Job Opportunity at Texas Tech Vietnam Archive
From: Maxner, Steve
To: Vietnam Studies Group
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 1:41 PM
Subject: [Vsg] Job Opportunity at Texas Tech Vietnam Archive
Dear colleagues:
The Vietnam Archive is hiring a one year project archivist to work on the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association collection. Please feel free to circulate.
Thank you.
Stephen Maxner, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
The Vietnam Center
The Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Special Collections Library Room 108
15th and Detroit
Lubbock, TX 79409-1041
Phone: 806-742-9010
Fax: 806-742-0496
Email: steve.maxner@ttu.edu
Website: www.vietnam.ttu.edu
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Project Archivist (1 year)
The Vietnam Archive
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
The Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University seeks a one-year Project Archivist to process the records of the Families of Vietnamese Political Prisoners Association. Responsibilities include surveying the collection and developing a processing plan, acquiring necessary archival supplies, implementing necessary preservation procedures, sorting and arranging records into series and sub-series, developing collection inventory, re-housing the collection in acid-free folders and boxes, writing comprehensive finding aid including scope and content and administrative history statements, entering finding aid into existing database and developing MARC records for inclusion in other catalogs, and facilitating Encoded Archival Description [EAD] mark-up. Will work under the supervision of the Associate Archivist. Will supervise two student assistants. The one-year position is funded by a grant from the National Historical Records and Publications Commission.
Qualifications: MLIS from accredited library school with emphasis in archival science and/or archival certification. One year of experience processing archives and creating finding aids. Experience with MARC and EAD. Knowledge of preservation standards and procedures.
For complete application requirements and instructions, refer to job posting 61746 at http://jobs.texastech.edu. For more information on the Vietnam Archive visit http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu.
Salary: $35,000 + benefits
To apply: Apply online at http://jobs.texastech.edu. Search for job 61746
For more information on the Vietnam Archive visit http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu