Project Archivist
Created:
March 12, 2013
Description
The Frances Mulhall Achilles Library, Whitney Museum of American Art, seeks a candidate to fill a part-time, grant-funded position for a Project Archives Assistant who will follow the Whitney’s established policies and procedures for processing archives.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Processing institutional archives (materials include paper documents, photographs, and varied ephemera) and apply appropriate professional standards following DACS rules;
- Have a high level of understanding and experience using Archivists’ Toolkit ™(AT), for data entry;
- Train and supervise interns to work with AT;
- Create finding aids
- Respond to archives reference questions both in-person and remotely from both Museum staff and outside researchers
- Able to lift 40 lb. boxes
If interested, please email your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to:
library@whitney.org
How to apply
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Published: Tuesday, March 12, 2013 10:00 UTC
Last updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2017 23:45 UTC