New York, NY: Archivist, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (RRF) is seeking an Archivist to provide leadership and management in the creation of RRF’s first formal archive since the transfer of all property to the Foundation.  Additionally, the Archivist should establish a vision and plan to increase use of the archives and support for scholars, students and curators toward scholarship of Rauschenberg and his contemporaries.

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Washington, DC: PT Preservation Hub Manager, Dance Heritage Coalition

Job Opening Title: Preservation Hub Manager
Institution/Organization Name: Dance Heritage Coalition
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): DC
Application Deadline: July 21, 2014
Years of experience required: 1

Flexible part-time position averaging 15-20 hours per week
Salary: $22/hour

Position reports to Libby Smigel, Executive Director, Dance Heritage Coalition

Duties and Responsibilities
The Dance Heritage Coalition Video Preservation Hub Manager in Washington, D.C. plays a major role in the completion of a Mellon grant for the digitization of 900 hours of video for inclusion in the Dance Heritage Coalition “Secure Media Network,” to be concluded in early 2015.  In addition, the Hub Manager will take on a number of responsibilities for the operation and maintenance of the video digitization station and the future development of the Dance Heritage Coalition Secure Media Network for archival digital assets, potentially continuing beyond the end of the grant.

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Jackson, MS: Senior Systems Specialist (Electronic Archives), Mississippi Dept of Archives & History

Senior Systems Specialist (Electronic Archives)

Starting Annual Salary:  $51,358.88 plus benefits
Deadline for Receiving Applications:  July 18, 2014

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) Electronic Archives section seeks qualified candidates to serve as systems manager for its growing digital repository.  The successful candidate will work as a member of a team, with duties that include:

•       organizing, maintaining, converting, and preserving archival born-digital and digitally reformatted electronic records and materials
•       providing access to electronic archives collections through the use of appropriate web search interfaces and databases
•       advising internal and external entities on issues of formatting, migration, conversion, and retention of electronic records
•       designing, managing, and maintaining Electronic Archives Web pages
•       managing the Electronic Archives server farm, including security, redundancy, and backup procedures/routines
•       assisting with hardware and software procurement for the section

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