[LIBJOBS] Please Share Job Posting: Associate Professional Specialist/Central Asian Numismatic (Req. 1600288) (Princeton, NJ, USA)

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Job Requisition: 1600288

Job Title:  Associate Professional Specialist/Central Asian Numismatic

Posting Site: Associate Professional Specialist/Central Asian Numismatic

URL (if above link does not work): https://jobs.princeton.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=216346

 

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Position Title:                     Associate Professional Specialist/Central Asian Numismatic

Department:                       Library-Rare Books & Special Collections

Requisition Number:       1600288

Job Code Title:                  Associate Professional Specialist

 

The Princeton University Library is one of the world’s leading research libraries, serving a diverse community of 5,200 undergraduates, 2,700 graduate students, 1,200 faculty members, and many visiting scholars. Its holdings include more than 8 million printed volumes, 5 million manuscripts, 2 million non-print items, and extensive collections of digital text, data, and images. The Library employs a dedicated and knowledgeable staff of more than 300 professional and support staff working in a large central library, 9 specialized branches, and 3 storage facilities.

 

Position Summary: The Princeton University Library and the Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University announce a one-year position at the rank of associate professional specialist. The successful candidate will be expected to study and provide detailed descriptions of over one thousand pre-Islamic coins of Central Asia in the Library's Numismatic Collection, including those in the newly-acquired Schaaf Collection of Sasanian coins. This work includes examination of coins, comparison with published descriptions when available, data entry in a specialized database, digital photography, sorting coins into trays and labeling. The position reports to the Library's Head of Technical Services for Special Collections.

 

Essential Qualifications: The position requires an advanced degree in a relevant subject area, advanced experience with the Persian language, preferably Middle Persian, and with Pahlavi script, and familiarity with the history and geography of the pre-Islamic Middle East.  

 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Nominations and applications (cover letter, resume and the names, titles, addresses and phone numbers of three references) will be accepted only from the Jobs at Princeton website: http://www.princeton.edu/jobs. This position is subject to the University's background check policy.  

 

Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

  

To view the posting, go to Jobs at Princeton: http://www.princeton.edu/jobs

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Assistant to the Associate University Librarian

Rare Books and Special Collections

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