The University Libraries at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) seeks a Digital Archivist to lead the Archives & Special Collections department’s program for the capture, long-term stewardship, and use of born digital archival records. The Digital Archivist will steward born digital records, proactively develop born digital collections across formats in collaboration with other archivists, create workflows and guidelines for public access to born digital materials, and develop pathways for all staff and faculty in the department to contribute to accessioning, processing, and/or providing access to born digital materials.

Responsibilities:

Working cooperatively with colleagues in the Archives & Special Collections department and across the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, the Digital Archivist will:

• Appraise, accession, capture, process, preserve, migrate, and provide access to new acquisitions and backlog collections of born digital records consisting of lasting legal, historical, evidential, research, or administrative value.
• Establish workflows to manage born digital records across a broad range of formats throughout their life cycles. Collaborate on implementation of these workflows with stakeholders across the University Libraries.
• Identify appropriate tools, standards, and systems to facilitate digital archiving and preservation and develop expertise in these domains.
• Identify appropriate tools, establish local best practices, and implement workflows to preserve, redact, and provide access to born digital records containing protected or confidential information.
• Lead, coordinate, and supervise Archives & Special Collections’ web archiving initiatives using appropriate tools, such as Archive-It
• Participate in donor stewardship activities to support born digital materials.
• Participate collaboratively in incorporating born digital records into existing and new workflows for providing access in the reading room, outreach activities, and instruction.
• Actively engage in anti-racist work to advance inclusive excellence and redress systemic inequities.
• Contribute to the knowledge base of the profession through research, publication, and professional engagement in line with a tenured faculty appointment.
• Participate in library, university, and professional service activities.

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in library and/or information science from an ALA-accredited institution (or international equivalent) or terminal degree in another discipline and relevant experience. The degree must be in hand before the position start date.
• Training and/or experience demonstrating knowledge of archival theory and practice, including relevant metadata and digital preservation standards.
• Training and/or experience demonstrating knowledge of tools and systems for acquiring, preserving, and providing access to born digital materials.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse range of constituents and support for a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Demonstrated aptitude to engage in publication and professional service to meet University tenure and promotion requirements.

Librarians in the University Libraries have faculty status; the successful candidate will be hired at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure/tenure-leading). Salary will start at $62,500.