Digital Archivist/Assistant Librarian, Central Connecticut State University, (New Britain, Connecticut)

Posted January 14, 2026

Description

Central Connecticut State University invites applications to join Elihu Burritt Library as a full-time Digital Archivist/Assistant Librarian. We seek applicants who desire to assist in the creation of a state-of-the-art digitization studio and to play a critical role in ensuring long-term access to digital content for faculty, students, and community collaborators.

Responsibilities

The Digital Archivist is responsible for the stewardship of born-digital and digitized materials and for leading the academic library’s Digitization Studio—an innovative space supporting digitization, digital scholarship, video production, and preservation initiatives. This position plays a critical role in ensuring long-term access to digital content and providing creative support for faculty, students, and community collaborators. The role also includes responsibility for grant writing, digital storytelling, teaching, and public outreach.

Qualifications

All applicants must possess a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from an ALA-accredited program, or equivalent degree in public history, archives, digital curation, or a related field.

Experience and Training:

• Minimum of 2 years of professional experience working with digital archives, digital preservation, or digitization projects.
• Proficiency in developing and implementing policies for acquiring, preserving, and providing access to born-digital and/or digitized archival collections.
• Experience with at least one digital repository (such as the Connecticut Digital Archive or Digital Public Library of America).
• Proficiency with digital imaging equipment or software (such as Adobe Creative Cloud).
• Strong organizational, project management, and interpersonal skills.

Ideal Candidate:

• Experience managing the operation of a Digital Lab, including digitization, scanning, audio/video editing, and media production equipment.
• Knowledge of digital preservation standards (FADGI, OAIS, METS, PREMIS) and metadata schemas (Dublin Core, MODS, EAD).
• Experience preserving born-digital materials such as applications, video games, datasets, or websites.
• Knowledge of copyright and rights management for digital content and public use.
• Experience with grant writing and managing externally funded projects.
• Experience in providing research support and consultation services to faculty, students, community members and external scholars.
• Experience supervising student workers, interns, or graduate assistants supporting digital initiatives.
• Proficiency in video and/or audio editing tools and workflows.
• Familiarity with digital storytelling, oral history, and exhibit platforms (e.g., Omeka, StoryMaps).
• Experience developing community-engaged digital humanities or archival projects.
• Experience teaching workshops or class sessions on topics such as digital preservation, metadata, copyright, and digital storytelling.
• Experience in the development of digital exhibits, oral history projects, and multimedia publications

Hours and Compensation

In accordance with the Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (AAUP) Collective Bargaining Union Contract, compensation for this position is at the rank of Assistant Librarian for 2024-2025. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. For more information on the AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement, please visit AAUP.

The State of Connecticut and Central Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.

Fringe benefits include: paid personal leave and sick leave accruals; medical, dental, and prescription plans; group life insurance; retirement; retiree health care; tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Contribution plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts; long and short term disability insurance plans.

For more detailed information, please visit CCSU Human Resources.

How to Apply

Visit https://www.ccsu.edu/hr/administrative/faculty/management to see the full listing and apply.

To begin the application process, select the “Apply” button and electronically submit the following documents by February 4, 2026.

• Letter of interest addressing the qualifications for this position.
• Current Résumé
• Names of three current professional references with title, email addresses and telephone numbers.
• Transcripts

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. E-mailed and mailed applications will not be accepted. Please redact any personally identifiable information (i.e., Social Security Number, date of birth, marital status, country of origin) from any documents submitted.

Inquiries may be sent to Steven Bernstein, Search Committee Chair, at 860-832-2079 or [email protected]