Director of Archives & Academic Instruction

Lamar University; Beaumont (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

Life insurance

State retirement plans

Full tuition benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Lamar University seeks a Director of Archives to lead the University Archives and Special Collections, guiding acquisition, processing, preservation, digitization, and access of archival materials while safeguarding institutional history.

The role collaborates across campus, manages staff, develops finding aids, and advances digital repositories, outreach, instruction, and research support.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in library and information science, Library Science, Archival Studies, or a closely related field from an American Library Association (ALA)-accredited institution.
• Graduate-level preparation in archival management or equivalent archival training and professional experience.
• Minimum two years of progressively responsible experience in archives or special collections.
• Experience managing archival processing, preservation, description, and access for physical and digital collections.
• Experience organizing archival materials using recognized archival standards.
• Experience creating and maintaining aids and collection management tools.
• Experience providing archival instruction, reference, or research services.
• Demonstrated supervisory, organizational, project management, and communication skills.
• Experience working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference and research assistance related to University Archives and Special Collections.
• Develop and deliver archival instruction sessions for faculty, students, and researchers.
• Support classroom instruction through archival resources and institutional history materials.
• Respond to research inquiries and facilitate appropriate access to archival materials.
• Develop outreach initiatives that promote awareness and use of archival collections.
• Build collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, alumni, donors, community organizations, and external partners.
• Supervise archives personnel, student workers, interns, and project teams as assigned.
• Represent University Archives on library and university committees and participate in professional activities.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Collaboration

Metadata standards

Records management

Education

MLS/MLIS or archival-related degree (ALA-accredited)

Graduate archival management training

Tools

ArchivesSpace

CONTENTdm

TARO

Springshare tools

Job description

Lamar University seeks a Director of Archives to lead the University Archives and Special Collections, guiding acquisition, processing, preservation, digitization, and access of archival materials while safeguarding institutional history.

The role collaborates across campus, manages staff, develops finding aids, and advances digital repositories, outreach, instruction, and research support.