Department: Library, Special Collections
Classification: GMU Worker
Job Category: Part-Time / Hourly Wage
Job Type: Part-Time/20-29 hours per week
Location: Fairfax, VA
Workplace Type: On Site Required
Salary: $23.00/hour
Criminal Background Check: Yes
About the Department:
The Special Collections (SC) unit in the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at George Mason University Libraries is charged with acquiring, documenting, preserving, and providing access to primary research collections, documents, and rare books. SC also manages the non-current and archival records of George Mason University and undertakes the creation of audiovisual documentary resources through its oral history work. Special Collections also adds value to its holdings through selective digitization and through interpretive exhibits, instructions, and programming. All work is aligned with advancing the University Libraries’ goals and plans. We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace, as well as in the systems and services we build, as an inclusive excellence imperative.
About the Position:
The Part-Time Special Collections Project Archivist supports SCRC goals of access and description through addressing the backlog of oral history assets and providing discovery points for researchers, students, and community members. The incumbent works with SCRC staff, primarily the Director and the University Archivist in creating robust and functional online descriptions. This position applies AI technologies to create transcripts and summaries, and creates appropriate metadata descriptions following best practices and standards.
Responsibilities:
Oral History Processing
Metadata creation
Collection Control File maintenance
Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for Part-Time Special Collections Project Archivist at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent with Resume for review.
Posting Open Date: December 9, 2024
Posting Close Date: January 7, 2025
Open Until Filled: No
Mason is currently the largest and most diverse university in Virginia with students and faculty from all 50 states and over 135 countries studying in over 200 degree programs at campuses in Arlington, Fairfax and Prince William, as well as at learning locations across the commonwealth. Rooted in Mason’s diversity is a campus culture that is both rewarding and exciting, work that is meaningful, and opportunities to both collaborate and create.
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