Project Archivist - West Virginia And Regional History Center, Libraries

The WVU Libraries is accepting applications for a Visiting Librarian (Project Archivist) position for the project, Hidden No More: An Archival Project to Implement Discoverability for the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection. The Project Archivist will report to the Director of the WVRHC.

Condition of Work and Benefits

• 24-month term position
  
• 37.5 hours weekly M-F with occasional early evening work possible due to partner institution time zones
  
• Faculty rank and status
  
• Non-tenure track
  
• Health and retirement benefits
  
• Generous paid vacation, holiday, and sick leave
  
• We welcome beginning or early career librarians and will fill the position at the rank of Visiting Librarian. Rank and salary are dependent upon post-MLS experience and credentials.
  
• Salary starting at $55,000 commensurate with experience

Major Responsibilities

• Arranges and describes collections and prepares finding aids for approximately 40 collections from the West Virginia Feminist Activist Collection (WVFAC) in coordination with WVRHC Archives & Manuscripts (A&M) staff.
• Works with WVRHC A&M staff and the Center director to establish processing priorities, track progress, and compile relevant statistics related to processing.
• Implements preservation, conservation, and security measures for WVFAC archival materials as needed.
• Follows and implements policies, procedures, and workflows for all aspects of archival collection management at the WVRHC.
• Recommends collection items for digitization in consultation with the WVRHC director and A&M staff.
• Works collaboratively with the WVRHC Digital Archivist to prepare a minimum of 100 items for inclusion in a digital collection or exhibit.
• Oversees digitization and/or metadata creation for digital materials
• Works collaboratively with WVUL Systems Development to create a digital collection or exhibit of selected WVFAC items.
• Engages with faculty to integrate primary sources about feminist activism after completing a process to determine best fit courses and interested faculty.
• Supervises and guides the work of a graduate student on the project.
• Works collaboratively with the staff and faculty of the WVRHC, the WVU Libraries faculty, and the WVFAC advisory team.
• Writes short updates on the project through WVRHC blog posts and other distribution vehicles.

Required qualifications:

• ALA accredited Master’s degree in library and information science or international equivalent graduate degree by date of appointment.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience processing archival collections.
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience with archival digitization and metadata creation.

Required knowledge, skills, abilities:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Ability to maintain consistent and usable project documentation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of metadata standards and archival best practices (DACS, EAD, Dublin Core, MODS).

Desired qualifications and knowledge:

• Experience with project management
• Experience with ArchivesSpace

If you feel that you don’t meet these desired qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. Desired qualifications can sometimes miss the elements that would most strengthen our team; we value a diversity of skills.

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