Job Opening Title:
Washington, DC: Archivist / Researcher – History of Science & Technology
Name of Employer:
Project Alexandria
Job Site Location (City AND State):
Washington, D.C.
Application Deadline:
Rolling
Minimum Degree Requirement:
N/A
Years of experience required:
5+ preferred
Salary Range:
$75-$100/hr
Job Opening URL:
https://shorturl.at/ySaNv
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply:
Project Alexandria is looking for experienced archival researchers to work with us in Washington, D.C. on a project surveying the history of science and technology.
Our focus is on undigitized materials, including documents, manuscripts, technical reports, dissertations, microfilm, and microfiche.
Our premise is simple: as science and technology advance, ideas recorded in the past may become newly relevant or actionable. We’re supporting a large-scale effort to identify and digitize this material across libraries and archives around the world.
The initial work will focus heavily on the Library of Congress and National Archives.
We’re looking for someone who can help us:
– Navigate archival catalogs, finding aids, indexes, and collection-level records
– Identify significant science and technology collections that have not been digitized
– Understand what materials are cataloged, partially indexed, or effectively undiscoverable
– Locate and retrieve relevant physical collections and microforms
– Develop a systematic methodology for mapping the full corpus of undigitized material
– Work directly with librarians, archivists, and collections staff
– Experience working extensively with the Library of Congress, National Archives, major research libraries, or scientific/technical archives is especially valuable.
Project Alexandria website: https://project-alexandria-