CNAIR Reference Archivist

The American Philosophical Society Library & Museum seeks to hire a Reference Archivist to join a growing team at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR).

THE POSITION

The Reference Archivist will support CNAIR’s efforts to increase the accessibility of the Library & Museum’s Indigenous-related collections and to maintain and develop mutually-beneficial working relationships between the APS and Indigenous communities. This staff member will directly interact with people requesting digital and/or in-person access and information on the Indigenous-related collections, digitize materials for those requests and other projects, and work with CNAIR staff to ingest, catalog, and manage digitized and born-digital CNAIR-related collections in the APS Digital Library. More broadly, they will work as an integral member of a department that will support them in their professional growth, encourage their contributions to CNAIR’s approaches, and provide opportunities for self-directed and collaborative work with other staff and external colleagues.

Essential Functions

Play a primary role in managing CNAIR’s reference workflow by documenting and responding to incoming requests;
Assist people in finding information about Indigenous-related collections and accessing them, especially requests from Indigenous communities;
Digitize archival materials in response to reference requests and larger, ongoing projects;
Create and/or enhance existing metadata in digitized records, finding aids, and reference guides;
Facilitate the bulk uploading of digitized and born-digital materials and metadata to the APS Digital Library;
Assist researchers in person at the Library, especially Indigenous community researchers and others visiting on CNAIR fellowships;
Collaborate with other staff in developing projects and methods that advance CNAIR’s goals of improving access and ensuring people have a good experience doing archival research;
Other duties as assigned.
This is a full-time, onsite position with benefits. The Society offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, dental, life insurance, long-term disability, 403b with employer match, and paid days off.