Digital Archivist, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Posted February 17, 2025

Description

Reporting to the Director of University Archives and Special Collections, the Digital Archivist leads and supports the University’s efforts to acquire, describe, preserve, and provide access to born-digital university records and papers of IU faculty, staff and alumni. The Digital Archivist will work collaboratively with the Director, the University Records Manager, Library Technologies staff and university partners to create workflows for ingestion, appraisal, preservation, processing, description and access to born- digital records throughout the university system. The Digital Archivist will take a leadership role in the acquisition of and management of born digital records within the university records management program and collection development process, maintaining regular communication with university staff and donors.

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

Develops and implements policies and procedures that facilitates the acquisition, preservation, arrangement, description, and access to born-digital materials in accordance with emerging standards and best practices
In collaboration with the University Records Manager, provides guidance and assistance to university offices in developing, implementing, and improving recordkeeping systems and practices as they relate to the management and preservation of electronic records
Provide guidance and assistance to university offices and donors on transfers of born digital records and papers
Work with Libraries and university partners to assess, select and implement digital preservation system
Develop documentation and implement workflows for processing hybrid and born-digital collections and make them available for research
Maintains documentation for and manages IU Libraries University Archives DSpace instance and Archive-It accounts; lead system-wide working group to provide guidance and support to regional campus archivists working with these systems
Regular public service responsibilities
Serves on IU Libraries and University committees as appropriate and actively contributes and represents Indiana University through professional engagement and research

Qualifications

ALA accredited master’s degree in library or information science OR an advanced degree in an appropriate subject discipline with relevant special collections or archival training
Minimum two years of experience working in special collections or academic archives with experience performing archival appraisal, arrangement, description, and preservation
Experience with strategies and technology such as digital forensics, digital preservation, and systems developed or adopted by the archival community for managing born-digital materials
Knowledge of privacy, confidentiality, copyright and use policies associated with archival materials
Demonstrated ability to keep abreast of national developments in the management of born digital materials within archival collections
Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to initiate and maintain cooperative working relationships with colleagues and partners throughout the University
Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
Commitment to fostering a diverse educational environment and workplace and ability to work with a diverse student and faculty population
Ability to meet the requirements of a tenure-track librarian position

Preferred:

Experience with digital preservation systems such as Archivematica, Preservica, or Libnova
Experience with digital archiving tools such as BitCurator and ePADD
Experience with DSpace, Archive-It, and ArchivesSpace
Knowledge of Python or similar scripting languages
Completion of or progress towards Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) Certificate from Society of American Archivists
Familiarity with records management concepts

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The salary range is $62,000–$82,000 per year; benefits include a university healthcare plan, a university-funded base retirement plan, a 100% university-paid group life insurance plan, and a generous paid time off plan. This tenure/tenure-track academic appointment includes eligibility for sabbatical leaves. For a complete list of benefit programs, please refer to the following resources:

Website: https://hr.iu.edu/benefits/neweeo/prof-index.html
Brochure: http://hr.iu.edu/pubs/books/IU-benefits_broch.pdf

How to Apply:

Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted through Friday, March 28, 2025. Interested candidates should review the application requirements and submit their application at https://indiana.peopleadmin.com. Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to [email protected]. Expected start date: August 4, 2025. Please note that this date is flexible.

For more information about Indiana University Bloomington, go to https://www.indiana.edu/. For information about working and living in Bloomington, Indiana: https://vpfaa.indiana.edu/work-life/index.html

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status. “Before a conditional offer of employment with tenure is finalized, candidates will be asked to disclose any pending investigations or previous findings of sexual or professional misconduct. They will also be required to authorize an inquiry by Indiana University Bloomington with all current and former employers along these lines. The relevance of information disclosed or ascertained in the context of this process to a candidate’s eligibility for hire will be evaluated by Indiana University Bloomington on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should be aware, however, that Indiana University Bloomington takes the matters of sexual and professional misconduct very seriously.”