department which is part of the Research and Innovation Strategies Division.

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