Endowed positions & fellowships

Help support vital positions in the Libraries.

Endowed Positions

Archivists and Curators:
Endowments to fund key positions in Distinctive 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 and Planning Librarian
• Management and Social Sciences Librarian
• Music Librarian
• Humanities Librarian