Posting Number: 130155

  
Position Status: FTT - Full-Time
Temporary

  
Posting Title: College Archivist

  
Branch/Division/Department: Library
Services

  
General Position Responsibilities: This position leads the
curation and operations of the JCCC archives at Billington
Library.

  
Specific Position Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include:

  * Developing the college archives and collections
  * Working with donors to preserve and organize their collections
  * Curating the college's patents collection
  * Fully incorporating digital access and preservation into the JCCC archives
  * Operating the archives during open hours
  * Budget development and planning
  * Appraising transferred/donated materials, as well as working directly with donors
  * Processing, handling, conserving, creating metadata, and utilizing metadata standards to catalog archive items according to best practices of the Society of American Archivists and Association of College and Research Libraries
  * Serving as a liaison to campus and larger community
  * Developing and executing a plan for promoting the archives collection and access, both physically and online
  * Collaborating with other archive staff in completing duties and establishing guidelines for item and records management
  * Creating and leading initiatives to grow JCCC archives into a leading community college archives
  * Leading assessment initiatives for the archives
Required Qualifications:

  * Master's Degree in Information Science or Library Science, Archiving, or similar degree with specialty in archives management from an ALA-accredited program
  * Significant experience in an archive, digital collection, manuscript collection, museum, or other records preservation environment
  * Knowledge of MARC, DACS, AACR2, Dublin Core, VRACore, and digital cataloging/metadata assignment for use in web
  * Experience in digital curation of text and images
  * Experience in developing and maintaining archival collections
  * Strong interpersonal skills for work with donors and the public
  * Strong written and oral communication skills
  * Leadership, planning, and organizational skills
  * Ability to lift up to 40 lbs
Preferred Qualifications:

  * Experience with an enterprise digital repository system.
  * Experience working in an educational institution
  * Supervisory experience
  * Experience in appraising
  * Experience in digital curation of audio and film
  * Experience in writing grants and administering access agreements

  
Competitive salary. Participation in college Flexible Benefit program which
includes options for single and family health and dental coverage, life
insurance, tax sheltered annuities, and reimbursement accounts. Income
protection insurance. JCCC tuition reimbursement for employee and dependents.
Generous vacation, sick, and personal leave allowances. Participation in
social security (FICA) and state retirement programs (KPERS). Eligibility for
participation in an extensive range of JCCC staff development programs. For
more specific information on our benefit package visit our Website at
http://www.jccc.edu/human-resources/employee-benefits/full-time-regular-
employee-benefits.html

  
Special Instructions to Applicants: This is a grant funded
position and is subject to renewal annually based upon
funds.

  
Position Start Date: 12/03/2012

  
Total Number of Hours Per Week: 40

  
Working Days: Monday-Friday

  
Work Hours: Typically: 8-5

  
Applications received by this date must be given full
consideration: Open until Filled

  
  



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