American Archive of Public Broadcasting National Digital Stewardship Residencies (7 openings)
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
New York City

The American Archive of Public Broadcasting National Digital Stewardship
Residency program is now accepting applications for residents to join the
2016-2017 cohort. Seven residents in total will be selected. Resident
applications are due: Monday, March 21, 2016, by 5 PM EST.

  
The ten-month residencies will run from July 25, 2016-May 26, 2017. Applicants
must have received or be expecting to receive a master's degree between July
2014 and July 2016, be eligible to work in the United States, and be willing
to move to one of the selected locations to complete a digital preservation
project focused around audiovisual stewardship at a public media organization.

  
Residents will be hired by their host institution and paid a stipend of
$29,977 for the ten-month residency, with benefits provided on top of the
stipend amount. Residents will also receive ongoing professional and
educational opportunities throughout the period of the residency. For more
information about how to apply, visit http://ndsr.americanarchive.org
/resident-applications/

  
Each resident will be assigned to complete one of the seven AAPB NDSR host
projects focusing on digital preservation of public media:

  
CUNY TV

Location: New York City, NY

Project: Preservation at the Next Level: Utilizing Preservation Metadata and
Fixity Features

  
Louisiana Public Broadcasting

Location: Baton Rouge, LA

Project: LPB Digital Preservation Planning Project

  
Minnesota Public Radio

Location: St. Paul, MN

Project: The Library of Alexander, Christopher

  
Pacifica Radio Archives

Location: North Hollywood, CA

Project: Enhancing Pacifica Radio's Digitized Collection for Long-Term
Preservation and Public Access

  
Howard University Television (WHUT)

Location: Washington, DC

Project: WHUT Digital Material Identification and Preservation Project

  
Wisconsin Public Television

Location: Madison, WI

Project: Digital Preservation of WPT Moving Images

  
WYSO

Location: Yellow Springs, OH

Project: WYSO Digital Audio Archives Map

  
For more information about the host projects and specific skills required,
visit http://ndsr.americanarchive.org/aapb-ndsr-hosts/

  
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or the residencies!



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