Posted August 18, 2022
Description: The Growdon Intern is an integral part of the Museum’s Collections and Archives Team. BCM has been a collecting institution since it first opened in 1913. Although the collection initially focused on natural science, the holdings have come to include diverse natural history specimens, objects of American history, and global cultural materials including Indigenous…
Posted August 18, 2022
Description: Boston University Libraries is hiring! Below are their more tech/systems-related positions: Archival Information Specialist: This position will serve as the Client Service Lead and platform administrator of Boston University’s archival information management system (ArchivesSpace). As a member of the Libraries’ Digital Ventures team, the AIS coordinates the requirements of local archive managers at BU to…
Posted August 17, 2022
Description: History Associates (HAI) is a professional historical services firm providing customized historical, archival, and records management services to industry, professional associations, government, and non-profit organizations for over forty years. We are actively recruiting for records management consultants to work at a client site in Boston, MA Positions are full-time and for a period of…
Posted August 13, 2022
Description: Western Colorado University invites applications for a collaborative, technology-savvy, and highly motivated Technical Services and Archives Librarian. Reporting to the Director of Library Services, the successful candidate provides vision and direction for the Library’s technical services operations, including the University’s archives and special collections. The Technical Services and Archives Librarian performs and/or oversees all…
Posted August 13, 2022
Description: Reporting to the Head of Archives & Distinctive Collections, the Archives & Distinctive Collections Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Archives Reading Room including greeting researchers upon arrival, pulling collections for use, ensuring Reading Room policies and procedures are followed, facilitating reproduction requests and managing student workers. S/he plays an…
Posted August 13, 2022
Description: The Archives Evening Supervisor primarily oversees the evening use of Archives & Distinctive Collections’ Reading Room. This includes greeting researchers upon arrival, pulling collections for use, ensuring Reading Room policies and procedures are followed and facilitating reproduction requests. S/he supervises the evening student workers and liaises with the library’s Evening and Weekend Supervisors. Additionally,…
Posted August 13, 2022
Description: The Collection Development and Records Management Services Assistant will support the appraisal and acquisition of diverse archival and manuscript collections in all formats documenting the individuals, offices, and organizations that make up the Harvard community. These include the personal and professional archives of Harvard faculty, senior administrators, and select Harvard alumni and students; institutional…
Posted August 11, 2022
The application deadline for this program has been extended to Friday, September 30th at 12:00pm ET. Description: Through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the Massachusetts State Historical Records Advisory Board (MA SHRAB) is pleased to provide funding for 6 Fellowship opportunities for emerging archives professionals to gain practical processing…
Posted August 11, 2022
Description: The Harvard University Archives seeks to hire a Collections Services Assistant to work on archival processing projects and cataloging, including enhancement and creation of finding aids and bibliographic records for archival collections and publications. Tasks include the creation of finding aids in ArchivesSpace and MARC bibliographic records, and the preparation of collections for storage….
Posted August 9, 2022
Description: The Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth is seeking candidates for the position of Processing Archivist in the Curatorial Department of the Massachusetts Archives. Acting on behalf of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Archives is responsible for securing, preserving, and managing for the public good those noncurrent records of state government deemed to have…
