The Georgia Tech Library seeks a collegial, innovative archivist to engage in the arrangement, description, and access of manuscripts and records within Special Collections and University Archives. The successful candidate for this position will also be involved in instruction and outreach programs, engagement activities and scholarship initiatives in the Archives and Records Management Department. The candidate will actively participate in library-wide initiatives through committees, taskforces and projects that are inline with the Library's strategic mission. Applicants should be eager to shape change, welcome a service model where he/she actively engages students, faculty and researchers through direct interaction. He/she should have an interest in the evolving roles of research libraries and archives in the changing landscape of higher education. Information about the Library Renewal is available at http://renewal.library.gatech.edu.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage in the arrangement, description, and access of manuscripts and records within Special Collections and University Archives
• Partner with faculty and researchers to determine areas of arrangement and description
• Create finding aids and other descriptions and make them available to researchers, faculty and students
• Assist in carrying-out the strategic goals of the department with a focus upon the department vision
• Design innovative archival services in support of the Library Renewal initiative
• Provide outreach to faculty, student and researchers including detailed research consultations and archival orientations and instruction
• Assist in the research and creation of exhibitions for the department
• Supervise student assistants and interns in the department
  

Required Qualifications:

• ALA-accredited master’s degree in library and information science, master’s degree in archival administration, or equivalent advanced degree
• Minimum of four years of archival experience with arrangement and description of archival materials
• Requires working knowledge of Encoded Archival Description (EAD) and other related archival descriptive standards and knowledge of the preservation needs of archival collections
• Experience providing reference assistance and instruction
• Commitment to outreach and service

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Archivists’ Toolkit, ArchivesSpace or similar archival management software systems
• Supervisory experience with student assistants and interns.

Faculty Status:

The position will be appointed as a member of the Instructional Faculty of the Georgia Tech Library, is non-tenure track and is subject to the review and promotion process for all Georgia Tech librarians and archivists. As a member of the Georgia Tech Library Faculty, the incumbent will have an effort distribution of 80% excellence in assigned duties, 10% scholarship, and 10% professional service.

Salary and rank commensurate with credentials and experience. This is a full-time faculty appointment.

Application Process:

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed to be exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.

The Georgia Institute of Technology is an Equal Education/Employment Opportunity Institution and the Library encourages applications from candidates of diverse cultural backgrounds.

If interested in this position, please submit your curriculum vitae (CV) / resume and cover letter as one document to the Georgia Institute of Technology Library’s Human Resources department by using the 

following link: https://goo.gl/ajIlZj