Program Assistant, Digital Library Federation (DLF), Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
Digital Library Federation
Washington, D.C.

The [Digital Library Federation](https://www.diglib.org/) seeks a focused,
friendly, and highly organized **Program Assistant** to support DLF's vibrant
practitioner community and the inter-institutional work of our member
organizations, which include libraries, museums, research labs, publishers,
and allied groups.

  
This position reports to the Director of the DLF and will combine
administrative, communications, and event-planning responsibilities with
opportunities to support meaningful work across CLIR and DLF programs and
initiatives. It's ideal for a person who is service-oriented, responsive, and
methodical. We're seeking someone who enjoys a fast-paced work environment
with a variety of assignments to track and accomplish independently, and
celebrate collectively.

  
This is a full-time position, based in [CLIR](http://www.clir.org/)'s
Washington, D.C. offices, with excellent benefits, including full health
coverage, liberal leave and other employment policies, and a generous
retirement plan. Anticipated salary is $45,000 per annum. Review of
applications will begin immediately, with a desired start-date in August or
early September.

  
**Responsibilities include:**  
• Support for the annual DLF Forum and other DLF and National Digital
Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) conferences and meetings. This includes business
and logistical aspects of event planning in collaboration with CLIR
colleagues, managing our online submission and registration system, providing
participant support and regular communications, and coordinating the
evaluation of events.

• DLF and NDSA website maintenance and routine content creation. This includes
proactive updating and maintaining of calendars and websites, regular posting
of job openings and relevant news/announcements, and periodic updating or
adding of new information in collaboration with DLF's Director, Program
Associate, and community interest group volunteers.

• Communications. This includes close collaboration with CLIR/DLF and NDSA
colleagues on lively administration of our social media accounts, listervs and
newsletters, webinar and conferencing systems, and online communities.
Requires knowledge of organizational use of a wide variety of social media
tools and a desire to engage in a friendly and helpful way with members online
and sometimes in person.

• Occasional assistance with related CLIR initiatives and regular logistical
support for the CLIR/DLF Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, in a collaborative
and collegial office environment.

• Occasional travel, particularly for annual DLF Forum and CLIR/DLF Fellows'
events (2 weeks/year), with the option of additional travel to represent the
organization at national and international meetings and conferences

  
**Required qualifications:**  
• 2 or more years' relevant experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated comfort with typical office software packages and platforms,
and with issue-tracking or other task management systems

• Familiarity with website content maintenance using WordPress and
Jekyll/GitHub or a proven ability to learn quickly

  
**Desired qualifications:**  
• A bachelor's degree or higher

• Familiarity with one or more DLF-related fields: libraries, archives, museum
studies, digital humanities, data science, and/or information science.

• Eagerness to learn about and contribute to the digital library and data
curation community

• Willingness to experiment with new systems and tools

  
  
**About CLIR and DLF**  
The Digital Library Federation (www.diglib.org) represents a robust and
diverse community of practitioners who advance research, learning, social
justice, and the public good through the creative design and wise application
of digital library technologies. DLF is a membership organization established
in 1995, currently comprising 151 institutional members, and based in the non-
profit Council on Library and Information Resources (www.clir.org).

  
CLIR/DLF is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer with a strong
commitment to diversity and inclusion. We especially encourage applications to
this position by people of color and members of other under-represented
groups.

  
**To Apply**  
Please send an email with a single PDF attachment containing your cover letter
and resume to
[[log in to unmask]](mailto:[log in to unmask]), using
the subject line "DLF Program Assistant." Cover letters may be addressed to
Dr. Bethany Nowviskie.



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