CareerPlan

Special Collections Librarian (Assistant Professor) - Murphy Library

La Crosse, WI, USFull-time2026-09-22 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Co-manage the Special Collections unit, including collection development, archival appraisal, processing, donor relations, and conservation of archival materials, maps, and government documents.

Role type

Assistant Professor (Special Collections Librarian)

Builds

University institutional documents, archival collections, topographic maps, and government document programs

Domain

Higher Education / Special Collections & Archives

Required skills

Archival appraisal, collection development, donor relations, archival processing, conservation, information literacy instruction, cataloging

Preferred skills

Academic library archives experience, records management lifecycle, government documents, map collections, public-facing service

Technologies

Various archival schemas

Responsibilities

Lead collection development and archival appraisal; process new and backlogged archival materials; cultivate donor relations; manage government document programs; organize and promote topographic map collections; deliver information literacy instruction; perform conservation activities

Seniority

Assistant Professor (Tenure-track, 9-month appointment)