Job Opening Title:
CSU Processing Archivist
Name of Employer:
California State University Dominguez Hills Library
Job Site Location (City AND State):
Carson, CA
Application Deadline:
9/15/2026
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Completion of a high school education or equivalent certification
Years of experience required:
Two years of related library and/or clerical experience or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
Salary Range:
$5,115 to $5,217 per month
Job Opening URL:
https://careers.csudh.edu/en-
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply:
Under the general direction of the Dean, University Library, the CSU Processing Archivist performs complex and technically specialized collection and administrative functions in the Gerth Archives and supports efforts to preserve and make accessible archival materials relating to CSU Archives collections. The Processing Archivist provides expertise on topics related to the cataloging and metadata creation of physical, digitized and born-digital materials, video, audio, and paper records. Responsibilities include the arrangement and description of archival collections, the preparation of descriptive finding aids in Archives Space, meta-data records for digital materials in ContentDM, answering reference queries, and student employee projects. The Processing Archivist creates metadata and arranges and describes archival materials in CSU collections. As a member of the Gerth Archives team, the incumbent provides assistance via email, in-person, and by telephone, with an emphasis on CSU Archives questions. The incumbent also assists with the coordination of conservation, reformatting, and environmental stabilization initiatives as well as ensuring written archival policies and procedures are up to date. The Archivist works in a highly collaborative manner with all Gerth Archives personnel. The Archivist works with databases such as ContentDM and ArchivesSpace, participates in department wide collection and cataloging activities, and performs other duties as assigned.