Administrative Assistant, American Academy of the History of Dentistry, Brookline MA

Posted June 4, 2013

The American Academy of the History of Dentistry(AAHD) is looking for an individual to fill a part-time position. Our local office is located in the Coolidge Corner area of Brookline.

 

The applicant should have the skills to be able to maintain our Website :

– our site is based on a customized build of a content management system called Drupal.

– Drupal is written in the PHP programming language, so modifications to the system are coded using that language.

– the visual design of the site is created using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

– all the coding changes are done in pure code using a text editor

– configuring e-mailboxes and other administrative functions of the domain are carried out using cPanel, a web-based control panel provided by our hosting service.

( Training will be provided)

 

 Additional responsibilities include general administrative responsibilities, maintaining our organization’s membership database, PowerPoint presentations  and being able to conduct informational retrieval on- line and various archives/libraries in the Greater Boston area.

 

 Ideally, the candidate has some experience working in database development/ management, working knowledge of archival automation [EAD], Metadata standards and metadata application guidelines. Strong on-line search skills to conduct advanced reference work, citation verification and copyright clearance for hard-to-find documents. However, applicants with strong Microsoft Application skills will be considered.

 

This is a 10-15 hours per week commitment. Flexible hours.  Range $15-17 /hr

 

Contact info:

 

E-mail: [email protected]

Fax:      617-731-8724

Phone:  617-731-6767