Digital Archivist

Certifiedarchivists; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 58,950 - 72,050; Full time

Job summary

A leading research center in Austin is seeking a skilled Digital Archivist to oversee digital materials and develop stewardship policies. The ideal candidate will hold a Master's degree in a relevant field and possess technical expertise in born-digital materials. Responsibilities include appraising digital content, training student workers, and representing the center in stewardship initiatives. This full-time role requires excellent communication skills and a commitment to collaboration, with a competitive salary of $65,500 annually.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years working with born-digital material in an archival setting.
• Strong knowledge of digital stewardship tools and practices.

Responsibilities

• Appraise, preserve, and provide access to primary source digital materials.
• Develop and document policies for stewardship of digital materials.
• Lead evaluation of tools for digital stewardship.

Skills

Technical expertise with born-digital objects

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong organizational skills

Ability to work in a collaborative environment

Education

Masters degree in Information Science or related field

Tools

Familiarity with metadata standards

Experience with Preservica

Job description

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Position Open To

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

FLSA Status

Exempt

Earliest Start Date

Immediately

Position Duration

Expected to Continue

Location

UT MAIN CAMPUS

General Notes

The Briscoe Center for American History is one of the nation’s leading research centers for historical study. The center’s archives, libraries, museums, and historic buildings are part of The University of Texas at Austin’s commitment to collecting, preserving, and making available the evidence of the past.

The center’s exhibit spaces, classrooms, and Reading Room are located on The University of Texas at Austin campus. The center also operates the Briscoe–Garner Museum in Uvalde, Texas; the Sam Rayburn Museum in Bonham, Texas; and Winedale, a research collection of nineteenth-century structures, material culture, and decorative arts located near Round Top, Texas.

The Briscoe Center promotes the university’s teaching and research mission through classes and seminars, academic fellowships, faculty collaborations, and student internships. The center fosters public exploration of history through research services, exhibits, books, public programs, and digital humanities projects inspired by archival holdings.

Responsibilities

• Appraise, preserve, describe, and provide access to primary source digital materials, both born digital and digital content created in-house.
• Develop and document policies and procedures for stewardship of digital materials, including email, websites, social media, as well as electronic records residing on current or legacy media formats.
• Participate in center-wide activities, collaborative working groups.
• Keep abreast of current trends in digital preservation theory, standards and technologies and lead evaluation and implementation of tools, standards and systems related to digital stewardship and metadata management.
• May recruit, train and supervise student workers.
• Represent the Briscoe Center in collaborative campuswide digital stewardship efforts.
• Meet and communicate with donors to facilitate collection development and acquisition and assist in transferring archival collections to the Center, with some occasional travel as needed.
• Work in the reading room regularly and respond to reference inquiries from a wide variety of individuals and entities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in Information Science, Information Studies, History or other closely related field with a concentration in archival enterprise.
• 1-2 years working with borndigital material in an archival setting.
• Strong technical expertise with borndigital objects in a library or cultural heritage organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with digital stewardship issues, tools, standards, and best practices.
• Familiarity with metadata standards relevant to archival collections and digital preservation.
• Demonstrated commitment to a collaborative work environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Archivist designation.
• Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) certificate from the Society of American Archivists.
• Experience planning and managing a digital preservation program.
• Supervisory experience.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience designing and managing complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to create solutions for problems, negotiate difficult situations, motivate staff, and maintain a productive harmonious work environment.
• Ability to embrace ambiguity in a changing environment and be committed to continual professional development, improvement and learning.
• Experience leading collaborative initiatives in a highly distributed environment.
• Experience with command-line interfaces and scripting languages.
• Experience working with Preservica.
• Experience working with Drupal-based open-source digital objects repositories like Islandora and Archipelago.

Driving Requirements

This job requires a class "C" operator's driver's license. The applicant selected must provide a current three year driving record from the current state of residence. If not currently a Texas resident, a Texas driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of becoming a Texas resident. Employees who are required to have a CDL are subject to drug and alcohol testing (pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up drug and alcohol testing).

Salary Range

$65,500

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
• Use of manual dexterity
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving up to 50lbs
• Will be exposed to book dust and book mold

Work Shift

Occasional evenings and weekends for special events as needed.

Required Materials

Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

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