Project Coordinator

University of Oklahoma; Norman (OK); On-site; USD 42,190,000 - 70,317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits Eligible

Job summary

University of Oklahoma's Carl Albert Center seeks a Project Coordinator for the two-year Constitutional Foundations Archive project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The role will coordinate metadata creation, data gathering for reports, and supervision of student workers.

Requirements include a Bachelor's degree and at least 24 months in project management or related archival work; MLS preferred. Experience with ArchivesSpace, Omeka, MODS, and cloud servers is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 24 months of project management or related experience.
• 24 months of archival arrangement/records management experience.
• Experience digitizing archival objects and creating digital surrogates.
• Experience with cloud-based servers (AWS) for public access.
• Experience with ArchivesSpace or similar collections-management tools.
• Knowledge of metadata standards (DACS, EAD, PREMIS) and MODS.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, or Perl).

Responsibilities

• Provide metadata creation and management support for grant-funded special collections.
• Collect, compile, and deliver information for statistical and narrative reports.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student workers.
• Perform various duties to fulfill the position's function.

Skills

Team leadership

Goal orientation

Communication

Self-motivation

Learning agility

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

MLS from an ALA-accredited library school

Tools

ArchivesSpace

Omeka

MODS

XSLT

XPath

XQuery

Python

AWS / Cloud servers

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.

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.

Department Preferences

• 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.