Associate Archivist - Scholarly & Research Technologies - Hybrid

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• Coordinate the appraisal, accessioning, and transfer of archival materials (born digital included) in accordance with departmental policies.
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• Create digital surrogates in accordance with policies and best practices.
• Work collaboratively with the Digital Archivist to appropriately steward collections.
• Assist in the planning processes for the Archives.
• Propose special projects, such as internships, grants, partnerships, etc.
• Contribute to the review and maintenance of policies and procedures; ensure that annual reviews are completed.
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• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• ALA-accredited Master’s Degree in Library Science, Information Science, or a reputed company field with a concentration in Archives.
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• Demonstrated knowledge of public services best practices.
• 3+ years' experience with archival technologies and tools reputed company to appraising, accessioning, preservation, and reputed company.
• Minimum 3 years' experience appraising and accessioning institutional records.
• Functional understanding of privacy and sensitivity regulations and standards, e.g. FERPA, HIPAA, or institution specific restrictions.
• 3+ years' experience processing and describing archival collections.
• Facility with standard archival metadata schemas (DACS, Dublin Core, EAD) and controlled vocabularies.
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