Open Rank - Digital Preservation Archivist (Faculty)

Digital Library Federation; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The University Library seeks a motivated, collaborative, and service-oriented Digital Preservation Archivist (non-tenure track, open rank faculty) to provide leadership and expertise in digital preservation for all collecting areas and handling materials in all formats.

The position serves as a member of the library faculty (12-month, non-tenure track), holds faculty rank, and is expected to participate in service activities; opportunities for professional development and tuition assistance may

Responsibilities

• Establish and refine policies, procedures, and best practices for acquisition, long-term preservation, accessibility, and life-cycle management of permanent digital materials in accordance with best practices and guidelines from the digital preservation community.

Job description

The Special Collections & Archives department is part of the University Library, which includes the following collection areas: University Archives, Southern Labor, Music & Popular Culture, Women's Collections, Gender & Sexuality, Photographic Collections, Atlanta Civic & Neighborhood History, and rare books.

Position Description

The University Library seeks a motivated, collaborative, and service-oriented Digital Preservation Archivist (non-tenure track, open rank faculty: Librarian Instructor, Librarian Assistant Professor, or Librarian Associate Professor) to provide leadership and expertise in digital preservation. This includes working with the archivists, librarians, and staff across the University to manage the long-term preservation of digital materials for all collecting areas and handling materials in all formats. The position serves as a member of the library faculty (12-month, non-tenure track), holds faculty rank, and is expected to participate in service activities as outlined in the University Library's faculty guidelines. The library is committed to providing excellent professional development opportunities for its employees. While not required, employees are welcome to further their careers by earning an additional advanced degree, and, in some cases, tuition assistance is available.

Responsibilities

• Establish and refine policies, procedures, and best practices for acquisition, long-term preservation, accessibility, and life-cycle management of permanent digital materials in accordance with best practices and guidelines from the digital preservation community.
• Train and work with faculty and staff on processes and procedures around acquisition, appraisal, arrangement and description of permanent digital records.
• Work with archivists to identify digital materials on physical media and use digital forensics tools to extract and transfer selected content to the digital preservation system.
• Work with the University and University Archivist to implement procedures for capturing permanent, born-digital archival content, in accordance with the University System of Georgia's records retention schedule.
• Manage and maintain the digital preservation system, train faculty and staff on its use, and provide ongoing support.
• Manage and maintain the University's Archive-It web archiving account and collaborate with archivists to identify, capture, and revise web and social media content in accordance with the collection development policy.
• Supervise students and/or temporary employees as needed.