Southwest Collection - Texas Tech University
Institution/Company Organization Type - Academic
Position Title - Unit Manager - Digital Archives
Position Type - Full-Time, Permanent
Benefits - Yes
Salary Range - $45,000-$55,000
Is ACA Certification required or preferred? - Preferred
Able to apply if a provisional CA or agree to take CA exam within 1 year of hire - Yes
The Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University’s Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library is seeking Unit Manager to implement procedures for and coordinate the acquisition, curation, and accessibility of their born-digital archival materials.
Major/Essential Functions
• Developing processes and specifications for collecting, preserving, arranging, describing, and providing access to born digital and hybrid archival collections.
• Creating digital archiving workflows, procedures, and policies.
• Arranging, describing, and providing access to born-digital archival collections and describing them into finding aids.
• Ingesting and migrating digital items from a variety of current and legacy media formats.
• Providing training and guidance to SWC/SCL staff on preserving and migrating born-digital materials.
• Representing unit as a member of committees or teams as assigned by supervisor.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree plus three years supervisory experience; OR a combination of education and/or supervisory experience to equal seven years.
Preferred Qualifications
• ALA-accredited MLS degree or a Masters degree in public history or another humanities field with coursework in digital preservation, digital archives, or related subjects.
• Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) certification.
• Knowledge of digital curation and archival metadata standards, including EAD, Dublin Core, and METS.
• Experience with training colleagues, especially on technological tools, in a team-based environment.
Annual salary: $48,000
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