Congressional Processing Digital Archivist

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Alabama | United States

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Congressional Processing Digital Archivist

University of Alabama Job Location: AlabamaApply By: Open until filledDate Created: 12-18-2023

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA LIBRARIES

Congressional Processing Digital Archivist

This is a grant-funded clinical faculty position with an initial one-year contract, and the opportunity for additional annual appointments for up to three years. University Libraries seeks to hire one Congressional Processing Digital Archivist.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The University of Alabama Libraries seeks a dynamic, forward-thinking individual for the position of Congressional Processing Digital Archivist to oversee processing, access, and preservation of born digital and digitized materials in the Senator Richard C. Shelby collection. The Congressional Processing Digital Archivist will also be responsible for managing day-to-day collection digitization activities for the congressional collection, including batch upload to CONTENTdm and/or Omeka S, with a focus on accuracy and productivity. This position will play a pivotal role in improving discovery and accessibility of born digital and digitized materials for the benefit of researchers. The successful candidate will be committed to More Product Less Process (MPLP) workflows.

This is a clinical faculty appointment reporting to the Head of Special Collections and working collaboratively with librarians, archivists, and staff in W.S. Hoole Special Collections. Senator Shelby is Alabama’s longest-serving senator. He achieved national prominence as chair of four committees: Appropriations, Banking, Intelligence, and Rules. He also visits each of Alabama’s 67 counties every year. The Congressional Processing Digital Archivist will be responsible for assessing born digital and digitized files for content, research interest, and restrictions and determining appropriate levels of processing and descriptive metadata to prepare for researcher access. The Congressional Processing Digital Archivist will identify and review all files for restricted or sensitive data, and will appraise, organize, and describe born digital materials in a finding aid. This position will be responsible for creating engaging online exhibits showcasing the unique digital assets in the Senator Richard C. Shelby collection.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to: creating guidelines and implementing MPLP workflows for processing, preserving, and managing born-digital materials; facilitating transfer and storage for digital materials; determining disposition, tracking and storage for removable media post-capture; determining context and organization of born digital files; performing systematic assessments for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and other sensitive data and suggesting appropriate strategies for stewardship; digitizing physical records within the hybrid collection and creating descriptive metadata for digitized and born digital materials for upload to relevant digital asset management systems such as CONTENTdm and Omeka S; creating DACS-compliant finding aids at the appropriate processing level to achieve usability; managing subject authority control in the University Libraries archival data management system, ArchivesSpace; monitoring hardware and digital storage needs for collection digital content; curating and implementing online digital exhibits featuring collection content with standard-compliant metadata; and supervising student workers. Responsibilities of the position evolve as the library environment continues to change.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited program or a Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience arranging, describing, and preserving archival collections.
• Demonstrated knowledge of digital assets management systems (CONTENT DM or Omeka S), production software for image editing, and other advanced hardware and software used for digitization, including large-scale scanners and audio-visual conversion equipment and software.
• Demonstrated knowledge of archival processing practices and standards for born-digital records.
• Demonstrated knowledge of metadata description standards such as Dublin Core, RDA, and/or MODS.
• Knowledge of current archival content, structure, and encoding standards (Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS), Encoded Archival Description (EAD)).
• Commitment to More Product, Less Process (MPLP) methodology.
• Knowledge of digital preservation best practices.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to solve problems independently or collaboratively, using sound judgment in decision-making.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of one year’s experience with archival processing in a research library setting.
• Familiarity with processing steps and tools used for born-digital materials (TeraCopy, BitCurator, write blockers, PII scanning software, file manifest generation, checksum generation, disk imaging).
• Experience creating online exhibits.
• Evidence of engagement with relevant professional or academic communities.
• Experience with project management applications such as JIRA, Basecamp, or Trello. Prior to employment the successful candidate must pass a pre-employment background investigation.

SALARY/BENEFITS: 12 month clinical faculty appointment at rank of assistant professor contingent upon grant funding. This position will include a one-year contract with the opportunity for additional annual appointments for up to three years. Salary is $70,000.00. Strong benefits, including professional development support and tuition fee waiver. \

TO APPLY: Applications are accepted online only at https://careers.ua.edu Click Faculty Jobs, then University Libraries. Please include your application, Curriculum Vitae, and names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses for three references, including one current supervisor. Position open until filled. Applications received by January 15, 2024, are assured of receiving full consideration.

For questions regarding the search, contact Michael Arthur, Senior Associate Dean at [email protected]

The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. "EEO is the Law" https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf

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