Three-Year Grant Archivist - Archives & Research

The Museum of Modern Art; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

The Museum of Modern Art in New York seeks an Associate Archivist in the Archives, Library and Research Collections Department. This three-year fixed-term role handles processing MoMA Exhibition Records (2001–2010) and supporting reference activities.

Requirements include a BA, MLIS/Archival Studies, and 3–5 years’ archival experience; knowledge of art history and ArchivesSpace is preferred. Collaboration with Metadata and Systems staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3–5 years experience processing archival collections.
• Research in art history.

Responsibilities

• Survey collections to be processed.
• Draft processing plan with Metadata and Systems staff.
• Serve as project manager with timelines.
• Process collections per standard archival guidelines.
• Write and encode detailed finding aids.

Skills

Art history background

Strong writing and communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MLIS or Art MA with Archival Studies certificate

Tools

ArchivesSpace

EAD

MARC cataloging

Job description

The Museum of Modern Art in New York seeks an Associate Archivist in the Archives, Library and Research Collections Department. This three-year fixed-term role handles processing MoMA Exhibition Records (2001–2010) and supporting reference activities.

Requirements include a BA, MLIS/Archival Studies, and 3–5 years’ archival experience; knowledge of art history and ArchivesSpace is preferred. Collaboration with Metadata and Systems staff is essential.