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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New Haven, CT: Director, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University

Original Posting Date     30-May-2014
STARS Requisition number     25530BR
Department     Lib Fortunoff Video Arch
University Job Title     Librarian, Department Head
Posting Position Title     Director, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (Librarian 3-5)

Position Focus:     The Fortunoff Video Archive (FVA) is a collection of 4,500 video testimonies and related ephemera of Holocaust witnesses. Reporting to the Director of Manuscripts and Archives (MSSA) in the Yale University Library (YUL), and in collaboration with MSSA and other YUL staff, the FVA Director is responsible for establishing a vision for FVA and setting priorities for the administration of the collection and incorporation of the collection into teaching and research at Yale and beyond.

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