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Associate Director and Head of Collections

# Associate Director and Head of Collections

Amherst College

## Job Description

Associate Director and Head of Collections

Job Description:

Benefits Information

Summary of Responsibilities:

- Oversees the daily logistical operations of the Center

- Supports long-term projects

- Budgetary oversight

- Oversees both the Center's ADC and student workers

- Oversight of the physical plant, coordinating with Facilities, contractors, and other departments on campus

- Oversight of events

- Maintains the physical safety and monitors use of the collection

- Implements best practices for patron's use of the collection

- Serves as the liaison, in consultation with the director, with the Mead Art Museum and the Frost Library, on collection management and exhibitions

- Coordinates as needed project archivists to process archives and new acquisitions

- Identifies and develops grant applications in support of collection maintenance and the consideration and coordination of donations

- Oversight and development of the Center's communications and publicity. This may include working with campus partners and outside contractors for projects related to digital humanities.

Qualifications:

- Master's Degree; Russian or related field

- Equivalent combination of education/experience in lieu of minimum education and related experience

- Facility in using various technological platforms or a willingness to learn to use such platforms as, for example, G-suite, Excel, and Archive Space

- Advanced competency in English and Russian

- Excellent oral and written communication

- Attentiveness to details

- Basic web editing skills

- Ability to oversee projects from inception to conclusion

- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

- Successful completion of required reference and background checks

- An acceptable criminal offender records information (CORI) check

- PhD in Slavic Languages or Literatures or related fields; advanced competency in Russian

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Posted August 29, 2026

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