From the American Folklife Center on Facebook:

The American Folklife Center is pleased to announce that the position of Head of the Archive of Folk Culture is open and awaiting applications. This is a folklore-related job of national importance, formerly held by Michael Taft, Joe Hickerson, Alan Jabbour, Rae Korson, Duncan Emrich, Ben Botkin, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, and Robert W. Gordon. The Archive is part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and this is a federal government position. The posting will remain open for thirty days, so please visit the listing soon and begin assembling your application. We look forward to hearing from qualified applicants very soon!

Full details and directions for applying are available at the link.

USA Jobs -- Job Title:Supervisory Librarian (Head, Archive of Folk Culture)

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