Open Rank - Digital Preservation Archivist

Position Details

Posting Number: F00478P

Classification Title: Non-Tenure Track Open Rank Faculty

Position Title: Open Rank - Digital Preservation Archivist

Department

Library Special Collections

About the Department

The University Library at the main Atlanta Campus provides one of the most attractive, open, and inviting educational facilities in the Southeast. The Special Collections and Archives department includes University Archives, Southern Labor, Music & Popular Culture, Women’s Collections, Gender & Sexuality, Photographic Collections, Atlanta Civic & Neighborhood History, and rare books.

Position Description

The University Library seeks a motivated, collaborative, and service-oriented Digital Preservation Archivist (open rank, non-tenure track faculty) to provide leadership and expertise in digital preservation.

Responsibilities Include:

• Establish and refine policies, procedures, and best practices for the acquisition and long-term preservation of permanent digital materials.
• Train faculty and staff around processes and procedures around acquisition, appraisal, arrangement and description of permanent digital records.
• Train faculty and staff on the use of the digital preservation system and offer ongoing support.
• Manage and maintain the digital preservation system and Archive It web archiving account.
• Collaborate with archivists to identify, capture, and revise web and social media content in accordance with the collection development policy.
• Work with the University and University Archivist to implement procedures to capture permanent born digital archival content across the University as per the University System of Georgia’s records retention schedule.
• Advise faculty archivists, librarians and content creators on digital content lifecycle issues, strategies and tools for digital content preservation.
• Work with archivists to identify digital materials on physical media for selection, extraction, and transfer to the digital preservation system.
• Supervise students and/or temporary employees as needed.
• Participate in service activities as outlined in the University Library’s faculty guidelines.

Required Experience

Minimum of two years’ experience working in archives and special collections in the specialty of digital preservation.

Required Education

Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited Library/Information Science program or an accredited graduate degree in a relevant field (e.g. History, Information Management).

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• MLIS or MIM with a concentration in archives administration/management or graduate degree with a concentration in information management or systems.
• Society of American Archivists Digital Archives Specialist certificate or similar.
• Experience working in an academic research library related to digital preservation, digital libraries, or digital repositories.
• Experience with cloud-based digital preservation tools and enterprise systems such as SharePoint.
• Familiarity with web archiving tools such as Archive It.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of digital preservation issues, strategies, and standards.
• Good organizational skills and an aptitude for analytical and detailed work.
• Ability to work independently as well as collegially in a complex, rapidly changing and professionally diverse environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Salary: $61,100 – $72,600

Work Hours: Twelve-month assignment, faculty rank, non-tenure track. Excellent health and retirement benefits. Support for research and professional development. Occasional evening or weekend work.