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Project Archivist Computer History Museum Mountain View The Project Archivist has primary responsibility for leading a two person processing team in arranging and describing collections for the Computer History Museum's Archives Processing Project (CHM APP), funded by a Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Cataloging Hidden Collections grant. This position will be a full-time fixed-term appointment for a period of two years. Responsibilities Essential Duties and Responsibilities: * Coordinate the arrangement and description of large, complex archival collections according to professional standards and current archival procedures * Analyze problems and recommend solutions, displaying a high degree of initiative, originality, and judgment in applying archival principles and procedures to complex and unique collections * Provide day to day leadership to the processing team and cataloging volunteers * Monitor processing progress and ensure the grant project stays on track * Manage a team of cataloging volunteers and edit/review their work * Draft DACS compliant finding aids and create entries in collections management database * Required Background, Experience, and Education: * Master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution with formal coursework or training in archival management and theory (a relevant graduate degree with experience working in archives may be substituted for an MLIS) * Minimum of three years of professional experience with processing, arrangement, and description of archival collections through completed finding aids * Minimum of one year of professional experience with processing, arrangement, and description of large, complex archival collections * In-depth knowledge of efficient processing practices, such as MPLP * Demonstrated experience using Archivists' Toolkit and knowledge of DACS, AACR2, LCSH, MARC, and familiarity with EAD and XML * Excellent research, writing, and communication skills (both written and verbal) * Evidence of effective project planning, management, and completion with the ability to meet deadlines and ensure regular workflows * Demonstrated interpersonal and teamwork skills complemented by the ability to take initiative * Detail-oriented and ability to be flexible * Ability to repeatedly lift and move 40 pound boxes, climb a ladder, and learn to use a pallet jack and drive a scissor lift * Staff in this position must travel between multiple locations. Valid driver's license and reliable transportation are required Preferred Qualifications, Attributes and Skills * Minimum of two years of professional experience with processing, arrangement, and description of large, complex archival collections * Experience processing non-text collections, such as photographs, and video recordings * Experience supervising archival processing assistants, interns, or volunteers * Experience using Mimsy XG collections management database * Undergraduate degree in history of technology or closely related field Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/18667/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/