Although this position will remain posted until filled, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by the end of the day on Friday, October 18th.
Harvard Library seeks a dynamic and innovative leader to serve as the Head of Digital Strategies and Services within Technical Services for Archives and Special Collections (TSASC), a recently formed department that brings together staff from Harvard University Archives and Houghton Library. This newly created role will play a key part in shaping and executing an emerging vision for TSASC to advance open knowledge and strengthen user engagement through digital initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to build a team, craft and implement a vision, and collaborate across Harvard Library to support a user-focused approach to access and discovery for archives and special collections.
Reporting to the Director of Technical Services for Archives and Special Collections, the Head of Digital Strategies and Services will lead a team dedicated to digitization, stewardship of born-digital content, and metadata and systems support for stakeholders in Harvard University Archives and Houghton Library. The Head will help create collaborative culture and communities of practice across Harvard Library’s AASC portfolio, which consists of the Fine Arts Library, Harvard Film Archive, Harvard University Archives, Houghton Library, and Loeb Music Library. The incumbent will contribute to strategic efforts to enhance discovery of and access to archives and special collections, including University records, through new digital platforms and services. They will lead efforts to enhance capacity for born-digital stewardship; oversee programmatic and patron-driven digitization; and work to enhance interoperability, accessibility, and usability within our systems infrastructure. The Head will lead the team in innovative ways of doing work and experimentation with innovative technologies while balancing environmental impact, sustainability, and total costs of stewardship for digital content.
Position Description
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Frequently moves boxes weighing up to 20 pounds across the library for various needs.
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