Director, Chesney Medical Archives (School of Medicine Chesney Archives)
We are seeking a Director, Chesney Medical Archives who will be responsible for programmatic oversight for the workflows, services, and policies within a unit or department to ensure compliance with overall library and archive policies and efficient and effective performance of staff. Function with a high degree of independence and possess a thorough knowledge of professional principles, methods, practices, and programs. This role will lead in the development and implementation of long-term goals and objectives to enhance services and promote growth.
The Director of the Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives provides visionary leadership and direction of the programs, services, and initiatives of the Chesney Archives. The position will focus on archives and special collections in a health sciences setting and the role these materials play in advancing teaching and learning, research, and creative work. They will be an expert in building archival and manuscript research collections in physical and digital formats, and with knowledge of collecting, cataloging, and curating cultural properties. They will develop collaborative and productive relationships with stakeholders from the schools of medicine, nursing, and public health, the Johns Hopkins Health System, as well as libraries, archives, and museums at Johns Hopkins University.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide visionary leadership and direction for a department of nine professional staff (archivists and curators) and 15-20 student employees and volunteers, fostering a team-oriented work environment.
- Model leadership and provide mentorship, advocacy, change management, and support to staff.
- Identify, advocate for, and implement preservation, conservation, and digitization environments and collections' storage needs in collaboration with other university libraries, archives, and museums.
- Cultivate relationships with current and prospective donors and identify engagement opportunities.
- Identify relevant grant prospects and other opportunities for innovative work in archives.
- Oversee the provision of reference and research services.
- Shape programs to meet the university's commitment to teaching, learning, and research in partnership with the Department of the History of Medicine and other units across the institution.
- Provide direction for and guide outreach and exhibition programming to engage with libraries, campus, and external partners in alignment with university and health system priorities.
- Champion the identification, evaluation, and, where appropriate, strategic integration of cutting-edge technologies, to enhance archives infrastructure, user services, and data workflows.
- Determine strategic direction for collection development, including developing a records management program for systematically and routinely collecting the records of health science schools and health system entities
- Grow the Archives capacity and expertise to manage born digital collections.
- Track developments in academic archives applying new standards and techniques.
- Serve as a unit or department head with budgetary or programmatic responsibility.
- Ensure departmental goals align with the libraries, archives, and institution's strategic plans.
- Hire, train, coach, and manage staff including conducting performance evaluations and supporting professional development needs.
- Provide leadership that supports both the individual and the organization's objectives.
- Plan and organize programs and services that connect services and resources to patrons.
- Create and implement policies and procedures to ensure efficient and effective operations
- Actively engage in regional, consortia, or national, library and archive programs.
- Stay apprised of new developments in operational areas
- Research, design, and test methodologies for measure and assess areas of the department to ensure effective and efficient delivery of services and use of resources.
- Assist in the preparation of reports that demonstrate the value of the department.
- Work with library and archive leadership to gather appropriate statistics for external reporting.
- Collaborate with other library and archive services managers to ensure smooth cross departmental operations where necessary.
- Serve on library- and university-wide committees and working groups.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Library Science or related field.
- Five years of related experience. Three years of supervisory or lead experience.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced professional or academic degree in the history of medicine, science, nursing, public health, or other relevant subject areas.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with programs to integrate archives and special collections in research, curricular and co-curricular use, and community engagement.
- Demonstrated understanding of the mission of a research university with an affiliated health care system.
- Demonstrated ability to foster environments of teamwork and collaboration.
- Deep and broad knowledge of best practices in archives and special collections including collection development and management of analog, digitized, and born-digital materials; ethical purchasing and acceptance of gifts-in-kind; digital preservation; archival description; cataloging; special collections security; as well as copyright, HIPAA, FERPA, and intellectual property issues.
- Experience building and maintaining successful donor relationships, as well as collaborations across a university community.
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