Project Director

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, United States
Commensurate with education + experience; benefits...
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Arkansas digital newspaper project
Metadata collection
Quality review of digital assets
** The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking a Project Director for the Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project, responsible for managing the digitization of historical newspapers. The position requires a bachelor's degree and relevant experience in archival or library settings, with a focus on project management and metadata handling. **

Job Summary

  • Manage day-to-day operations of the Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP) to digitize over 100,000 pages of historic newspapers for the Library of Congress Chronicling America site.
  • This position also assists with project record keeping related to Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project (ADNP) at the Arkansas State Archives.
  • Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, this temporary full-time position will end in December 2027.

Matching Summary

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** The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking a Project Director for the Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project, responsible for managing the digitization of historical newspapers. The position requires a bachelor's degree and relevant experience in archival or library settings, with a focus on project management and metadata handling. **

Salary

Commensurate with education and experience; Benefits: Yes

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Arkansas Digital Newspaper Project
  • metadata collection
  • quality review of digital assets
  • project record keeping
  • coordinating work and shipments

Nice-to-have

  • grant management and writing
  • knowledge of Arkansas history
  • knowledge of U.S. history
  • knowledge of Native American history

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in History, English, or related field
  • Two years of archival or library experience
  • Demonstrated project management experience
  • Digitization projects experience
  • Quality control experience
  • Understanding of metadata creation and MARC cataloging
  • Knowledge of OCR output optimization
  • Experience with grant management and writing
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Occasional travel for training
  • Ability to lift 40 lbs.
  • Valid Arkansas driver’s license
  • Pre-employment criminal background check required
  • Subject to drug screening

Work Rights

Proof of legal authority to work in the United States

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