Bowling Green State University

University Libraries

Head Librarian and University Archivist, Center for Archival Collections (CAC)

Reporting to the Chair of the Archival Collections and Branches Department, the Head Librarian and University Archivist will supervise and evaluate seven unit employees, lead the unit in establishing a forward-looking vision with an emphasis on achieving and assessing strategic initiatives for the unit, which includes collections related to Northwest Ohio history, Great Lakes, University Archives, Midwest literature, and student affairs, and services that include preservation, microfilming, records management, reference, and instruction. The successful candidate will teach one course a year in Public History or a related program. Minimum qualifications: ALA-accredited Master’s degree; minimum Master’s degree in history or related field.  For detailed description & qualifications, visithttp://www.bgsu.edu/library/about/ULEmployment.html.

Minimum salary starting at $52,052 for a 12-month, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor.  This position is available beginning July 1, 2016.  Print or electronic applications must be received or postmarked by March 18, 2016.  Submit application letter, vitae, and name, address, contact information for minimum 3 references to: Head Librarian and University Archivist, (CAC) Search Committee.  Email: libadmin@bgsu.edu. Final candidate(s) are required to authorize & pass a background investigation prior to an offer of employment. BGSU is an AA/EO institution.

This is a re-posting of this position.  Previous applicants need not reapply and are still part of the applicant pool.

Dr. Bruce Olav Solheim, a 1993 PhD graduate of the History Department, recently published Making History:  A Personal Approach to Modern American History (Cognella Academic Publishing, 2016).  According to the publisher, Making History “takes a personal approach to American history. It gets readers excited about their own roles in making history and empowers them to make changes for the betterment of their country.  Making History begins with the important point that while most standard textbooks refer to events that have shaped America, these events didn’t happen to American – they happened to individual Americans.  It is individuals who give their lives in armed conflicts and lose their homes during financial downturns. With its non-traditional take on events and their impacts, Making History is a free alternative to survey courses in American history and historiography or classes in American civilization.”

Dr. Solheim is a Distinguished Professor of History at Citrus College in Glendora, California.  He was a Fulbright Professor in Norway in 2003.  He has published five books and written six plays.