Collections Photographer

Stanford University Libraries is seeking a full-time Collections Photographer to join the Digital Production Group in Digital Library Systems and Services. The Libraries' values are rooted in a commitment to mutual respect, the idea that every member of the staff has something to contribute, and that learning is constant. We seek a team member who is ready to apply their skills and share their perspectives.

Stanford University Libraries are a dynamic network of resources, spaces and subject experts assembled with the mission to stimulate intellectual curiosity, sustain academic research and support teaching and learning. With over 12 million items, 50 subject specialists and 20 campus libraries, the opportunities for contributing to and transforming scholarship are infinite. By joining Stanford University Libraries, you will become a part of a vibrant, learning community of dedicated professionals who are committed to the important work of advancing scholarship.

Stanford University Libraries is seeking a full-time Collections Photographer to join Digital Library Systems and Services (DLSS). The Collections Photographer performs digital imaging of collection materials for research, exhibition, publication, and online access and discovery. They execute professional- and production-level digital capture using a variety of hardware, software, and methodologies. They also perform post-processing of image files to specifications set by the cultural heritage imaging community, and organize completed projects and files for accessioning into the Stanford Digital Repository.

They engage with the cultural heritage community to contribute to the profession and to stay abreast of the latest developments in imaging technologies and practices.

This position is part of the Digital Production Group, a unit within Digital Library Systems and Services (DLSS). The DPG team plays a leading role in supporting SUL's programmatic efforts to digitize collection materials for preservation and access by Stanford faculty, students, researchers and other library patrons. Further, DLSS on the whole develops a range of systems and provides a suite of digital services that together enable the Stanford community and researchers around the world to discover, access and use the variety of digital collection content acquired, cataloged and preserved by the Stanford University Libraries.

The DPG team regularly works with curators, archivists and other staff across the libraries on digitization projects. Expertise in the proper handling of historic, rare, and unique materials undergoing digitization is important. Demonstrated experience and skill in the studio photography of special collections objects, such as rare books or similar artifacts, is highly desirable.

The work schedule is 40 hours per week (8 AM - 5 PM or similar). This role is based in Green Library on Stanford's historic campus in Stanford, California. The work arrangement is on-site with the possibility of negotiating "work from home" on a pre- arranged basis. The position has potential for renewal.

Approved budgeted annual salary not to exceed: $ 104,500