Project Archivist, Special Collections & Manuscripts

Indiana University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Indianapolis invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor in the American Studies Program in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. The project archivist will lead the arrangement, description, preservation, and public-access preparation of approximately 186 linear feet of unprocessed Ray Bradbury Collection materials.

Applicants should have archival processing experience, knowledge of metadata standards, and hands-on ArchivesSpace experience.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in LIS with archival training.
• Experience arranging, processing, and describing archival collections.
• Hands-on ArchivesSpace experience; knowledge of DACS and EAD.
• Experience with structured data, CSV, or metadata migration.
• Understanding of provenance, arrangement, preservation, and access.
• Strong written communication and project-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead arrangement, description, preservation, and public-access prep of ~186 linear feet of unprocessed Ray Bradbury Collection materials.
• Collaborate with IU Libraries, University Collections, and the Arts and Humanities Institute.
• Ensure archival processing standards and metadata quality.
• Report to the Center Director and coordinate with on-campus teams.

Skills

Archival processing

Metadata standards

Provenance and arrangement

Descriptive practices

Project management

Written communication

Organizational skills

Fragile materials handling

Education

ALA-accredited LIS degree

Graduate archival training

Tools

ArchivesSpace

CSV files

EAD

DACS

Job description

Indiana University Indianapolis invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor in the American Studies Program in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. The project archivist will lead the arrangement, description, preservation, and public-access preparation of approximately 186 linear feet of unprocessed Ray Bradbury Collection materials.

Applicants should have archival processing experience, knowledge of metadata standards, and hands-on ArchivesSpace experience.