[SOA] Job posting: Project Archivist at the University of Dayton

[Rachel.DeHart@notes.udayton.edu]

Project Archivist for U.S. Catholic Special Collection


The University of Dayton Libraries seek a Project Archivist for the U.S. 
Catholic Special Collection.   The U.S. Catholic Special Collection 
preserves records of the Catholic Church and Catholic life in the United 
States and supports the University's doctoral program in Religious Studies 
focusing on the U.S. Catholic experience. The Project Archivist will be 
responsible for processing pamphlets and other printed ephemera, 
manuscript materials, media, and realia, creating collection-level records 
supplemented by EAD finding aids, and assisting the Curator of Rare Books 
in staffing the open hours for the collection.  Working in collaboration 
with the Associate Dean for Collections and Operations, the Curator of 
Rare Books, and advisory faculty from the Departments of Religious Studies 
and History, the Visiting Archivist will set priorities for processing, 
preservation, and digitization.   The position will also provide 
consultation and processing support for archival collections in the Marian 
Library.  This is a non-tenure-track-faculty position with the rank of 
lecturer, reporting to the Associate Dean for Collections and Operations.

Required qualifications: Master's degree with specialization in archives 
or public history, training and/or experience in minimum-level processing 
using Green and Meissner processing techniques, training and/or experience 
with DACS and EAD, knowledge of American Catholic history, and experience 
processing religious collections.

Preferred qualifications: training or experience in preservation; 
knowledge of Mariology. 

One-year appointment with possibility of extension.  Competitive salary, 
excellent benefits.  To apply submit cover letter, CV, and contact 
information for three professional references at 
http://jobs.udayton.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51431 by Oct. 15, 
2010. 

The University of Dayton, a comprehensive Catholic University founded by 
the Society of Mary (the Marianists) in 1850, is Ohio's largest 
independent university and one of the nation's ten largest Catholic 
universities. The University of Dayton is firmly committed to the 
principle of diversity and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity 
Employer. Persons of color, women, individuals with disabilities and 
veterans are encouraged to apply.
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