Head of the Library
Pubblicato il 15-08-2026 - Altro in Roma
overseeing the further development of the cataloging system in collaboration with the kubikat consortium (Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Rome; Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich; Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Paris), as well as maintaining and enhancing the shelf classification system.
Head of the Library (Florence, Italy)
Scientist Florenz, Italien
Cultural Studies
Job Offer from July 09, 2026
The Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut (KHI) is seeking a Head of the Library (m/f/d) for a permanent position with a preferred start date of November 1st 2027.
Application deadline: 30 September 2026.
We are looking for a committed, forward-thinking person with a PhD in art history or a neighboring discipline, with strong management and communication skills, a collaborative working style and substantial leadership experience, for a position requiring high levels of responsibility and creativity in an internationally outstanding research institute for art history.
As a member of the Institute’s leadership team, the Head of the Library contributes to the strategic development of the Institute and its research infrastructure, playing a fundamental role in further strengthening and shaping the KHI Library as a place where research and service for outstanding scholarship interact. The position comprises the management of an open-shelf library (of approximately 350,000 volumes), collection development, acquisitions, cataloging, conservation, and scholarly inquiry; it combines the strategic directing of the KHI Library and data services with day-to-day operational responsibility.
The Head of the Library works closely with the Institute's researchers, with its departments and research groups, as well as the Photothek and Digital Humanities Lab, serving as a key point of connection between scholars, guest researchers, the Institute’s various units, and long-term research projects.
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