Project Archivist, UTC Library

Project Archivist, UTC Library - 24000000C1 

Description

 

Project Archivist

UTC Library

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Library seeks a dynamic candidate for the 18-month, non-tenure track faculty appointment of Project Archivist beginning August 1, 2024 and ending January 31, 2026. This is a great opportunity for an early career professional interested in working in a collaborative environment that stresses a standards-based approach to curation.

The Project Archivist position is generously funded by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC) to complete “One of the Black Legislators”: Providing Access to the Tommie F. Brown Papers (RH-103542-23 ). The project supports processing and description of 125 linear feet of archival material amassed by Tommie F. Brown (1934- ), an accomplished civic leader, educator, researcher, and state legislator whose career is defined by historic firsts, including serving from 1992-2012 as the first Black woman to represent the 28th District in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

About the Library

The Library conscientiously invests in user-centered services, collections, and technologies to serve a broad diversity of disciplines through collaboration, transparency, and respect. The Library supports twenty-six faculty librarians and eighteen staff members, operates on an annual budget of over four million dollars, and possesses collection holdings of more than 500,000 volumes, over 2,500 active journal subscriptions, 150 databases, and more than 28,000 accessible online journals. The Library provides an information commons with 100 public computers, thirty-eight group study rooms, a media studio, three library instruction classrooms, a writing center, an archival repository, a cafe, and a 24-hour study space in a five-story 180,000-square-foot facility constructed in 2015.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Head of Collections Services in close consultation with the Director of Special Collections and Project Director, the Project Archivist processes and describes the Tommie F. Brown papers. Specific duties of the Project Archivist include:

• Appraises material in the Tommie F. Brown papers, a process by which the permanent archival value of materials are evaluated;
• Physically processes and arranges the Tommie F. Brown papers in accordance with accepted standards and practices;
• Authors a file-level finding aid for the Tommie F. Brown papers, describing the creator of the materials as well as subject content and historical context of the collection according to Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS);
• Supervises a student assistant to collaboratively arrange and describe the Tommie F. Brown papers in accordance with DACS and local best practices;
• Contributes to written reports on the progress of the project on a periodic basis or as required by the funding agency;
• Contributes to outreach related to the Tommie F. Brown papers, including identifying materials to feature in press releases and social media posts;
• And contributes to session or poster proposals at professional conferences and article submissions to relevant journals or professional newsletters.

Qualifications

The Library believes that a broad diversity of identities, backgrounds, lived experiences, and viewpoints allows us to best serve the UTC community. The Library welcomes applications from archivists and librarians who meet the required qualifications, and encourages applicants to speak to their experience and knowledge, including skills gained in positions outside of libraries and archives.

Required Qualifications

Candidate assessment is based on the strength of the following required qualifications:

A graduate degree in library or information science from an ALA-accredited institution or an international institution recognized by ALA by the time of appointment;

Demonstrated experience appraising, accessioning, arranging, and/or describing manuscript collections;

Demonstrated experience managing collections in an archival content management system such ArchivesSpace;

Demonstrated experience with archival descriptive standards such as Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS);

Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and creativity to manage projects both independently and as part of a team in a complex organization and dynamic work environment;

Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills and analytical ability;

And enthusiasm for and evidence of ongoing, self-directed learning.

Desired Qualifications

Candidate assessment is based on the strength of the following desired qualifications:

Demonstrated experience supervising and managing student assistants;

And demonstrated experience processing political papers

Application Process

In addition to the online application, interested candidates should prepare and upload the following attachments:

a letter of application;

a current curriculum vitae;

And the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three professional references including the relationship of reference and applicant.

Candidates must submit applications electronically through the UTC Faculty Career Site. The review of applications begins on April 8, 2024 and continues until the position is filled. Applicants who apply before the review of applications begins will receive first consideration.

The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

Compensation

Salary

The minimum annual salary is $53,000, commensurate with experience.

Rank

This is a full-time, 18-month, temporary, non tenure-track position with faculty status and academic rank of Research Assistant Professor.

Benefits

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga employees receive a generous benefits package including thirty-six days of paid vacation and sick leave annually.

 

Qualifications

 

   

 

Job
 Faculty  
Primary Location
  US-Tennessee-Chattanooga 
Organization
  Library 
Campus/Institute  Chattanooga 
Schedule
  Full-time 
Job Posting
  Mar 4, 2024, 1:17:58 PM