Dear SHOE-listers,

I am sending this on behalf of the staff at the Rubenstein Library at Duke University. As noted in the advertisement, for those who might want more information about the position there will be an online opportunity to talk with archivists and others at the Library on August 14.

Best,

Bruce Caldwell

Bruce Caldwell
Research Professor of Economics
Director, Center for the History of Political Economy

"To discover a reference has often taken hours of labour, to fail to discover one has often taken days." Edwin Cannan, on editing  Smith's Wealth of Nations

Address:
Department of Economics
Duke University
Box 90097
Durham, N.C. 27708

Office: Room 07G Social Sciences Building
Phone: 919-660-6896
Center website: http://hope.econ.duke.edu
Personal Website: http://econ.duke.edu/~bjc18/

View my recent research on my SSRN Author page:
http://ssrn.com/author=627226

Curator of the Economists’ Papers Archive (Duke University)

The David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University seeks a full time Curator of the Economists’ Papers Archive to develop, steward and build engagement around economists’ collections.

Founded in the 1980s to document the work and thought of economists, the Archive today holds the personal and professional papers of more than eighty individual economists and has grown to become one of the largest archives of its kind in the world. These collections, including the papers of many Nobel laureates, offer an essential resource to researchers studying the history of economics and are frequently consulted by scholars from around the globe. From the notebooks of Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian school of economic thought, to the correspondence files of Paul Samuelson, one of the past century’s most influential intellectuals, the archive contains a wealth of unique research material on the history of modern economics. The Archive documents developments in virtually every corner of modern economics, including behavioral economics, experimental economics, game theory, growth theory, general equilibrium analysis and econometrics, as well as work on tax policy, monetary policy, and financial regulation. Individual sets of papers include  Kenneth Arrow, Leonid Hurwicz, Juanita Kreps, Robert Lucas, Franco Modigliani, Oskar Morgenstern, Vernon Smith, Martin Shubik, Robert Solow, and many others. In addition to the papers of individual economists, the Archive also holds the records of several organizations and journals important for the history, analysis, and circulation of economic ideas.  Chief among them are the records of the American Economic Association, founded in 1885. Read more bout collections held by the Library here: https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/economists/collections

The Curator will serve as an essential member of the Rubenstein Library team working to preserve and make available these collections and will work closely with Duke University’s Center for the History of Political Economy (CHOPE).

Salary and rank dependent on qualifications and experience; the anticipated salary is $56,000-$80,000. Comprehensive benefits package includes 20 days of vacation, 14 holidays, 12 days sick leave; health, dental, disability and life insurance and support for professional development and training. See the position description here: https://library.duke.edu/about/jobs/curatoreconomics

Please join us to learn more about the position and ask questions.  We are offering an information session over Zoom where we will share more information about the university, our library, and the position. No registration is needed - just click the link at the listed date and time.  Participants can login as anonymous, attendee names will only be seen by the moderators. Monday, August 14^th at 1:00pm (Eastern Daylight Time) at https://duke.zoom.us/j/97148726470

About Duke University and Libraries:

The Duke University Libraries are the center of intellectual life at Duke University, one of the most highly ranked private universities in the nation. The William R. Perkins Library, Bostock Library, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, and von der Heyden Pavilion comprise the university’s main library complex, which is joined on East Campus by the Lilly and Music Libraries, and by the Pearse Memorial Library at the Duke Marine Lab. Together with the separately administered libraries serving the schools of Business, Divinity, Law, and Medicine, they comprise one of the country’s top 10 private research library systems. Consistently recognized as a great place to work, we value diversity of thought, perspective, experience, and background, and we strive to provide an inclusive, safe, and welcoming environment with equitable support for all people.

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Located halfway between the Great Smoky Mountains and the beaches of the Atlantic, Durham is home to hundreds of restaurants, more than 40 annual festivals, Duke and North Carolina Central universities, art and science museums, world-class medical facilities, and a rapidly growing, richly diverse population. One of three cities that make up North Carolina’s Research Triangle, Durham is known as a vibrant hub for innovation and technology, as well as an incubator of many successful start-ups. It is consistently ranked among the best places to live, do business, and retire. Learn more at https://durham.duke.edu/. Duke University consistently ranks among the best employers in the country. Duke offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes both traditional benefits such as health insurance, leave time and retirement, as well as wide-ranging work/life and cultural benefits. Details can be found at:  https://hr.duke.edu/benefits .