George Amos Poole III Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts
Newberry Library Job Location: Illinois Date Created: 05-20-2016
Reporting to the Vice President for Collections and Library Services, the Curator has responsibility for developing, interpreting, promoting, and managing the Newberry’s renowned collection of pre-1815 Continental European rare books and manuscripts in history, literature, and other humanities fields. Areas of outstanding strength include religious, political, and intellectual history; Italian, French, and Neo-Latin literature; historical linguistics; humanism and the Enlightenment; the French Revolution; Spanish and Portuguese history; travel literature; rhetoric and pedagogy. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
For more details about the responsibilities and qualifications, please go to the Newberry Library website at www.newberry.org/employment.
Send application materials to the Office of Human Resources at hr@newberry.org. Applications should include a cover letter, cv, and contact information for three references. Applicants should indicate theri start date availaiblity in the cover letter. Review of applications iwll begin June 27 and will continue until the positoin is filled.
