[Nhcoll-l] CLIR-funded Museum Archivist opening

[Michelle Koo]

Please forward as appropriate:

*Museum Archivist - #12-156*

*University of California, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology*



The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) is a national leader among natural
history museums, housing one of the top six vertebrate collections in the
US. In addition to our collections of birds, mammals, amphibians and
reptiles, MVZ houses an extensive archival collection of fieldnotes,
photos, maps, etc. Recently we received external funding from the Council
on Library Information and Resources to continue and enhance the
digitization, cataloging and integration of the archives with online museum
and archival databases.   This is a temporary, 75-100% Assistant Librarian
appointment starting August 1, 2012 with a salary range of $47,544 (Step I)
or $48,504 (Step II), commensurate with experience.



The Museum Archivist is a key component of the MVZ Archives and will supply
expertise which currently does not exist in the MVZ. The integration and
curation of the Archives is essential for it provides the historic and
field context for its specimen collection and database, and thus is a
fundamental component of MVZ’s uniquely valuable collection. It is the
primary resource for data quality validation critical to our research
mission and ongoing maintenance of our collection database. The Archives
and its integration with the specimen collection will affect research
worldwide as both the academic and public access to our collections has
steadily grown with increased access. A properly curated archive is
essential for the leadership role MVZ has in the academic community and key
to the ongoing success of its research mission.

The Museum Archivist will work with the PIs and the Project Coordinator in
a variety of grant activities primarily using their expertise in the
archival domain to help assess cataloging protocols, metadata values and
best practices in physically securing documents, long-term storage and
retrieval, etc. The position will help recruit, train and supervise
archival interns from San Jose State University School of Library and
Information Science program. We also expect this position to act as a
liaison to the UC Berkeley Bancroft Library, Online Archive of California,
other Berkeley Natural History Museums (especially the UCMP and the UC and
Jepson Herbaria), the San Jose State University School of Library and
Information Science, and other digital archival projects (e.g.,
Biodiversity Heritage Library, California Academy of Sciences, U.S.
National Museum).

The successful candidate will directly report to the Principal Investigator
on the Council on Library and Information Resources grant and fall under
the academic Librarian series.  In addition, there will be an indirect
reporting relationship to the Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and
Advancement (CAPA) and to the Librarian Association of the University of
California (LAUC-B) reflecting the position's inclusion under the Academic
Librarian Series. UC Berkeley librarians are expected to participate in
library-wide planning and governance, to work effectively in a shared
decision-making environment and to be active professionally.   Professional
librarians at UC are academic appointees and are represented by an
exclusive bargaining agent, University Council-American Federation of
Teachers (UC-AFT).



*Minimum qualifications:*  ALA-accredited MLIS, or relevant Master's degree
with coursework in archives management or at least 2 years of equivalent
work experience.  Ability to perform detailed-oriented tasks with
irreplaceable material and data.  Demonstrated experience in an archives or
Special Collections arranging and describing archival collections;
demonstrated experience applying EAD.  *Preferred qualifications:*  General
knowledge of scanning, current scanning standards, and electronics records
management and databases. Knowledge of, or experience in digital archive
preservation. Familiarity with DarwinCore metadata standards. Knowledge of
vertebrate natural history and ecology are useful.



*Applications* must include a cover letter, CV, and three professional
references.  The cover letter should address interest in and vision for the
intersection of library information sciences and natural history
museums.  Applicants
should refer references to the UC Berkeley Statement of Confidentiality
found at http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.  Applications must be
sent to the attention of Sandra Richmond, Research Enterprise Services,
3101A VLSB, Berkeley, CA 94720-3160.  Electronic submissions are
acceptable, but all materials must be uploaded into Adobe PDF and sent to
sandyjbr at berkeley.edu, with the subject: MVZ ARCHIVES – [Applicant Name].

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*Deadline** *for applications is June 18, 2012.  Review of applications
will begin immediately.



See the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology website (http://mvz.berkeley.edu/) for
more details.



The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer and encourages qualified women and minority candidates to apply.
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