The Briscoe Center for American History, a research unit of the University of Texas at Austin reporting to the university’s Executive Vice President and Provost, seeks a visionary leader to direct its photography collections, which are growing rapidly in volume, depth, range, and national significance. As one of the leading history research centers in the nation, BCAH collects, preserves, and makes available archival evidence that encompasses key themes in US history. From its inception, the center has collected photography that provides evidence of the people, places, and events of American history. Recognizing the importance of photography for historical research and interpretation, in the early 1990s the center began extensive efforts to collect the archives of major American