Archival Assistant, Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries, Cambridge, MA
Posted September 19, 2018
Job: Archival Assistant (Temporary)
Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries (AKDC@MIT)
The Aga Khan Documentation Center, MIT Libraries (AKDC@MIT), is seeking an employee to assist the AKDC@MIT Collections Archivist with ingest, digitization, and preparation for off-site storage of material. The temporary employee will work with AKDC@MIT Collections Archivist Betsy Baldwin to process, prepare, and document materials to be sent off-site. Tasks will include boxing and bar coding of materials, and completing necessary lists and documentation, etc.
The employee will assist the archivist in inventorying recently arrived material, rehousing it in appropriate storage containers, and moving it to appropriate locations either within the center or preparing it for off-site storage.
The temporary employee will assist in the preparation of material for digitization, and in post digitization processes.
Located on the first floor of Rotch Library, AKDC@MIT is a research center supporting documentation, scholarship, and teaching on the history and theory of architecture, urbanism, environmental and landscape design, visual culture, and conservation, as well as the practice of architecture, in Muslim societies, with particular focus on the research and teaching activities of the faculty, students, and post-doctoral fellows of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT and Harvard.
Qualifications:
- Attention to detail, conscientious
- Familiarity with MS Office, especially EXCEL
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs and carry across the room
- Familiarity with archival management software is desired, but not required
Hours: Variable. 10-30 hours a week through December 2018.
Wage: $13-15/hour
To apply, please send a statement of interest and brief resume or cv to [email protected]. Be sure to include the phrase “Application for Archival Assistant” in the Subject Line.