Senior Assistant Librarian - Special Collections Librarian
Job no: 545198
Location: San José, California, USA
Compensation: This is a probationary, 12-month, tenure-track position at the Senior Assistant Librarian rank; salary commensurate with qualifications and experience (anticipated range: $90,000-$95,000 annually). Librarians in the CSU system enjoy full faculty status and as such are eligible for campus service opportunities, sabbatical and other leaves, and additional benefits. Librarians are represented under Unit 3 of the California Faculty Association (CFA).
Excellent benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans; generous paid leave (24 vacation days and one personal holiday per year and one day of sick leave per month); and membership in CALPERS, the largest retirement system in the country. See Benefits Summary for additional details.Target Start Date: August 2025. (Applications accepted until filled or closed)
Application Deadline: April 4, 2025 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library at SJSU welcomes applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position as Special Collections Librarian. Joining a team of three full-time staff in Special Collections & Archives (SC&A), the Special Collections Librarian is responsible for overseeing SC&A public services and processing (i.e., arrangement and description) of Special Collections. In collaboration with the Director, the Special Collections Librarian will also develop and maintain new acquisitions of personal and organizational papers, and rare and unique books that comprise the vast and multitudinous Special Collections of the unit. These include Political Papers, LGBTQ+ Collections, Women’s Collections, Chicana/Chicano Collections, Oral History Collections, Artist and Fine Press Books, and other materials that fulfill the teaching and research missions of San José State University. Additionally, the Special Collections Librarian will contribute to SC&A digital initiatives, outreach, exhibitions, and event programming.
As a member of the Library Faculty, the candidate participates in the library liaison program and is expected to engage in service activities pertaining to library and university governance and research, scholarship, and creative activities, all of which are required for tenure and promotion. This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum on-campus presence of three days a week.
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