Curator of Photographic Materials

Job Title:  Curator of Photographic Materials Job Classification:  CFS Professional Posting close date: October 15, 2023 Start date of this position:  April 3, 2023 Required Degree:

MLS from an ALA-accredited institution

OR

If the applicant does not have an MLS, a master's or doctoral degree in photography or a related field such as fine arts or art history is required.

Individuals without an MLS must complete the MLS degree within a specific period of time. They will be provided a minimum of 36 months from date of hire.

All qualified candidates including women, people of color, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Experience: Required:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply archival principles to photographic collections.
• Demonstrated ability to appraise, arrange, and describe archival photographic collections.
• Ability to teach and participate in outreach activities such as class lectures, exhibits, and presentations and the desire to interact with and mentor students.
• Knowledge of and practical experience in photography (digital and analog), including management of physical, digitized, and born-digital photographic images.
• Ability to advise and instruct students and staff in correct processing procedures for photographs.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of the history and technical aspects of photography and photographic preservation of the numerous different photographic processes.
• A second master’s degree or Ph.D. in photography or a related field such as fine arts or art history.
• Knowledge of chemistry insofar as photographic chemicals, safety and hazardous waste is concerned
• Knowledge of the technical skills, tools and procedures commonly used in a photographic darkroom and the ability to manage the same.

Duties/Expectations:

• Create accession records and processing plans for new acquisitions following DACS standards.
• Selectively acquire primary source materials that support the teaching of the history of photography.
• Provide reference and research support.
• Teach library instruction/information literacy classes; make class presentations on Special Collections resources.
• Select appropriate materials from photograph collections for digitization and ensure professional standards and best practices are followed regarding the arrangement, description, and long-term care and preservation of born-digital photographic materials.
• Mentor students and student employees.
• Manage and supervise the darkroom.
• Stay abreast of trends, processes, and scholarship related to handling born-digital photographic collections, market values for photographs, and preservation and access issues.
• Produce significant research and original contributions, including exhibits, relevant to librarianship and/or fields appropriate to subject assignment.

Information required at the time of application – Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically Document(s) required at the time of application - Please attach your updated Curriculum Vitae and cover letter to the faculty application.

#LI-DNI Equal Opportunity Employer: m/f/Vets/Disability Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer.  All faculty are required to abide by the university’s Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrine of the affiliated church.