Job Opening Title: Part-time Project Archivist
Employer Name: American Jewish Historical Society
Job Location: New York
Application Deadline:
Salary Range: $27-$32/hour
Link to job posting: https://ajhs.org/careers
Years of experience required: 2-4 years of processing experience
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: The American Jewish Historical Society is seeking a part-time Project Archivist.
Reporting directly to the Director of Archival Partnerships with assistance from the Director of Collections and Engagement, the Project Archivist will arrange, describe, and preserve collections of institutional records and personal papers in accordance with professional best practices and institutional guidelines; partner with archives staff to determine project priorities, evaluate potential access restrictions, and resolve arrangement questions; recommend the selection of materials for digitization; assist with quality assurance procedures for digital assets; create EAD finding aids; and edit existing finding aids to reflect new accretions.
Salary: $27-$32/hour
Term of project: 3 months, with the possibility of extension
Responsibilities include:
Survey, arrange, describe, and rehouse archival collections and accretions to existing collections in accordance with best practices and AJHS-specific guidelines and vocabularies
Assess confidentiality and privacy restrictions
Contribute to selection of materials for digitization and support digitization process
Create archival description using ArchivesSpace
Produce social media and other content to raise public awareness of newly processed materials
Contribute to documentation on processing, encoding, and preservation
Participate in AJHS’ general reference work, including paging materials to the Reading Rooms for researchers
Required Skills:
Master’s Degree in Information and Library Science, Archival Studies, or a related field or equivalent professional experience with formal coursework in archival management
2-4 years of processing experience, preferably on large institutional collections
Knowledge of archival best practices and standards
Familiarity with ArchivesSpace
Ability to work flexibly, independently, and collaboratively in a complex organizational environment
Familiarity with EAD and MARC standards
Capacity to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
Analytical skills and detail orientation
Superb writing, proofreading, and editing skills
Please send resume and cover letter to:
info@ajhs.org / Subject: Part-time project archivist position
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