Processing and Digital Assets Archivist – Mary and Jeff Bell Library, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi—Corpus Christi, TX

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi invites applications for the position of Processing and Digital Assets Archivist.

The Processing and Digital Assets Archivist will work as part of the Special Collections and Archives team to create access to research resources and to facilitate their use by researchers.  The Archivist will process both analog and digital collections and will provide leadership to ensure the organization, long term preservation, and discovery of digitized and born-digital materials collected and retained by the Mary and Jeff Bell Library’s Special Collections and Archives.

This position will have primary responsibility for leading the development of digital projects based on Special Collections holdings, digital asset management, and an electronic records program. The Processing and Digital Assets Archivist will assist in the transition to and administration of ArchivesSpace and will serve as liaison to Texas Archival Resources Online.  The archivist also will perform reference service and class instruction in Special Collections as needed and may serve as liaison to an academic department, with responsibility for collection development and library instruction.  As with all professional librarian/archivist positions at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the successful candidate will participate in professional and scholarly activity and will serve on library and university committees.

Education:

Master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited institution or master's degree in history or other discipline related to the collections, with 9 hours of college credit in archival theory and practice.

Salary:

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Applications will be accepted until August 22, 2016. To be considered for this position please apply online at the following link: https://islanderjobs.tamucc.edu/postings/5650