The Accessioning and Description Archivist will oversee and manage the
accessioning program across all archival holdings at Tamiment Library & Robert
F. Wagner Labor Archives, and be responsible for creating or facilitating
creation of basic, collection level description for all holdings, ensuring
responsible administrative and physical control and basic intellectual access
for all material at time of accession, and providing the basic infrastructure
upon which any future archival work will be built. The position will also play
a leadership role in the Tamiment descriptive program, contributing to
policies, procedures, and workflows for processing and description; overseeing
processing and description work of one FTE professional and multiple students;
and serve as point person for the administration of the collections management
database.

  
Qualifications/Required Education: Master's degree in Library & Information
Science from an ALA accredited institution, or in Archival
Studies

Preferred Education: Additional Master's degree in a discipline related to
Tamiment collecting areas

Required Experience: 3-5 years of relevant experience

  
Preferred Experience:

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (include unique competencies,
certification, licenses, etc.): Superior written and verbal communication
skills; excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to work
collegially within and across organizations; great attention to detail;
demonstrated ability to manage time and tasks and complete projects in a
timely manner.

  
Demonstrated proficiency in archival theory and practice, especially
accessioning, processing and description, including minimal and basic
processing strategies; demonstrated proficiency in the use, maintenance, and
support of automated archival collections management systems; demonstrated
proficiency in the use and application of DACS, EAD, MARC, LCSH, LCNA, AACR2,
and other library and archival descriptive and content standards; familiarity
with XML schemas and the use of XML editors and the manipulation of metadata
across systems and platforms. Knowledge of basic preservation and conservation
issues as they relate to archival collections. Knowledge of rights
administration and management issues for archival collections. Ability to
supportively and efficiently supervise professional staff, students, and
interns.

  
Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (include unique competencies,
certification, licenses, etc.): Familiarity with current approaches to
accessioning and description of born-digital holdings,
preferred.



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