Yale University
Location
New Haven, CT | United States
Job description
1. Assume a variety of responsibilities related to manuscript and archival material in all formats, including selection, appraisal, arrangement and description, preservation, and access and outreach. 2. Work in libraries across university campuses to meet the needs of local, national, and international teaching and research communities. 3. Assist with management of printed collections, as assigned. 4. Assist, if necessary, with disaster recovery efforts. 5. May perform other duties as assigned.
Required Skill/ability 1: Five years of professional experience. MA or PhD in History with Archival Management certification may be substituted for an MLS.
Required Skill/ability 2: Demonstrated understanding of archival principles and best practices, notably in relation to digitized and born digital collections. Demonstrated project management skills
Required Skill/ability 3: Two or more years of demonstrated ability working with library digital collections systems and tools, including Archives Space, Preservica, and Library Management Platforms.
Required Skill/ability 4: Demonstrated technical understanding of digital preservation and access challenges and solutions.
Required Skill/ability 5: Strong collaboration, customer service, and communications skills.
Preferred Education: Substantial knowledge of and experience with digital and online resources. Digital Archives Specialist certificate from the Society of American Archivists. Experience with legal materials and documents. Five or more years of professional experience in an archives or special collections library with supervisory responsibilities.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Posting Position Title: Librarian, Archivist
University Job Title: Archivist for Law Collections
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Substantial knowledge of and experience with digital and online resources. Digital Archives Specialist certificate from the Society of American Archivists. Experience with legal materials and documents. Five or more years of professional experience in an archives or special collections library with supervisory responsibilities.
1. Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library school or equivalent accredited degree, with formal training in archival theory and practice. In selected instances, a post-graduate degree in museum studies or a related discipline in the humanities or social sciences may be substituted for a master's degree in library science. 2. Experience arranging and describing or providing public services for manuscript and/or archival collections. 3. Experience working collaboratively and independently with varied groups within a complex organization and rapidly changing, team environment. 4. Demonstrated knowledge of archival theory and practice may be substituted for formal training. 5. Demonstrated knowledge of current national data content and structure standards related to the archival control of collection materials. 6. Demonstrated knowledge of archival and library management systems. 7. Demonstrated job or school experience with basic preservation and conservation standards for archival and manuscript collections. 8. Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications and analytical ability. 9. Demonstrated record of designing projects and bringing them to a conclusion in a timely fashion. Yale University assigns ranks to librarian positions based on a combination of professional experience and accomplishments (see range assigned to this description as noted in the posting position title). Librarian ranking information can be found at:
About Yale University
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
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