A Couple Of Professional Opportunities In Cartography

The Leventhal Center and Yale University both seek employees

Notice of a couple of opportunities for professional map librarians have landed in our inbox via the MapHist mailing list in the past week or so. They look like valuable work for just the right person and, as far as we are aware, applications are still being accepted:

The Leventhal Seeks Admin Assistant

The Boston Public Library’s recently-announced Norman B. Leventhal Center is looking for an administrative assistant. The position, according to thier announcment, “will perform functions and duties in support of the work of the Map Center which will include serving as a registrar for all conservation activities in conjunction with Administrative duties.”

A responsible and professional approach is essential; one would be required to interface on a regular basis will many people. You will have to relocate to Boston, and be resident in the city on the date of first employ. You must have a BA from a recognized college or university, and the salary for the position is $39,693.

Full details on the posting can be had at http://www.bpl.org/g...eral/jobopenings.htm.

Yale U Seeks Catalog Librarian

Yale University’s Map Collection, which boasts more than 200,000 sheet maps, 3,000 atlases, and 11,000 rare maps, is seeking a Map Catalog Librarian.

Responsiblilities, according to the announcment, inlcude: “original cataloging for a wide range of print and manuscript maps, with an emphasis on rare maps. Descriptive cataloging is performed in accordance with national standards and the requirements of Yale’s local on-line Voyager system. Other responsibilities include keeping abreast of revisions in cataloging rules and trends, training and revising the work of other librarians and catalog assistants, and resolving cataloging problems for support staff. Librarians participate actively in the Library’s management, assessment, training, and development programs, contribute to implementing the mission of the Library, and keep active professionally.”

The salary begins at $56,100 yearly, and includes full benefits and relocation assistance. For full information on this position, surf to https://apps.busines...le.edu/oja/index.jsp, where you can complete an online app and provide a resume and three professional references.