Head of the Natural History Library Collections — Cambridge, Massachusetts

Description

Management Activities

• Direct the strategic planning process for the natural history library collections in both Ernst Mayr and the Botany Libraries.
• Plan, develop, administer, and evaluate library services to curators, faculty, staff, students, and visiting researchers.
• Maintain administrative oversight of the Ernst Mayr Library and the Botany Libraries.
• Prepare and recommend the annual budget, monitor budget expenditures.
• Collaborate and coordinate with the directors of the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MBZ) and the Harvard University Herbaria (HUH) on the use of the spaces, coordination with museum collections, and future planning.
• Manage the Ernst Mayr and Botany libraries facilities in collaboration with MCZ and HUH building operations.
• Prioritize and lead multiple projects while meeting deadlines and budget targets.
• Recruit, hire, manage, and evaluate staff.
• Promote staff development activities.
• Work collegially with peers and colleagues across the Harvard Library in a variety of committees and working groups.
• Maintain awareness of national trends and developments in STEM librarianship with particular focus on areas of natural history and museum libraries.
• Contribute to professional organizations at the national level, recognize library trends and opportunities, and use this knowledge to enrich local programs and strategic planning in Harvard’s science libraries.

Research and Instruction Activities

Collection Management Activities

Outreach Activities

Basic Qualifications

Additional Qualifications and Skills

Working Conditions

Additional Information

Digital Library Leadership

Supervisory Responsibilities

Benefits

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Department Office Location : USA – MA – Cambridge

Job Code : 386059 Library Manager

Job Function : Library

Work Format : Hybrid (partially on-site, partially remote)

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Salary Grade : 059

Department : Sciences and Engineering Services

Salary Range : $102,300 to $179,100

Union : 00 – Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Time Status : Full-time

Pre-Employment Screening : Criminal, Education, Identity

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