Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOM; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Oklahoma invites applications for a Project Coordinator with the Carl Albert Center to support the Constitutional Foundations Archive. The role oversees metadata creation, data reporting, and supervision of student workers on a two-year NEH-funded project.

The ideal candidate will hold an MLS or related advanced degree and have experience with archival workflows, digital objects, and public access tools such as ArchivesSpace and Omeka.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 24 months of project management or related experience.
• Equivalency/Substitution: 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree.
• MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or an advanced related degree.
• 24 months of related experience in archival arrangement and/or records management.
• Current museum, archive or library experience.
• Experience with digitizing archival objects using scanning equipment and image editing software to create accessible digital surrogates.
• Experience with ArchivesSpace.
• Experience with metadata standards such as DACS, EAD, and PREMIS.

Responsibilities

• Provides metadata creation and management support for a grant-funded special collections projects.
• Collects, compiles, and delivers information and data for statistical and narrative reports.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student workers.
• Performs various duties as needed to fulfill the function of the position.

Skills

Project leadership

Goal orientation

Communication

Team collaboration

Initiative and innovation

Self-management

Adaptability in tech environment

Education

MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or advanced related degree

Master's degree in library or archives science

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ArchivesSpace

Omeka

XSLT

XPath

XQuery

Python

Bash

Perl

MODS

AWS

Job description

Pay Range:Targeted salary up to $24.54 per hour, based on experience

Benefits Eligible:Yes

Work Schedule:Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Travel:Not required

Position Introduction:

Join the Carl Albert Center at the University of Oklahoma as the Project Coordinator for a two-year project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The project, Constitutional Foundations Archive, will digitize and make available over 30,000 previously inaccessible documents, photographs, personal papers, and audio files that illustrate the establishment and expansion of federal institutions, state constitutional development, and the evolution of congressional representation in America. Our project will focus on Oklahoma Statehood, the Oklahoma Constitution, attempts to amend the U.S. Constitution and important legislation.

This position will implement the work plan created by the PI and Co-PI, supervise undergraduate hourly and graduate student workers, coordinate activities related to the project, establish, and maintain on-going reporting process. The ideal candidate will have a masters degree in library or archives science and have experience implementing large archival projects.

Duties:

• Provides metadata creation and management support for a grant-funded special collections projects.
• Collects, compiles, and delivers information and data for statistical and narrative reports.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student workers.
• Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree.
• 24 months of project management or related experience.

Equivalency/Substitution: Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 72 months of related experience.

Required Certifications and Licenses:

• None

Department Preferences:

Education:

• MLS from an ALA-accredited library school or an advanced related degree.

Experience:

• 24 months of related experience in archival arrangement and/or records management.
• Current museum, archive or library experience.
• Experience in an archives or special collections department in a research library or similar setting.
• Experience supervising and/or mentoring students and other employees.
• Experience with digitizing archival objects using scanning equipment and image editing software to create accessible digital surrogates.
• Experience with systems and software designed to provide public access to born-digital or digital surrogate materials.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud-based servers designed to store and allow public access to materials.
• Experience with Omeka or other software used to create digital exhibits for archival materials.
• Experience with archival collections management tools such as ArchivesSpace.
• Experience with XSLT, Xpath, Xquery and one or more general scripting languages such as Python, Bash or Perl.
• Experience with MODS.
• Experience implementing MPLP-influenced or Accessioning-As-Processing workflows.
• Knowledge of automated storage and retrieval systems, and electronic records.
• Knowledge of strategies developed or adopted by the archival community.
• Knowledge of relevant standards for archival description and preservation including DACS, EAD, and PREMIS, and familiarity with other metadata standards.

Skills:

• Strong ability to lead project teams.
• Exemplary goal-orientation and self-management abilities, able to work independently and in teams.
• Ability to communicate well and build rapport quickly with students, faculty, and staff, demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
• An attitude of energy, initiative, innovation, drive, and team-orientation.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technical skills through research and self-study.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a technologically sophisticated and rapidly changing environment.

Certifications:

• Valid Driver's License.

Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes

Special Indications:

• Position subject to renewal based on availability of funds.