Job Opening Title: PT Archival Assistant
Institution/Organization Name: NJ Hispanic Research & Info. Center at The Newark Public Library
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): Newark, NJ
Application Deadline: March 31, 2016
Job Description:
The NJHRIC @ The Newark Public Library wishes to hire an archival assistant to assist in the processing, description and digitization of archival collections as part of a pioneering Puerto Rican Community Archives Project in New Jersey.
• Specific duties/ responsibilities: Interns will be trained and work under the supervision of the Project Archivist. Responsibilities will include, but is not limited to, processing (removing fasteners, re-housing, and arranging); describing archival materials (taking measurements, making visual descriptions, and creating metadata); and digitizing (taking photographs and scanning) archival records.
• Specific skills or experience required from candidate:
Ideal candidates will . . .
o be enrolled in college or have a college degree
o have excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
o have good writing skills
o have experience working with a camera and a scanner
o have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
o work well independently, with guidance from supervisor
o experience working with archives and/or in libraries – a plus
o a good working knowledge of the Spanish language – a plus
Send cover letter and resume via mail or email to:
Yesenia López, ylopez@npl.org
NJHRIC Project Archivist
The Newark Public Library
5 Washington St., P.O. Box 630
Newark, NJ 07101-0630
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