University Archivist

The University Archivist position in the Library is a professional staff position and is responsible for serving as a senior advisor to university leadership in the development of the archives, and providing expertise in accepted standards and best practices of archival administration. Minimum Qualifications ALA accredited MLS or graduate degree in archival studies or related advanced subject degree with coursework or equivalent experience in archives and/or manuscripts. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Effective organizational skills. Ability to pay attention to detail and manage time effectively. Experience with information technology applications in the archives or library environment, including imaging and editing technology. Preferred Qualifications Experience encoding finding aids using EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Experience with records management methodologies and technologies, including management of electronic records. Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? No Work Hours Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m—5:00pm Additional hours may be occasionally be needed. There will be occasional evening and weekend hours. List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position Ability to lift up to 50 lbs Does this position have supervisory responsibility? Last Day a Reference Provider Can Submit Reference Qualified applications will be made available to the department/committee for review immediately upon submission. We ask that you provide email addresses for your reference providers and please be certain that the email addresses you list are accurate. If you are selected as a candidate for consideration by the department/committee, an instructional email will be sent to your reference providers to ask that they submit a reference letter on your behalf via a link to our reference portal. Separate reference letters will be requested for each position to which you apply (if applicable), so your reference providers will be contacted separately for each application on which you list them. Reference letters will not be copied from one application to another. You can assure your reference providers that our system is secure and that all letters are confidential. If your reference providers have trouble using the reference portal, please advise them to contact View email address on click.appcast.io. Required Documents Cover Letter List of References Curriculum Vitae Unofficial Transcript 1 Unofficial Transcript 2 Optional Documents

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Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? Troy University employment website ( Chronicle of Higher Education Higher Ed Jobs Social Media website Indeed Other employment website (please specify below) Employee Referral (please specify below) Local newspaper (please specify below) Professional journal (please specify below) Other source (please specify below) Please specify: (Open Ended Question) * Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following: Not a current Troy University employee Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty) Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees) * Do you have a Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited program or related degree with equivalent coursework or experience in archives and/or manuscripts? Yes No #J-18808-Ljbffr Troy University