Job Opening Title:
Associate Manuscript Librarian
Name of Employer:
Peabody Essex Museum, Phillips Library
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Rowley, MA
Application Deadline:
September 22
Minimum Degree Requirement:
MLIS preferred
Years of experience required:
3
Salary Range:
$25.65 to $27.25 hour, commensurate with experience
Job Opening URL:
https://www.pem.org/about-pem/jobs-opportunities/open-positions
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
Applications received by September 22, 2024 will be given priority consideration.
The Associate Manuscript Librarian is responsible for arranging, describing, and preserving primary resource material in the Phillips Library. This includes creating finding aids and MARC records; overseeing the physical and digital preservation of non-published materials; employee, intern, and volunteer management, and advising on records management when appropriate. The incumbent is the administrator for the archival collection management system, ArchivesSpace. They are expected to maintain familiarity with the collection, recommending acquisitions to help improve it, and participate collaboratively in library- and museum-wide projects and initiatives. This position reports to the Technical Services Librarian. Their work will take place at PEM’s Collection Center in Rowley, Massachusetts, with occasional responsibilities at the museum campus in Salem.