Digital Archives Project Coordinator

University of Oklahoma; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 42,190,000 - 70,317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Eligible

Job summary

University of Oklahoma's Carl Albert Center seeks a Project Coordinator for the two-year Constitutional Foundations Archive project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The role will coordinate metadata creation, data gathering for reports, and supervision of student workers.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and at least 24 months in project management or related archival work; MLS preferred. Experience with ArchivesSpace, Omeka, MODS, and cloud servers is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 24 months of project management or related experience.
• 24 months of archival arrangement/records management experience.
• Experience digitizing archival objects and creating digital surrogates.
• Experience with cloud-based servers (AWS) for public access.
• Experience with ArchivesSpace or similar collections-management tools.
• Knowledge of metadata standards (DACS, EAD, PREMIS) and MODS.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Perl).

Responsibilities

• Provide metadata creation and management support for grant-funded special collections.
• Collect, compile, and deliver information for statistical and narrative reports.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student workers.
• Perform various duties to fulfill the position's function.

Skills

Team leadership

Goal orientation

Communication

Self-motivation

Learning agility

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

MLS from an ALA-accredited library school

Tools

ArchivesSpace

Omeka

MODS

XSLT

XPath

XQuery

Python

AWS / Cloud servers

Job description

University of Oklahoma's Carl Albert Center seeks a Project Coordinator for the two-year Constitutional Foundations Archive project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The role will coordinate metadata creation, data gathering for reports, and supervision of student workers.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and at least 24 months in project management or related archival work; MLS preferred. Experience with ArchivesSpace, Omeka, MODS, and cloud servers is highly valued.