Senior Research Assistant -12 Month Project Archivist
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas, US
Commensurate with education + experience; not spec...
Metadata collection
Quality review of digital assets
Project record keeping
The Archivist is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor, coordinating work and shipments of staff, collaborating institutions, and vendors
Job Summary
The Archivist is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor, coordinating work and shipments of staff, collaborating institutions, and vendors.
This temporary full-time position will end in December 2027 and is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Key responsibilities include implementing quality review of digital assets, assisting with project record keeping, and researching and writing the history of selected newspapers.
Matching Summary
The Archivist is responsible for collecting metadata and supplying it to a digitization vendor, coordinating work and shipments of staff, collaborating institutions, and vendors.
Salary
Commensurate with education and experience; Not specified; Yes
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
metadata collection
quality review of digital assets
project record keeping
digitization projects
MARC cataloging
Nice-to-have
understanding of Arkansas history
knowledge of U.S. history
Native American history knowledge
HTML and/or XML knowledge
Key Requirements
High school diploma or equivalent
Four years specialized training/experience
Bachelor's degree preferred
Two years specialized training preferred
Valid Arkansas driver's license
Work Rights
Proof of legal authority to work in the United States