Qualifications:

• Relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree in archival practices, history, information sciences, or museum studies, with a minimum of two years of experience as collection manager, educator, researcher, or equivalent, working in a museum, archive, library, or educational institution
• Ability to organize and arrange large collections in diverse formats
• Excellent writing, communication, and interpersonal skills to present inclusive educational programming to students and SSSAS community members
• Ability to stay on top of developments in digital management systems, archival processing, metadata standards, electronic records management, and preservation
• Strong computer skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat) 
• Knowledge of collection management databases
• Proficiency in the workflow associated with content, document, and electronic records management; digital archiving; digital asset management; format validation and conversion methods; data integrity techniques; and long-term, sustainable storage planning
• Ability to work collegially with colleagues, students, researchers, and consultants
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Write and administer collection policies (e.g., accession/deaccession, gifts & loans)
• Manage accessioning through donations and solicitations
• Perform object condition assessments and manage preventative collection care 
• Work with facilities staff to monitor environmental conditions (temperature, relative humidity, and light levels) in archives storage space and campus displays
• Establish and administer standards for digital encoding for collections management database (e.g., digital image formats and style sheet adherence for data entry)
• Scan two dimensional items and prepares digital images for ingest into database
• Photograph with a digital camera and copy all large-scale, fragile or 3-D objects and archival documents and prepares digital images for ingest into database
• Prioritize digital conversion of audio and video media (e.g., Film, VHS, cassette tapes, and CDs)
• Compose and refine inventories, finding aides, and document transcriptions
• Assist with access to collection for external and school community researchers
• Craft centennial displays, events, and publications
• Other duties as assigned

Candidates interested in this position should apply online, and include a cover letter and resume. For more information about our school, please visit www.sssas.org.