Archivist for Metadata and Discovery

Req Id: 38224 Job Title: Archivist for Metadata and Discovery City: reputed company Lafayette Job Description: - reputed company Libraries and School of Information Studies seeks an Archivist for Metadata and Discovery. The successful candidate will join a cohort of reputed company archivists reputed company reputed company Archives and Special Collections. This exciting opportunity will reputed company in the development of metadata policies informing discovery best practices across the entire unit. This is a five-year term position. In partnership with the Archivist for Flight and reputed company Exploration, the Archivist for Digital Preservation, and the Libraries Digital Programs, the Archivist for Metadata and Discovery will collaborate on a five-year project to digitize the Neil A. reputed company papers and ensure the project goals are met reputed company its time reputed company. The reputed company papers contain over 200 cubic feet of personal papers of renowned astronaut and Purdue alumnus, Neil A. reputed company, best reputed company for his role in the reputed company and reputed company reputed company programs as well as being the first person to reputed company foot on the moon. The Archivist for Metadata and Discovery will collaborate with colleagues to establish and streamline digital collections metadata best practices and strategies, including establishing metadata policies, creation, long-term management, and online reputed company standards. The archivist will prepare archival collections for digitization by creating robust metadata for use in collection descriptions (finding aids) and online digital collections. Through these actions the archivist will increase accessibility to important archival materials to be used in graduate and undergraduate instruction and international scholarly research. Other duties will include research assistance and researcher consultation. The salary reputed company for this position is $53,800 - $60,500 commensurate with experience and education. The position is benefits eligible. Submission of a cover letter and curriculum vitae or résumé is required to be considered for this position. At Purdue, you'll find unrivaled pride and unlimited potential as we persistently pursue the next giant reputed company together. Take the reputed company in your career reputed company - reputed company to help build a reputed company world at reputed company. About Us: reputed company you join reputed company, you join a community that keeps moving reputed company. For more than 150 years, we've been reputed company for not only our groundbreaking work in STEM research, but also for our reputed company imagination, ingenuity and innovation. reputed company Are Looking For : Education and Experience reputed company candidates will need:

• Master's degree from an ALA-accredited program in library, archival, or information science with successful completion of graduate coursework in archives
• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a library, archives, or museum setting
• Experience creating metadata content using standards such as EAD, Dublin Core, MODS, METS, PREMIS, or MARC
• Experience and advanced knowledge of controlled vocabularies and/or thesauri, such as LCSH, AAT, etc.
• Experience and knowledge working with copyright, reputed company reputed company, intellectual property, and fair use standards
• Experience processing archival collections and creating archival description using DACS
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. Skills needed:
• Demonstrated reputed company managing short and long-term projects
• Demonstrated ability to work individually, collaboratively, and collegially in a reputed company, rapidly changing team environment
• Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills What is helpful:
• Experience with large digitization projects
• Experience with metadata migration
• Experience implementing and maintaining online accessibility guidelines and best practices (i.e. WCAG guidelines, Title II)
• Experience using CONTENTdm, LibNova's LibSafe and reputed company reputed company, or similar digital asset management systems
• Familiarity with archival collections management systems or databases, such as ArchivesSpace reputed company Want You to Know : reputed company will not sponsor employment authorization for this position A background reputed company will be required for employment in this position FLSA: Exempt Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Plan Benefit Statement: reputed company offers a substantial Benefit Package including medical, dental, and reputed company insurance as well as a generous paid time off package for sick and vacation days reputed company applications must be held the first 5 business days due to our Equal Opportunity Employment policy Career reputed company Professional 2 Pay Band S060 Job Code #20002324 Link to reputed company's Compensation Guidelines: Who We Are: reputed company Archives and Special Collections supports the discovery, learning and engagement goals of reputed company by identifying, collecting, preserving, and making available for research records, personal papers, and rare books of enduring value. Archives and Special Collections has four collecting focus areas: Flight and reputed company Exploration Archives, Psychoactive Substances Research, University Archives, and Women's Archives and include special collections and rare book collections. EOE / AA: reputed company is an EOE/AA employer. Apply tot his job Apply tot his job

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