[AMS-announce] JOB: Mary Flagler Cary Curator of Music Manuscripts and Printed Music, Morgan Library, New York

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Mary Flagler Cary Curator of Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

(Full-Time) 

The Morgan Library & Museum seeks a Senior Curator to manage the Music Manuscripts and Printed Music department. This position manages the care, accessibility to researchers and the public, and acquisitions for the collection of music manuscripts (ca. 1,300), letters (over 7,000), and printed music and books (ca. 2,400). Essential duties include collection, program, research and donor related responsibilities. 
 

Qualifications
5 to 7 years experience with primary materials in a research library, archives, or museum, with a range of experience in activities such as cataloging and processing, reference services, exhibition planning and implementation. 
 
Graduate degree in musicology desirable. 
 
ALA-accredited Masters Degree in Library and Information Science desirable. 
 
Familiarity with the principles of the care and handling of rare books and manuscripts. 
Professional knowledge of electronic cataloging and digitization of manuscript materials desirable. 
Extensive knowledge of western classical music of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. 
Current knowledge of the auction and dealers’ market for music manuscripts. 
Basic reading knowledge of German, French and Italian is highly desirable. 
Ability to interpret scholarship for the general public. 
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, researchers, students, journalists, and the general public. 
Proficiency with the Windows environment, especially Microsoft Office, is mandatory. 
Superior writing and public speaking skills. 
Commitment to collaboration and teamwork. 
Ability to work for extended periods at a computer workstation, lift moderately heavy boxes and books, move items to and from shelves from floor to overhead level, climb ladders, wheel carts with collection items through the facility, and tolerate moderate levels of dust and odor generated during normal collection management activities and movement of objects. Standing for extended periods during exhibition installation. Travel as required when serving as a courier for loans.  

Compensation: Competitive salary; excellent benefits. 
 
To apply: Interested applicants should e-mail cover letter with salary requirements, and resume, by March 5, 2007 to: musicsearch at themorgan.org 

For more information about the Morgan Library & Museum and its collections and programs, consult: www.themorgan.org.