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Job Opportunity: Processing Archivist at UCSC (IRD 12/14)

  • 1.  Job Opportunity: Processing Archivist at UCSC (IRD 12/14)

    Posted Dec 09, 2022 04:42 PM
    There is still time to apply for this position!

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    Job Opportunity: Processing Archivist

    Salary range: $60,116 - $92,074

    The initial review date is 12/14/2022. All applications received by this date are guaranteed consideration.

    The University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a Processing Archivist. Under the direction of the Supervisory Archivist, the Processing Archivist will work collaboratively within the department to arrange and describe archival collections of varying formats, including born-digital, audiovisual, photographic, and paper materials. The Processing Archivist provides excellent service to users by promoting and facilitating access to collections through archival processing and by providing regular service on the Special Collections Reference Desk and remote reference services when necessary.

    The Processing Archivist employs archival standards and best practices, including inclusive description, to survey, arrange, describe, and preserve a wide variety of archival collections. The Archivist is responsible for applying the Guidelines for Efficient Archival Processing in the University of California Libraries to create EAD-encoded, DACS-compliant finding aids for these collections in ArchivesSpace, that will be accessible to the public via the Online Archive of California. The Processing Archivist oversees the work of undergraduate student assistants, delegating processing tasks as needed. As a member of a highly collaborative department, the successful candidate may also participate in regular departmental activities in addition to their primary responsibility of archival processing. These duties and functions may include instruction and outreach activities, digitization projects, preparation of exhibits, acquisition of manuscript and archival collections, and assisting in donor relations and grant proposals.

    For additional details and to apply: https://recruit.ucsc.edu/JPF01411

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    Kate Dundon (she/her)
    Supervisory Archivist
    Special Collections & Archives
    University of California, Santa Cruz