The Deputy Director, Collections and Research Services, Schomburg Center oversees the largest part of Schomburg’s operation, in addition to serving as a critical member of the senior leadership team. The successful candidate is an engaged, collaborative, and experienced leader who can provide vision and mentorship to a stellar team of curators and librarians tasked with stewarding this singular special collection and providing access to diverse audiences. In collaboration with the Director and other stakeholders, the deputy director will help to shape Schomburg’s collection into the future, determine its collecting priorities and processes, and help to chart the future of the institution. The Deputy Director reports directly to the Director and is responsible for managing the regular and successful operations of research library activities, in addition to working closely with other departments and colleagues within Schomburg and across NYPL to ensure that system-wide goals are accomplished.

Submit specified application materials to schomburgreference@nypl.org.