Digital Curator

Nycarchivists; New York (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive state benefits

Mentorship opportunities

Access to academic resources

Job summary

A leading university in New York is seeking a Digital Curator as a PRODiG+ postdoctoral fellow to enhance digital initiatives and ensure ADA-compliant access to collections. This full-time, two-year position offers a salary of $80,000 with comprehensive benefits. The curator will guide the Libraries’ web archiving program, support innovative research, and promote inclusive teaching practices across the institution. The role emphasizes collaboration with faculty and students and involves significant engagement in community histories and digital resources.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional archivist required.
• Experience with digital initiatives and ADA-compliant access essential.
• Knowledge of archival methods and digital resource management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guide the Libraries’ web archiving program.
• Support innovative research and teaching through digital collections.
• Promote inclusive pedagogical practices in engagement with collections.

Skills

Digital initiatives

ADA-compliant access

Metadata creation

AI engagement

User experience assessment

Education

Professional archivist qualification

Job description

Supervisor Title (All entry and mid-level position supervisors should be qualified, professional archivists.)- Director of Special Collections and University Archives

Position Type - Full-time, permanent

Benefits - Yes

Salary Range - $76,000 - $85,000

Stony Brook University is seeking a PRODiG+ Fellow in the department of University Libraries / Special Collections and University Archives through the State University of New York (SUNY) Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth Plus (PRODiG+) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PRODiG+). PRODiG+ is designed with two primary goals: (1) increasing the number and share of excellent diverse faculty committed to advancing the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and (2) strengthening the pipeline for retention and support of those faculty. Additional information on the PRODiG+ Fellowship can be found at https://www.suny.edu/prodig-plus/fellowship/.

The Digital Curator is a PRODiG+ postdoctoral fellow who advances strategic digital initiatives with a strong commitment to ADA-compliant access. Working across the Libraries and SBU campuses, the curator supports innovative research and teaching through the development, interpretation, and stewardship of digital and digitized collections, including but not limited to primary sources.

The position is a full-time, 12‑month, non‑tenure‑track faculty position at the lecturer level to commence in Fall 2026. The successful candidate will be appointed for 2 years at an annual salary of $80,000 with comprehensive state benefits. The fellow will be a part of a mentored research environment and, with successful performance and demonstrated equitable and inclusive teaching strategies focused on student success, will be invited to join the tenure‑track faculty at Stony Brook University after two years.

The curator guides the Libraries’ web archiving program as a distinct responsibility, establishing collecting priorities and sustainable access strategies that document institutional and community histories. In partnership with faculty and researchers, the curator explores the use of computational methods and artificial intelligence (AI) to deepen engagement with digital collections and related scholarly resources.

As a key contributor to digital content workflows, the curator supports forward‑facing initiatives such as metadata creation, contextualization, user experience assessment, and interpretive content development across a range of digital assets. The role also includes supporting digitization and selective physical processing, ensuring collections and digital resources are accessible, discoverable, and meaningfully integrated into the University’s inclusive teaching practice, innovative research, and community engagement.

Through collaboration with faculty, students, researchers, and community partners, the curator promotes inclusive pedagogical practices and strengthens engagement with the Libraries’ distinctive collections and digital resources across physical and virtual environments.

The successful candidate’s appointment will be in University Libraries.

For the full job posting and application details, please visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/183229

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