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Gallery Archivist

FISK UNIVERSITY -
Nashville, TN

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Job Details

Full-time

Qualifications

Customer communication
Employee relationship building
Master's degree
Academic library experience
Master's degree in library and information science
Processing materials (library and archives technical processing)
Community relationship building
University experience

Full Job Description

Under the direction of the Director of University Galleries, ensures the organization, preservation of, and access to the archival material of Fisk University Galleries in all formats, whether paper, born-digital, or hybrid archives.

Provides professional leadership and expertise in the management of these records. Promotes an understanding of the university’s archives, including Fisk’s history, through discussions with visiting scholars upon request and instructional sessions with Fisk faculty and students engaged in archival research projects. The position requires thorough knowledge of archival best practices for appraisal, preservation, arrangement, description, and outreach.

Arranges and makes available archival collections using professional standards.
Work with a variety of archive formats, including paper, photographs, multimedia, and born-digital, according to professional standards
Monitors, reviews, identifies, and reports processing policies and procedures for clarity and adoption in collaboration with Special Collections Librarian
Supervises student workers and volunteer staff in processing, data entry, and scanning in collaboration with gallery staff
Actively participates in professional development opportunities such as conferences, presentations, and workshops locally and nationally.
Promotes Fisk University Galleries' Collections services through tours, presentations, exhibits, social media, and other appropriate venues
Monthly documents the usage of Archives and prepares annual reports of usage services in collaboration with the Special Collections Librarian
Aids in the preparation of grant proposals to support and expand the archival program
Maintains knowledge of current practices in archival management and preservation
Possesses excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Maintains firm knowledge of archival description and metadata standards (EAD, Dublin Core, MODS)
Demonstrates strong commitment to customer service, including establishing, building, and maintaining internal/external professional relationships
Possesses ability to work independently and with teams
Attention to detail

Ability to work independently and to work well with staff, the Fisk community, and the public
Ability to use initiative in the work setting
Ability to use library technology, including scanners, databases, printers, etc.
Some experience using ArchivesSpace, Archivist Toolkit, or similar

Education: Master’s degree in library and information science or field related to archival studies

Experience: Minimum two years’ experience successfully managing an archival program of African and/or African American materials in an academic library environment

Certification by the Academy of Certified Archivists (CA) is preferred but not required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Align right margin
Normal office conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate
This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time.

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