Senior Research Assistant -12 Month Project Archivist
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, United States
Commensurate with education + experience
On-site
Metadata collection
Digital asset quality review
Project record keeping
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking a Senior Research Assistant for a 12-month project involving the Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project. The role involves metadata collection, coordination with various stakeholders, and quality review of digital assets
Job Summary
The Archivist is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor, coordinating work and shipments, and implementing quality review of digital assets.
This temporary full-time position will end in December 2027 and is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The role requires scanning original historic material on a large format scanner and researching/writing the history of selected newspapers.
Matching Summary
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking a Senior Research Assistant for a 12-month project involving the Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project. The role involves metadata collection, coordination with various stakeholders, and quality review of digital assets.
Salary
Commensurate with education and experience
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
metadata collection
digital asset quality review
project record keeping
Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project
Nice-to-have
knowledge of Arkansas history
experience with grant management
knowledge of HTML/XML
Key Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent
Four years specialized training/experience in library science, archival, or related field
Bachelor's degree in pertinent field (preferred)
Two years specialized training in library science, history, or related field (preferred)
Experience in archives, museum, or library setting (preferred)
Experience with digitization projects (preferred)
Understanding of metadata creation and MARC cataloging (preferred)
Knowledge of OCR output optimization (preferred)
Valid Arkansas driver's license
Ability to lift 40 lbs.
Work Rights
Proof of legal authority to work in the United States