Endowed positions & fellowships
Help support vital positions in the Libraries.
Endowed Positions
Archivists and Curators:
Endowments to fund key positions in the Institute Archives and Special Collections, which serves as the “memory” of MIT, collecting and preserving records that document MIT’s history:
- Institute Archivist:
Senior leadership position responsible for shaping critical archival services for the MIT Administration and Faculty, as well as researchers worldwide. - Digital Archivist:
Position devoted to the acquisition, preservation, and management of the growing body of digital resources produced throughout the MIT community.
Librarians:
Endowments for the ongoing support of librarian positions that provide critical information services to the MIT community. Librarians leverage cutting-edge information technology and instruction expertise with in-depth subject knowledge to meet the demands of MIT’s world-class community. They create customized research assistance and online instruction tools for students, provide in-class instruction through collaborations with faculty, and lend support for faculty research and publishing by acquiring and managing online and print resources. Endowed positions include:
- Engineering Librarian
- Science Librarian
- Architecture & Planning Librarian
- Management & Social Sciences Librarian
- Music Librarian
- Humanities Librarian