Archivist – Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist

University of Texas at Arlington, United States

Updated: 2 months ago
Location: Arlington, TEXAS
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Position Information


Posting Number S05146P
Position Title Archivist – Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist
Department Library
Location Arlington
Job Family Library
Position Status Full-time
Work Hours Standard
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday; 8:00am-5:00pm.
Eligible for remote work occasionally.
Flexibility is required to ensure the department is appropriately staffed to satisfy all service needs. Professional development, conferences, and training may require travel and/or overnight accommodations
Open to External and Internal
Salary Salary is commensurate based on qualifications and relevant experience up to $65,000.
Duration Funding expected to continue
Pay Basis Monthly
Benefits Eligible Yes
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University Information
The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas.
Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100 . The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.
Job Summary
The Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist is the subject specialist, primary contact, and public face of the Cartographic Collection at UTA Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives. This role is critical to continuing the success of public outreach, dynamic collecting, and innovative access to the cartographic collection. Public outreach efforts include serving on the planning committee for the Virginia Garrett Cartographic History Lecture Series, curating exhibitions, publishing new subject-related scholarship, and engaging with the campus, local, and global communities Special Collections serves. The collecting efforts of this position include working closely with donors as well as rare book and map sellers while also accessioning, describing, preserving, and housing acquisitions. Finally, this position contributes to and supports Special Collection’s efforts to provide innovative, forward-thinking, and open access to cartographic materials. The Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist is a key member of the Special Collections team and reports to the Director of Special Collections & Archives.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Outreach and Reference
  • The Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist is the subject specialist for world-wide cartographic history, international printmaking, and pre-20th century Texas history. The position is the public face of the SPCO Cartographic Collection and is expected to be highly involved as the SPCO representative in professional organizations and regional history groups as well as present and publish new scholarship using SPCO collections.
  • Additional outreach activities also include curating exhibitions, leading continuing and new digital projects, serving on the planning committee for the Virginia Garrett Cartographic History Lecture Series, partnering with UTA faculty, and collaborating with the SPCO outreach unit to create innovative and experiential programming.
  • The reference duties of the Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist center around the subject specialist areas but also includes the entire holdings of Special Collections. The Garret Family Cartographic Archivist participates in SPCO’s reference desk model with assigned on-call hours and is part of the Saturday hours rotation.


2. Acquisitions and Access
  • The Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist is the primary contact and facilitator of all cartographic-related acquisitions as well other subject specialist areas. The position follows UTA policies and procedures when accepting or purchasing new materials for Special Collections and follows SPCO’s workflows for recording acquisition information.
  • The position oversees all areas of access to the cartographic collection including item-level registration, creating descriptive metadata and archival description when needed, digitization efforts in collaboration with Digitization Services, providing preservation housing and organized permanent storage to cartographic materials, and performing regular inventories of selected areas of the collection.

3. SPCO Team and Libraries Responsibilities
  • The Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist regularly contributes to SPCO team projects, works well with the team, and provides support in all areas of SPCO’s work when needed. As part of the outreach team, the Garrett Family Cartographic Archivist will often be involved in planning outreach programming outside of the subject specializations for the position.
  • The position will serve on cross functional Libraries and campus committees as a representative of SPCO. This position also serves as a subject liaison to an assigned academic department.

4. Performs other duties assigned
The Libraries’ has various locations across campus. This is a non-tenure track position.
Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited program OR a master’s degree in a closely related field such as history, geography, or art history.
  • Experience working in a cartographic, print, or rare book collection.
  • Familiarity of current archival professional standards and trends in archival administration.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead outreach programming and involvement in professional organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Formal training in cartographic history and geography.
  • Knowledge of archival, cartographic, and geographic research methodology.
  • Experience providing reference support in a customer service environment.
  • Knowledge of the history and geography of Texas, the Gulf Coast region, and the American Southwest.
  • Training or knowledge in current archival standards and practices including arrangement, description, and preservation.
  • Experience with Geographic Information Systems.
  • Reading knowledge of at least 2 non-English languages, preferably Spanish, Latin, German, or French.
  • Demonstrated organizational, analytical, decision-making, problem-solving and planning skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and work effectively in a team environment.
  • Professional commitment to service, collaboration, and belonging.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to foster a positive working environment and model the Libraries’ values through daily actions and behaviors.
  • Advanced project planning and management skills.
  • Effective time management skills.
  • Ability to lead, cultivate, and empower staff.
  • Ability to work collegially and collaboratively with people of different backgrounds.
  • Advanced customer experience skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, including excellent interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written skills.
  • Ability to pay attention to detail.
  • Ability to transfer and apply knowledge and experience to new situations.
  • Ability to excel in a “perpetual beta” environment, with frequent change and intelligent risk-taking.
Other Requirements
Working Conditions
  • Exposure to standard office conditions.
  • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
  • Manual dexterity.
  • Light lifting and moving.
Special Conditions for Eligibility
CBC Requirement
It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington to conduct a criminal background check on any applicant who is under final consideration for employment with the University.
EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or The University) to provide an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, and/or veteran status. The University also prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and gender expression. Retaliation against persons who oppose a discriminatory practice, file a charge of discrimination, or testify for, assist in, or participate in an investigative proceeding relating to discrimination is prohibited. Constitutionally-protected expression will not be considered discrimination or harassment under this policy. It is the responsibility of all departments, employees, and students to ensure the University’s compliance with this policy.
ADA Accommodations
The University of Texas at Arlington is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to 817-272-5554 or email [email protected] .


Posting Detail Information


Number of Vacancies 1
Open Until Filled
Minimum Number of References Required 3
Maximum Number of References Accepted 3
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants must include in their online resume the following information: 1) Employment history: name of company, period employed (from month/year to month/year), job title, summary of job duties and 2) Education: school name, degree type, and major.

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