Phase2 Technology
Associate Director for Preservation and Conservation, The Harry Ransom Center
Phase2 Technology, Austin, Texas, us, 78716
Associate Director for Preservation and Conservation
This is an exempt, full‑time position (40 hours per week) located on the UT Austin campus. The Associate Director will lead the Preservation and Conservation Division, providing vision and leadership for preservation initiatives and serving on the senior leadership team.
Responsibilities
Manage the Ransom Center Preservation and Conservation Division of approximately nine staff comprised of conservators and preservation technicians, strategically plan for and oversee division activities, and manage the departmental budgets and grant administration.
Serve on the Ransom Center senior leadership team and other institutional committees as appropriate.
Consult with the Ransom Center curators, librarians, and archivists to establish preventive and conservation treatment priorities, balancing institutional priorities with the needs of the active exhibition and loan program of the Center. Consult with Library Technical & Digital Services on a program of digital reformatting of sound and moving image recordings and long‑term preservation of born digital content.
Cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous improvement and foster the ongoing growth and professional development of the Center's highly skilled conservators and preservation technicians through supervision, coaching, and mentoring.
Maintain an effective disaster recovery plan and conduct periodic training and drills to ensure preparedness for a variety of threats to the collections of the Center. Train and educate the staff of the Center on proper handling of collection materials.
Investigate new strategies and technologies to address challenges to long‑term preservation and access.
Working closely with the Center's Director and Chief Development Officer, conceive of and develop funding proposals to advance and sustain the Center's preservation and conservation program, including project‑based initiatives that further the collection care goals of the Center.
Liaise with UT campus libraries, archives, and museums on various joint initiatives; lead and cultivate the Campus Conservation Initiative and chair the initiative's Steering Committee.
Advise the Ransom Center Director and the Facilities Management Librarian on maintaining an optimum preservation environment for materials stewarded by the Center. Represent conservation priorities in long‑range space planning and capital improvement projects. Act as back‑up facilities manager when Facilities Management Librarian is away from the office.
Required Qualifications
Education: Master's degree from a recognized conservation education program or a Master's in Library and Information Science with a certificate in conservation.
Experience: Minimum of 10‑12 years post‑graduate experience at progressively advanced levels of responsibility.
Minimum of 5 years of experience supervising conservators.
Minimum of 5 years managing a conservation lab.
Knowledge of the preservation needs of wide‑ranging collection material types.
Ability to engage professionally with a wide range of individuals including colleagues, allied professionals, university administrators, and donors.
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
Demonstrated use of logic and reasoning to determine appropriate courses of action, or alternative solutions for a variety of preservation/conservation problems.
Knowledge of conservation treatment and housing approaches for a variety of cultural materials held in libraries, archives and museums.
Familiarity with state‑of‑the‑art preservation and conservation principles and methodology.
Demonstrated history of professional engagement in the field of conservation.
Salary Range $100,000+ depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Standard office conditions, including repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
Moving and lifting of up to 40 lbs.
Walking or traversing on campus for up to 20 minutes.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
Letter of interest
3 work references with contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Equal Opportunity Employer The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I‑9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
E‑Verify The University of Texas at Austin uses E‑Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E‑Verify is 854197. For more information about E‑Verify, please see the following:
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Right to Work Poster (Spanish)
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Responsibilities
Manage the Ransom Center Preservation and Conservation Division of approximately nine staff comprised of conservators and preservation technicians, strategically plan for and oversee division activities, and manage the departmental budgets and grant administration.
Serve on the Ransom Center senior leadership team and other institutional committees as appropriate.
Consult with the Ransom Center curators, librarians, and archivists to establish preventive and conservation treatment priorities, balancing institutional priorities with the needs of the active exhibition and loan program of the Center. Consult with Library Technical & Digital Services on a program of digital reformatting of sound and moving image recordings and long‑term preservation of born digital content.
Cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous improvement and foster the ongoing growth and professional development of the Center's highly skilled conservators and preservation technicians through supervision, coaching, and mentoring.
Maintain an effective disaster recovery plan and conduct periodic training and drills to ensure preparedness for a variety of threats to the collections of the Center. Train and educate the staff of the Center on proper handling of collection materials.
Investigate new strategies and technologies to address challenges to long‑term preservation and access.
Working closely with the Center's Director and Chief Development Officer, conceive of and develop funding proposals to advance and sustain the Center's preservation and conservation program, including project‑based initiatives that further the collection care goals of the Center.
Liaise with UT campus libraries, archives, and museums on various joint initiatives; lead and cultivate the Campus Conservation Initiative and chair the initiative's Steering Committee.
Advise the Ransom Center Director and the Facilities Management Librarian on maintaining an optimum preservation environment for materials stewarded by the Center. Represent conservation priorities in long‑range space planning and capital improvement projects. Act as back‑up facilities manager when Facilities Management Librarian is away from the office.
Required Qualifications
Education: Master's degree from a recognized conservation education program or a Master's in Library and Information Science with a certificate in conservation.
Experience: Minimum of 10‑12 years post‑graduate experience at progressively advanced levels of responsibility.
Minimum of 5 years of experience supervising conservators.
Minimum of 5 years managing a conservation lab.
Knowledge of the preservation needs of wide‑ranging collection material types.
Ability to engage professionally with a wide range of individuals including colleagues, allied professionals, university administrators, and donors.
Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
Demonstrated use of logic and reasoning to determine appropriate courses of action, or alternative solutions for a variety of preservation/conservation problems.
Knowledge of conservation treatment and housing approaches for a variety of cultural materials held in libraries, archives and museums.
Familiarity with state‑of‑the‑art preservation and conservation principles and methodology.
Demonstrated history of professional engagement in the field of conservation.
Salary Range $100,000+ depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
Standard office conditions, including repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
Moving and lifting of up to 40 lbs.
Walking or traversing on campus for up to 20 minutes.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
Letter of interest
3 work references with contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Equal Opportunity Employer The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I‑9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
E‑Verify The University of Texas at Austin uses E‑Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university's company ID number for purposes of E‑Verify is 854197. For more information about E‑Verify, please see the following:
E‑Verify Poster (English and Spanish)
Right to Work Poster (English)
Right to Work Poster (Spanish)
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