Museum Curator - Higher Ed. jobs in Elkhart, IN

Position Summary:

Goshen College is a Christian liberal arts institution that prepares students to thrive in life, leadership and service. We strive to model an inclusive community committed to
transformative justice, peace, and sustainability. A respect and appreciation of the Anabaptist-Mennonite faith perspective and practices, and a commitment to the mission, vision, core values and community standards of Goshen College, are important for teaching and administrative faculty members.

Founded in 1906, the Mennonite Historical Library (MHL) at Goshen College (GC) maintains
one of the most comprehensive collections in the world related to the Radical Reformation,
Anabaptists, Hutterites, Mennonites, Amish and other Plain groups. Since the creation of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism (ISGA) at Goshen College in 2011, the MHL has strengthened its collection and presentation of sources that document and serve Anabaptist-Mennonite communities outside of North America and Europe. These qualities have made the Mennonite Historical Library (MHL) at Goshen College an indispensable resource for a wide range of local, domestic, and international scholars.

The MHL curator partners with the ISGA director to leverage the MHL’s collection for greater
global connection and storytelling in ways that enrich academic scholarship and current faith communities. The curator is responsible for collection development and preservation;
organization and description of collection materials; providing research assistance to the library patrons; overseeing daily operations and personnel within the library; communicating the value of the MHL’s collections to students, faculty, and local and global researchers and partners; and promotion and outreach that deepens engagement and access.

The salary for this position $49,800 annually. Salary may be adjusted for additional qualifications above and beyond the requirement.

Position Duties:

Position Qualifications:

• BASIC QUALIFICATIONS –
  • Master’s degree in library science (MLS or MLIS) or relevant terminal degree and experience
  • Experience could include any of the following: metadata management; research collections; archival management; collection development for special collections; exhibit curation; grant-writing; teaching with primary source materials; and digital initiatives for special collections
• OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS –
  • Excellent oral and written communications skills, subject research skills, and organizational skills
  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills and intercultural competence; can competently serve patrons and students from a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and national backgrounds and work effectively with others in a multicultural environment
  • Flexibility, creativity, and a willingness to innovate
  • Familiarity with user-oriented bibliographic and metadata services
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS –
  • Knowledge of Anabaptist-Mennonite studies or adjacent fields
  • Ability to perform original, copy and derived cataloging
  • Supervisory experience highly desirable
  • Reading knowledge of Dutch or German desirable; other language abilities also helpful
  • Evidence of successful project management
  • Familiarity with WorldShare Management Services or another library management system

Benefits

• Health insurance (employee premium 100% covered)
• Dental, vision, life and LTD insurance
• Retirement plans
• Tuition discounts
• Free employee membership to Recreation/Fitness Center
• Flexible Spending Account
• Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave

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