Director, University of Connecticut Libraries

Director, Thomas. J. Dodd Research Center
(University Archives and Special Collections)
University of Connecticut Libraries
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut, ranked among the top 25 public universities in the nation, seeks nominations and applications for the Director of the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center (University Archives and Special Collections), which is part of the University of Connecticut Libraries. The new Dodd Center Director will provide leadership to this flourishing center of intellectual and scholarly activity and public engagement.
The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, named for the late Senator from Connecticut and developed with the continuing support of Senator Christopher J. Dodd and members of the Dodd family, broke ground in 1993 and was dedicated by President Clinton in 1995. The Dodd Center is supported by the Center Advisory Board consisting of Dodd family members, prominent human rights activists and Connecticut business and political leaders.
The Dodd Research Center encourages education, exploration, and scholarship through its preservation of the University’s unique manuscripts, archives and rare books; through its dynamic programming in the humanities and social sciences; and through its forums for public policy debate, particularly in the area of human rights. Along with archives and special collections, the Dodd Research Center houses the Center for Judaic & Contemporary Jewish Life and the Human Rights Institute. This year the Dodd Research Center received the distinguished service award from the Society of American Archivists for 2008.

The UConn Libraries, which include the Storrs campus libraries, the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, and five regional campus libraries, is a participating member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and the Boston Library Consortium.
The Position: Reporting to the Vice-Provost for University Libraries, the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Director provides leadership to the Dodd Center as it broadens its mission, outreach, and service to the public and scholarly community.
Responsibilities include fund raising, strategic planning, budgeting, staff oversight, public programming, collection development, and research assistance. As a member of the University Libraries’ Leadership Council, the Dodd Center Director participates in library-wide planning, budgeting, and policy development. The incumbent works closely with the Directors of the Human Rights Institute and the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life, which are housed in the Dodd Research Center, to ensure that public programs are coordinated and public policy debates are convened.
Qualifications:
· A graduate degree in English, history, library science, or another academic discipline closely related to the collections, programs, and services of the University’s Archives & Special Collections and three to five years of managerial/supervisor/administrative experience OR a bachelor’s degree and eight to ten years of significant and relevant library technical/managerial/supervisory experience.
· Demonstrated technical expertise in archival and special collections functions.
· A record of achievement in fund raising, grant writing and grant management, collection solicitation, and other development activities.
· A strong commitment to the field of human rights.
· A demonstrated commitment to quality service for a diverse clientele that ranges from secondary and undergraduate students to senior faculty to distinguished visiting scholars.
· Sound knowledge of those issues relating to the use of primary resource materials by historians, humanities scholars, and social scientists for research, teaching, and publication.
· Ability to work effectively with a variety of library users, donors, and Library and University staff.
· Outstanding oral and written communications skills.
· Outstanding leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
For more information about the University of Connecticut, the University Libraries, and for a complete position description listing characteristic duties and responsibilities, and required and desired qualifications, please visit our web page at: http://www.lib.uconn.edu/about/recruitment (Search #2009034)
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. UConn is working with Lansing & Associates in this search. Please submit a letter of interest, resume, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references electronically to: MargotLansing@comcast.net or hard copy to Lansing & Associates, 11 Martin Road, Wellesley, MA 02481. For further information contact Margot Lansing at 781-237-1754.
The University of Connecticut has a strong commitment to diversity and seeks a broad spectrum of candidates.
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Elizabeth Tonucci
University of Connecticut
University Libraries
Library Human Resources Specialist
Phone 860 486-0845
Fax 860 486-0584