Part-Time Project Archivist, First Parish in Lexington, Lexington, MA
Posted April 4, 2019
First Parish in Lexington, a Unitarian Universalist congregation, on the Battle Green, founded in 1692, seeks a summer Project Archivist to develop a plan for its 20th and 21st century collections, which include the church’s records, services, curriculum, photographs, and other miscellanea in a variety of formats.
The Project Activist will be required to:
- Produce a detailed, written inventory of holdings
- Based on the findings of the inventory, write a report making specific recommendations on retention, transfer, and reformatting of these holdings
- As time and budget allow, propose specific plans for transfer of some materials, and digitization and cataloging of others.
- Archivist will be supervised by the Church Administrator
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
- MLIS, or currently enrollment in, an ALA-accredited MLIS degree program, with advanced coursework in archival methods and management, and/or equivalent work experience
- Knowledge of best practices in managing small collections
- Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to see big picture as well as details
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Ability to take initiative and work independently with minimal supervision
- Willingness to work collaboratively with church staff and volunteers, and other community or denominational organizations as needed
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
- Ability to lift 30 pounds
Part time, with some flexibility Mondays through Thursdays, 9-1, and must be completed between June and August of 2019. $16 an hour.
Accessible via public transportation: bus #76 or #62, both from Alewife
Free parking available in church lot.
For further information about First Parish in Lexington, please visit its website at: fplex.org
First Parish in Lexington is an equal opportunity employer.
To apply, please send letter of interest, resumé, and names of three references to:
Jane Foley, Church Administrator, [email protected].
If you are a Simmons student please send your information to Jeannette Bastian [email protected]