Assistant
Curator, Image Collections & Fieldwork Archives -- 2
Positions
Dumbarton Oaks seeks
two creative and self-motivated individuals for three-year appointments. The
Assistant Curators wi
(1) Byzantine Assistant Curator requires
a PhD in Art History with a
specialization in Byzantine or medieval art. Knowledge of relevant
fore
(2) Pre-Columbian Assistant Curator requires
PhD in Art History, Archaeology, or Anthropology with a specialization in
Pre-Columbian studies. Knowledge of Spanish.
Full details at http://www.doaks.org/positions_and_benefits.html
Application deadline March 15,
2008.
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Project Archivist Position for
the Naval History Society Collection at the New-York Historical
Society
( 9 month
position)
Position Available: New-York Historical Society – Full-Time Project
Archivist for 9 Months
Collection
Description
The
Naval History Society Collection (NHSC) is a compilation of materials that
document historical events in American and British maritime and naval
history. The collection is
comprised of fifty distinct collections of Navy related individuals or ships,
along with two collections of organizational records of the Naval History
Society. It includes approximately
78 linear feet of correspondence, letterbooks, journals and diaries, lectures,
essays, account books, biographical writings, genealogical information,
scrapbooks, orders, notes, articles and clippings, photographs, manuscripts, and
ships’ logbooks relating to naval history.
The collection brings together the documents of famous individuals as
well as the letters and records of lesser known enlisted men.
Job
Description
The New-York Historical Society
is seeking an experienced archivist to process the Naval History Society
Collection. The archivist on this grant will begin by
surveying the fifty individual collections of the NHSC and consulting with the
Chief Conservator regarding any preservation issues. The project archivist will then
arrange, describe, and re-house the fifty distinct collections into acid-free
materials. MARC records and finding aids will be
created for the general collection as well as for select individual
collections. The finding
aids will then be marked up in Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and placed
online with other N-YHS finding aids.
Qualifications
M.L.S. from an
A.L.A.-accredited library school or M.A. with an archival concentration or
archival management certificate. One to two years of archival processing
experience. Excellent interpersonal skills, flexibility, and the ability to work
with people as well as independently. Experience using MARC format and Encoded
Archival Description (EAD). Dedication to archival principles, practices, and
ethics.
To Apply:
Send cover letter, résumé and
the names of three references by mail or fax (applications sent by e-mail will
not be reviewed) to:
Jean Ashton
Vice President
and Library Director
The New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park
West
New York, NY 10024
Fax: (646) 293-9409
Please, no phone
calls.
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