Sender: Rare book and manuscripts <EXLIBRIS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
Sorry you are losing her.
I arrive in New York Thursday morning; am at the Salisbury.
Safe travels.
Beverly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Belanger" <belanger@VIRGINIA.EDU>
To: <EXLIBRIS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 2:33 PM
Subject: [EXLIBRIS-L] Full-time staff opening at RBS
> Carolyn Cades Engel, Rare Book School's office manager, is leaving
> RBS in early February for a programs position at the VA Foundation
> for the Humanities. We're very sorry to see her go; she's made a
> substantial contribution to RBS in her two years here.
>
> RBS is looking for a successor to begin work on or (preferably) soon
> after March 1st. The person in this position provides financial and
> accounting support for RBS, functions as a resource regarding
> administrative policies and procedures, and supervises part-time support
staff.
>
> The position requires excellent oral and written communications
> skills necessary for frequent interaction with RBS board members,
> faculty, students, friends, vendors, &c. A knowledge of accounting
> functions and principles is desirable, as is fluency in database and
> spreadsheet software, e.g. Quickbooks, Excel, and Access; a knowledge
> of website maintenance and development would be useful. A high
> comfort level with computer software is essential. We would prefer to
> hire someone who has already attended at least one RBS course (and
> who thus has a basic understanding of how the school functions),
> and/or who can demonstrate a serious interest in the history of the
> book, rare books, and related subjects; we expect the successful
> candidate for the position to have at least a bachelor's degree in
> the liberal arts.
>
> The person must be capable of performing efficiently and accurately
> in a demanding, fast-paced environment. Much of the work is routine:
> maintaining accounts, posting, paying bills, answering email and the
> telephone, dealing with incoming mail, supervising publication
> orders; but as time allows, the person participates in programs and
> collections development and administration.
>
> This is a classified University of Virginia position, with full UVa
> benefits. The salary, set by UVa's human resources office, is
> currently in the high $30s. This figure is somewhat misleading,
> however, since there are a number of financial benefits to the
> position provided by RBS itself, including subsidized parking,
> subsidized lunches and other meals, free annual tuition to an RBS
> course, and a $3,000 annual travel budget (we expect the incumbent to
> attend national conferences and suchlike as a working professional in
> the field). Carolyn Cades Engel estimates that in real money her
> annual salary here presently equals about $45,000.
>
> Persons wishing to know more about the position (or to express an
> interest in applying for it) should be in touch with RBS's Assistant
> Director, Barbara Heritage (email barbara.heritage@virginia.edu). She
> will be attending the annual meetings of the BSA and APHA in New York
> City on Friday and Saturday, 24 and 25 January, and she would be
> happy to speak then with anyone interested in the position.
>
> The formal job posting will be mounted on UVa's human resources
> website (http://www.hrs.virginia.edu/) shortly.
>
> Terry Belanger
> University Professor, Honorary Curator of Special Collections
> Director, Rare Book School : University of
> Virginia
> Rare Book School : PO 400103 : Charlottesville, VA 22904-4103
> Email belanger@virginia.edu : Phone 434-924-8851 : Fax 434-924-8824
> URL <http://www.rarebookschool.org>
>