Position:  Curator/Archivist II

Institution:  Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma

The Carl Albert Center at The University of Oklahoma is seeking qualified applicants for a professional staff position in the center’s congressional archives. The archivist is responsible to the assistant curator for the administration and development of the center's congressional archives, which currently include the papers of more than 59 former members of the U.S. Congress.

The preferred candidate will have a master’s degree in political science, history, or library science; 24 months of professional archival experience with political papers or government records, preparation of exhibits, encoding archival finding aids in EAD, and familiarity with digital file formats and preservation standards as well as archival collections management systems such as Archon or Archivists Toolkit. Strong technology skills and experience are a plus.

In addition to advising the assistant curator in matters of collection development and policy, the archivist is responsible for the development of related educational and outreach programs (exhibits, oral histories, educational packages, etc.); may be given responsibility for decision-making in specific areas of archival work designated by assistant curator or the Center director; builds relations with collection donors and patrons; writes grant proposals; interfaces with the center's academic programs; trains and supervises student employees; uses established safety practices to protect health and safety of personnel and property; and has professional involvement in the activities of regional and national archival organizations.

The archivist performs all aspects of collection processing including accession, description and cataloging, determination of subject headings and standard terminology; preparation of finding aids, scope and content notes, and biographical descriptions; and assisting onsite users. The archivist coordinates scanning requests, uploading of digital files, and metadata creation.

For more information and to submit an application, visit the OU Jobs website at https://jobs.ou.edu, select “Search Listings” and enter job requisition number 21934. 

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo