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2021 INALJ Jobs Naomi House & Sana Khan- Co-Head Editors of INALJ Jobs Karly Szczepkowski, Rebekah Kati, Iris Jahng, Rose Feuer, Tom Dailey & Sarah Eiseman - INALJ Volunteers 3.31.2021 *** Issue 49 (includes all of 47-48) *** Sponsored jobs *USA jobs *Canada jobs *International jobs INALJ fundraiser info *** SPONSORED JOBS SHARE Bibliographic Services Manager / Illinois Heartland Library System / Edwardsville, IL (Can also choose to work at alternative location in Carbondale, IL or Champaign, IL) remove 4/30 Digital Archivist / Smith College / Northampton, MA remove 4/21 Director of Preservation / Texas A&M University Libraries / College Station, TX / Apply by 4/5 remove 3/31 Looking for more jobs? Check out the last edition of the jobs pdfs for each of the previous 2-3 weeks!! Each week is cumulative & we try not to duplicate week to week USA USA – Virtual - Telework - Remote further job resources can be found at INALJ Telework Research Specialist - Document Delivery / LAC Group/ Remote, USA or Canada Shared Collections Program Director / California Digital Library (CDL) / Oakland or Remote Paid Archives, History and Heritage Advanced Interns (Fall 2021), Library of Congress/ Apply by 4/23 Aspen Discovery Implementation Specialist / ByWater Solutions CID Market Intelligence and Portfolio Manager (work remotely) Siemens Alabama further job resources can be found at INALJ Alabama Coordinator of Metadata, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Alaska further job resources can be found at INALJ Alaska Archivist, Anchorage Museum Paid Cook Inlet Historical Society Intern, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage Arizona further job resources can be found at INALJ Arizona Computer and Network Support Technician / Mohave County Library / Apply by 4/2 at 5 PM Arkansas further job resources can be found at INALJ Arkansas Dean of University of Arkansas Libraries / Fayetteville / Apply by 4/30 California further job resources can be found at INALJ California Middle East Studies Librarian and Area Studies Collection Strategist / UC Santa Barbara Library Temporary Tape Vault/Media Archive Specialist - LAC Group / Burbank Vice President for Advocacy / Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. San Francisco (bookmark, not live yet) Shared Collections Program Director / California Digital Library (CDL) / Oakland or Remote Law Librarian Davis Wright Tremaine LLP – Los Angeles Vice Chancellor for Research / University of California, San Diego Business Research & Collections Librarian / Stanford Business Library Reader Services Coordinator - The Huntington - San Marino Curator of Photography - The Huntington - San Marino Digital Asset Manager, Tailored Brands, Inc. Fremont CID Market Intelligence and Portfolio Manager (work remotely) Siemens- Berkeley Colorado further job resources can be found at INALJ Colorado Library Branch Manager -Lucero Branch / Pueblo City-County Library District / Pueblo Online Learning and Instruction Librarian / The Kraemer Family Library – Colorado Springs Connecticut further job resources can be found at INALJ Connecticut Librarian I, Children's Services (Part-time) - The West Hartford Library Substitute Reference Librarian - The West Hartford Library Part Time Office Assistant (Circulation) - The West Hartford Library DC (Washington, DC) further job resources can be found at INALJ DC Associate Publisher (Sciences) / Publications Division of unnamed association Delaware further job resources can be found at INALJ Delaware Paid Interns, Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington Florida further job resources can be found at INALJ Florida Georgia further job resources can be found at INALJ Georgia Director of Curatorial Affairs/Chief Curator / Telfair Museums / Savannah Hawaii further job resources can be found at INALJ Hawaii Idaho further job resources can be found at INALJ Idaho Illinois further job resources can be found at INALJ Illinois Sponsored SHARE Bibliographic Services Manager / Illinois Heartland Library System / Edwardsville, IL (Can also choose to work at alternative location in Carbondale, IL or Champaign, IL) Other jobs Executive Director- Broadview Public Library District – Broadview IT Systems Software Engineer - American Library Association – Chicago Renewable Energy Analyst / Illinois Sustainable Technology Center / Chicago STEM and Data Literacy Librarian / Loyola University Chicago Librarian III - Children's - Wrightwood-Ashburn - Chicago Librarian III - Children's - Blackstone - Chicago Library Clerk - Hourly - Various (Districts 1 And 2) - Chicago Librarian IV - Brainerd - Chicago Librarian IV - Bucktown-Wicker Park - Chicago Indiana further job resources can be found at INALJ Indiana Downtown Library Circulation Clerk, Part Time/ Tippecanoe County Library/ Lafayette Library Shelver, Part Time/ Tippecanoe County Library/ Lafayette Divisional Librarian of Programs and Services, Full Time/ Tippecanoe County Library/ Lafayette Downtown Head Youth Librarian/ Tippecanoe County Library/ Lafayette Downtown Reference Librarian/ Tippecanoe County Library/ Lafayette Wea Prairie Branch Leader, Full Time/ Tippecanoe County Library/ Lafayette Iowa further job resources can be found at INALJ Iowa Kansas further job resources can be found at INALJ Kansas Head of Information Services / Salina Public Library/ Salina Kentucky further job resources can be found at INALJ Kentucky Louisiana further job resources can be found at INALJ Louisiana Database Management Librarian / Tulane University/ New Orleans Archival Processing Manager / Tulane University / New Orleans Maine further job resources can be found at INALJ Maine Instructor, Business Reference Librarian / University of Maine – Orono Executive Director / Woodlawn Museum, Gardens & Park / Ellsworth Maryland further job resources can be found at INALJ Maryland Associate Director of Informationist Services / Johns Hopkins University/Welch Medical Library – Baltimore Informationist III (Librarian III) -- Johns Hopkins University/Welch Medical Library – Baltimore Massachusetts further job resources can be found at INALJ Massachusetts Sponsored Digital Archivist / Smith College / Northampton, MA Other jobs Instruction Services & Electronic Resources Librarian, Gordon College - Wenham Digitization Archivist / John F. Kennedy Library Foundation – Boston Records Manager, Boston Planning & Development Agency, Boston Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion . Commonwealth School . Boston Library Liaison, Biosciences and Bioengineering – Research and Learning / MIT Michigan further job resources can be found at INALJ Michigan Public Services Librarian / Kettering University/ Flint Youth Librarian / White Lake Township Library / White Lake- Apply by 4/11 Adult Services/Local History Librarian/ Charlotte Community Library/ Charlotte- Apply by 4/14 Director --Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, NARA – Grand Rapids --- Apply by 5/6 Associate Archivist, Inter-university Consortium for Political & Social Research (ICPSR) at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor PT Librarian, Adult Services / Troy Public Library / Troy PT Library Aide, Circulation / Troy Public Library / Troy PT Library Aide, Digital Services/Technology Center / Troy Public Library / Troy Head of University Archives – Librarian I/II, Michigan State University, East Lansing Minnesota further job resources can be found at INALJ Minnesota Librarian / Media Specialist / Fond du Lac Ojibwe School / Apply by 4/8 Mississippi further job resources can be found at INALJ Mississippi Missouri further job resources can be found at INALJ Missouri Manager of Customer Service / St. Louis Public Library Technical Services Manager/ Mid-Continent Public Library/ Independence Administrative Support Coordinator-Headquarters Mid-Continent Public Library/ Independence Branch Manager II - Raytown/ Mid-Continent Public Library Human Resources Specialist /Mid-Continent Public Library/Independence Part- Time Customer Service Associate I- North Independence Branch--Mid-Continent Public Library Substitute Delivery Driver / Mid-Continent Public Library/Independence Virtual Programming Producer/Mid-Continent Public Library/Independence Acquisitions, Collection Development, and Interlibrary Loan Librarian / Missouri Valley College – Marshall Library Director / Trails Regional Library / Warrensburg, MO / Apply by 3/31 Montana further job resources can be found at INALJ Montana Nebraska further job resources can be found at INALJ Nebraska Nevada further job resources can be found at INALJ Nevada New Hampshire further job resources can be found at INALJ New Hampshire Youth Services Librarian – Pease Public Library / Plymouth Children’s Librarian (also mentions Library Director) at the George H. Bixby Memorial Library in Francestown New Jersey further job resources can be found at INALJ New Jersey Adult Events Coordinator / Cape May County Library / Cape May Associate Manager, Digital Web & Customer Experience / Piscataway Records Manager /Princeton University Library – Princeton Archives Librarian – News Archives Administration, ViacomCBS, Iselin Librarian for Modern and Contemporary Special Collections / Princeton University Library – Princeton New Mexico further job resources can be found at INALJ New Mexico New York (state) further job resources can be found at INALJ NY State Library Director – Westport Library Association /Westport Library Director / Friendship Free Library / Friendship Library Media Teacher / Valley Stream UFSD Thirteen / Valley Stream / Apply by 4/12 Library Media Specialist / Warwick Valley Central School District / Warwick / Apply
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