Part-Time Archivist

Nycarchivists; Village of Nyack, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid 10-hour trial period

Job summary

Nycarchivists in Nyack, NY seeks a careful, highly organized archival assistant to organize 20+ bankers boxes of materials documenting Dr. Janice Perlman and the Mega-Cities Project.

This is an on-site, part-time role with a paid 10-hour trial period. Responsibilities include organizing and labeling boxes, creating a clear inventory, identifying which materials have been scanned, matching physical documents with digital files, flagging duplicates and missing items, and preparing selected

Qualifications

• Archival, library science, records management, museum, or related experience preferred.
• Graduate students and early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Organizing and labeling boxes, folders and documents
• Creating a clear inventory of the collection
• Identifying which materials have already been scanned
• Matching physical documents with digital files
• Flagging duplicates, missing items and questions for review
• Preparing selected materials for transfer to Stanford
• Setting up retained materials in a practical, easy-to-use filing system
• Identifying and organizing materials that help tell the story, influence and key learnings of Dr. Perlman’s work and the Mega-Cities Project

Education

Archival, library science, records management, museum, or related experience preferred

Job description

Supervisor Title (All entry and mid-level position supervisors should be qualified, professional archivists.) - President and CEO

Position Type - Part-time, term

Benefits - No

Hourly wage range - $25 - $30

Seeking a careful, highly organized person to help organize approximately 20+ bankers boxes of archival materials documenting the work of internationally recognized urban scholar Dr. Janice Perlman and the Mega-Cities Project.

The collection includes field notes, correspondence, reports, conference and event materials, board records and other papers spanning several decades. Some materials will be prepared for transfer to the Hoover Institution Library & Archives at Stanford University. Other materials will be placed into a new, accessible filing system for ongoing work.

Responsibilities include:

• Organizing and labeling boxes, folders and documents
• Creating a clear inventory of the collection
• Identifying which materials have already been scanned
• Matching physical documents with digital files
• Flagging duplicates, missing items and questions for review
• Preparing selected materials for transfer to Stanford
• Setting up retained materials in a practical, easy-to-use filing system
• Identifying and organizing materials that help tell the story, influence and key learnings of Dr. Perlman’s work and the Mega-Cities Project

An organizational framework and clear decision guidelines will be provided. No materials will be discarded without approval.

Archival, library science, records management, museum, historical research or similar experience is preferred. Graduate students and early-career professionals are encouraged to apply.

This is an on-site, flexible, part-time position in Nyack, NY. The project will begin with a paid 10-hour trial period, with the opportunity to continue if it is a good mutual fit.

Pay: $30–$35 per hour, based on experience

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