Digital Curator

86136BR

Campus: Tempe

Research Specialist PRN

Job Description

Digital Curators contribute to the development and expansion of the Digital Archaeological Record (tDAR), an international repository of digital data and documents related to archaeological investigations. Curators follow established procedures relating to digital data entry, file storage, file maintenance, and security of the archaeological data stored in tDAR. Digital Curators need to have professional knowledge and experience in at least one of these areas:  archaeology (field, lab and classes); digital preservation and digital data management; information technology, scripting, and programming. 

Job Family

Research & Laboratory

Grant Funded Position

This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range

$15.76 per hour

Close Date

16-December-2022-EXTENDED

Essential Duties

This position will focus on the White Mountain Apache Digital Archive.  The curator will work with Digital Antiquity staff and the client to draft administrative and descriptive metadata for digital files to be deposited in tDAR. Work may include digitizing paper documents, records, and images (scanning), following established best practices and national standards. Curators routinely create metadata records for digital files using tDAR data entry forms. In consultation with Digital Antiquity staff and supervisors, Curators identify and redact sensitive and/or confidential information found in digital files. In consultation with Digital Antiquity staff and supervisors, Curators assist in organizing digital files and correcting or modifying existing metadata in tDAR. Curators also assist in the Center for Digital Antiquity's development, improvement and maintenance of the tDAR digital repository. Curators will work with digital map files and will be responsible for GIS digitization.  

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND two years related research or archaeological experience; OR, Six years research or archaeological experience appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Evidence of a Master’s degree in Anthropology Archaeology, History, American Indian Studies, or Museum Studies. 
• Experience organizing and managing research data, specifically archaeological data.  
• Experience with research data management, digital repositories, digital preservation and metadata standards. 
• Experience ensuring project activities are carried out in an efficient and timely manner.   
• Evidence in being a member of a tribal nation 

Working Environment

Office and computer equipment, sit for extended periods of time, communicate to perform essential duties 

Department Statement

Known for its leadership in innovative education and research, the School of Human Evolution and Social Change includes one of the nation's top-ranked anthropology programs and the largest and most research-productive transdisciplinary anthropology faculty in the nation. Staying true to our four-field anthropological origins means we remain committed to leveraging a long-term, comparative, and holistic perspective on human origins and diversity as a way to understand and address complex problems, now and for the future, and a deep concern for community engagement and social justice. In addition to anthropology, our students can earn degrees in global health, applied mathematics for the life and social sciences and museum studies. We are also known for our high quality study abroad, field school programs and research apprenticeship opportunities for our 700 undergraduate majors and nearly 200 graduate students. 

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

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Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.