Director, Archival Collections & Institutional Repository

Marquette University Clg-Nurse; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Marquette University is seeking a visionary Head of Archival Collections and Institutional Repository to lead the university archives, rare books, and the e-Publications@Marquette repository. The role advances scholarly access, teaching, and digital initiatives within a Catholic, Jesuit institution.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, you will guide strategy, mentor eight full-time staff, collaborate across campus, and drive digitization, preservation, and scholarly communication efforts for

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program.
• Significant professional experience in archives and/or special collections.
• Experience with teaching, exhibits, events or other programs that focus on primary source collections and/or digital scholarly content.
• Experience developing partnerships that expand use of collections and scholarship.
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop professional staff.
• Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork, cooperation, and collaboration.
• Strong commitment to public service and proven ability to work with a diverse population of faculty, staff, students, community members, and external researchers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to work effectively with a variety of individuals and groups in a complex and rapidly changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide vision and leadership for the library’s archival collections and repository programs, in alignment with library and university priorities.
• Manage and mentor eight full-time staff, archivists, and librarians as well as student employees.
• Collaborate with faculty and library colleagues to incorporate archival, rare book, and repository materials into student coursework and research experiences.
• Build relationships with academic departments, research centers, and campus partners to ensure the department remains an active resource for scholarship, institutional memory, and storytelling.
• Lead initiatives to enhance discovery and use of archival and repository materials through digitization, discovery system improvements, and sustainable access strategies.
• Acquire new collections in scope with department and University priorities.
• Guide departmental priorities for digitization of high-impact collections and scholarly outputs and of repository growth.
• Lead the development of sustainable approaches to digital preservation, archival digital collections, and the university’s digital history.
• Participate as a member of the leadership team, representing ACIR and identifying opportunities for cross-unit collaboration.

Skills

Library leadership

Staff management

Public service

Teamwork & collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Adaptability

Education

Master’s degree in library and information science

Tools

DACS

ERM

EAD

OAIS

ArchivesSpace

Preservica

Job description

Marquette University is seeking a visionary Head of Archival Collections and Institutional Repository to lead the university archives, rare books, and the e-Publications@Marquette repository. The role advances scholarly access, teaching, and digital initiatives within a Catholic, Jesuit institution.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, you will guide strategy, mentor eight full-time staff, collaborate across campus, and drive digitization, preservation, and scholarly communication efforts for