Job Opening Title: PT Paid Archival Processing Intern
Institution/Organization Name: American Academy in Rome
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): New York, NY, USA
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Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: The American Academy in Rome seeks an Archival Processing Intern for its NY Office.
Organization:
The American Academy in Rome (AAR), founded in 1894, awards the Rome Prize to a select group of artists and scholars, after an application process that begins in the fall of each year. The winners, announced in the spring, are invited to Rome to pursue their work in an atmosphere conducive to intellectual and artistic freedom, interdisciplinary exchange, and innovation. The community includes Fellows, Residents, Visiting Artists and Scholars, and members of academic Summer Programs. The organization employs a staff of 50 in Rome and 15 in New York.
For additional information on the Academy, see aarome.org.
Summary:
AAR is seeking an Archival Processing Intern to assist the Archivist in the arrangement, processing, and description of the Academy’s institutional records, for their eventual deposit to AAR’s collection at the Archives of American Art (see: http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/american-academy-rome-records-6320).
This is a paid position of $15.00 an hour. Candidate should be available at least 1 day/7 hours per week, preferably a Tuesday or Thursday, for 12 weeks beginning in May or June 2018 and ending in August.
The Archival Processing Intern will:
• Create descriptive metadata at folder level using ArchivesSpace for a collection of pre-processed files
• Assist with the moving/retrieving of archival boxes, when necessary
• Assist with the surveying, arrangement, and description of unprocessed materials, including rehousing of materials in acid-free folders and minor conservation efforts
Qualifications:
Candidate should currently be a graduate student enrolled in a MLIS/Archival program, or a recent graduate within the field. The successful candidate should have knowledge of archival data management systems such as Archivist’s Toolkit and/or ArchivesSpace, and prior experience processing archival collections. Ability to lift/carry boxes weighing up to 40 lbs. is also preferred.
To Apply:
For consideration, please send a cover letter and resume to archives@aarome.org with Archival Processing Intern in the subject line.