About the Role
Oversee day-to-day archival reference operations serving both in-person and remote patrons, including internal partners. Manage large-scale research projects for administrative offices and departments. Coordinate the sharing of collection content across the website, blog, and social media platforms. Serve as a liaison with communications departments across the University. Supervise and train all student employees. Work with the University Archivist on outreach, student instruction, and collection development.
Responsibilities
- Oversee day-to-day archival reference operations
- Manage large-scale research projects
- Coordinate the sharing of collection content across platforms
- Serve as a liaison with communications departments
- Supervise and train student employees
- Work with the University Archivist on outreach, student instruction, and collection development
Requirements
- 3+ years relevant archival experience
- At least 2 years of experience in an academic or institutional archive
- 3+ years library digitization involving library metadata
- Experience working at a university archives/repository
- Excellent organizational, writing, and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of archives and manuscripts management
- Proficiency with archival standards and literature
- Experience with outreach activities, including exhibition and workshop planning
Skills
- Archival reference operations
- Research project management
- Collection content coordination
- Website, blog, and social media content management
- Interdepartmental liaison
- Student employee supervision and training
- Outreach and instruction
- Collection development
- Library digitization
- Library metadata
- Organizational skills
- Writing skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Archives and manuscripts management
- Archival standards
- Archival literature
- Exhibition planning
- Workshop planning
Location
- New York University
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3+ years relevant archival experience
- 2+ years experience in an academic or institutional archive
- 3+ years library digitization experience
Education Level
- Master's Degree in Library & Information Science or Archival Studies from an ALA-accredited institution or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- USD $71,644.94 to USD $91,644.94
About the Company
- NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040.
Equal Opportunity
- NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply at all levels.
