Processing Archivist Assistant — 3-Year Grant (On-site)

The Museum of Modern Art; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

The Museum of Modern Art in New York invites applications for two Assistant Archivists in its Archives, Library and Research Collections Department. This is a three-year fixed-term position funded by a grant from the Leon Levy Foundation, to process MoMA Exhibition Records dating 2001–2010.

Responsibilities include surveying collections, preliminary research, drafting processing plans, and maintaining archival standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MLIS or archival master’s degree strongly preferred.
• 1–3 years experience processing archival materials to professional standards.
• Knowledge of twentieth- and twenty-first-century art and related research.

Responsibilities

• Survey collections to be processed and draft processing plans.
• Perform basic preservation tasks and re-house materials as needed.
• Re-file, re-box, and label containers in acid-free housing.
• Write and encode detailed finding aids with context and related collections.
• Assist with reference activities and daily operations.

Skills

Team orientation

Communication skills

Research skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MLIS or archival master's

Tools

ArchivesSpace

EAD

MARC cataloging

Job description

The Museum of Modern Art in New York invites applications for two Assistant Archivists in its Archives, Library and Research Collections Department. This is a three-year fixed-term position funded by a grant from the Leon Levy Foundation, to process MoMA Exhibition Records dating 2001–2010.

Responsibilities include surveying collections, preliminary research, drafting processing plans, and maintaining archival standards.