Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor & Lead Archivist

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University in Indianapolis invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor in the American Studies Program. The Project Archivist will lead processing and public-access preparation of the Ray Bradbury Collection.

The role requires ArchivesSpace, DACS/EAD, and strong project-management skills, with on-site presence and collaboration with IU Libraries and related institutes.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited LIS program or equivalent archival training.
• Experience arranging, processing, and describing archival or manuscript collections with metadata standards.
• Hands-on experience with ArchivesSpace or similar collection management system; knowledge of DACS/EAD.
• Experience with structured data, spreadsheets, CSV files, or metadata migration workflows.
• Ability to make defensible arrangement decisions and communicate clearly in writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead arrangement, description, preservation, and public-access prep of ~186 linear feet of unprocessed materials from the Ray Bradbury Collection.
• Collaborate with IU Libraries, University Collections, and IU Indianapolis Arts and Humanities Institute.
• Ensure on-campus presence and advance archival processing on grant-funded projects.

Skills

Hands-on archival processing

ArchivesSpace proficiency

DACS & EAD knowledge

Structured data handling

Project management

Education

Master’s in LIS or equivalent archival training

Tools

ArchivesSpace

CSV/batch-import workflows

Job description

Indiana University in Indianapolis invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor in the American Studies Program. The Project Archivist will lead processing and public-access preparation of the Ray Bradbury Collection.

The role requires ArchivesSpace, DACS/EAD, and strong project-management skills, with on-site presence and collaboration with IU Libraries and related institutes.