Archivist, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, PA
Posted September 15, 2014
Job Duties:
This is an entry level Archivist position. Candidate will be responsible for assisting in implementing a fourteen-month project at the Pennsylvania State Archives made possible by funds from the National Historical Records and Publications Commission (NHPRC). One archivist will be hired to process, re-appraise, re-house and create detailed listings for records of the late twentieth century Pennsylvania Governors Shapp, Thornburgh and Casey. The employee will be hired through the Pennsylvania Heritage Foundation.
Duties will include: re-appraising and re-housing over 400 cubic feet of records relating to the Commission for Women, the Bureau of Affirmative Action, Chief Clerk’s Office and others. Additionally, official videotapes of the Thornburgh and Casey Administrations will be reappraised and organized into appropriate acid-free storage containers. Inventories of the re-housed items will be created and prepared for upload to the Archives web site. Other related duties may arise as the project progresses.
Qualifications:
Required qualifications for the position include:
- Ability to make a twelve month commitment to the project
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Familiarity with basic archival standards and practices
- Familiarity with archival processing standards and practices
- Familiarity with current archival preservation practices
- Familiarity with computers and basic software applications
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree with archival component and/or equivalent archival experience
Beginning annual salary will be $39,257 with full benefits. The anticipated start date is late October, 2014.
Please submit applications by October 1 to:
Pennsylvania State Archives
Attn: David Shoff
350 North Street
Harrisburg, PA 17120
For more information contact the Project Director, David Shoff at: 717-783-5796 or email: [email protected]