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College Archivist

Employer
Sarah Lawrence College
Location
Bronxville
Salary
$68,000 - $72,000
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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College Archivist

Job Description
Position Overview
The Sarah Lawrence College Library invites applications for College Archivist. Reporting to the Library Director, the candidate must have a strong commitment to public service and act as a highly motivated research support and education professional with an expert understanding of current digital preservation technologies and practices. The ideal candidate will enjoy providing both personalized and group instruction to internal and external clients, undergraduate and graduate students in a small academic library.

The College Archivist collects, preserves, and provides access to materials documenting the Sarah Lawrence's history from its founding in 1924 to the present. This role involves curating collections, managing physical and digital records, and conducting outreach through instructional activities and exhibits. Serving as the official repository for records of permanent historical or administrative value, College Archives also collects faculty papers and other related collections. Open to the College community and external researchers, the archives support scholarship, teaching, and administrative needs. The position is a full-time, staff role.

Essential Duties Summary
Essential Functions
  • Collect, appraise, accession, and preserve records from across the College, including from faculty, students, alumni, and external donors.
  • Manage both physical and born-digital collections, ensuring proper arrangement, description, and metadata creation for access and accessibility. Assess and implement current platforms (ArchivesSpace, DSpace, JSTOR Forum) and emerging technologies to existing improve archival workflows and management.
  • Provide research assistance and reference services to the College community and external researchers.
  • Oversee the Art Properties Collection, ensuring appropriate care and accessibility.
  • Lead outreach activities, including class instruction, exhibits, and presentations to promote awareness of archival resources.
  • Supervise and train student Archives Assistants to support the Archives' goals.
  • Collaborate with faculty, alumni, IT, and other departments to expand archival collections and manage digitization projects.
  • Monitor and manage the archives budget, supplies, and facilities.

Additional Responsibilities
  • Provide staffing at the library's information desk during the academic year.
  • Participate in campus events such as Commencement, Reunion and new student orientations.
  • Collaborate with the library team on cross-departmental initiatives and special projects.
  • Engage in non-archival research consultation with undergraduate and graduate students as needed.
  • Participate in college committees and working groups to support institutional priorities.
  • Other duties as assigned by supervisor.


Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Library Science or Information Science, preferably with a concentration in Archival Studies, or a related field.
  • A minimum of 3 – 5 years of experience in archives or special collections management.
  • Expertise in archival theory, standards, and processes, including both physical and digital records management.
  • Strong research and organizational skills, with the ability to synthesize information and create descriptive metadata.
  • Experience managing or curating exhibits, both physical and digital.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders

Physical and Cognitive Requirements
  • Moderately sedentary, involving periods of sitting and computer use.
  • Frequent verbal and written communication required.
  • Capacity to organize and synthesize detailed information.
  • Occasional walking/standing/lifting/handling of library materials required.


Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of records management practices.
  • Experience with archival management software and digital repositories.
  • Engagement in professional archival organizations such as SAA (Society of American Archivists).


Posting Number: S00480P
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Open Until Filled: No
Salary: $68,000 - $72,000

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Organization

Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.

Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study, conduct independent research, and connect a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.

Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan.

In addition to our round-table classrooms, Sarah Lawrence has outstanding theatres, art and performance studios, and music spaces; modern science labs; state-of-the-art graphic computing equipment; competitive sports facilities; a 60,000-square-foot visual arts center; and recently renovated dining facilities.

Our students are men and women who share an enthusiasm for intellectual rigor, academic risk taking, creativity in all disciplines, and original and interdisciplinary work. We are particularly committed to having our faculty, administration, and student body reflect the social, racial, and economic diversity that characterizes our society. The College’s 1,377 undergraduate students come from nearly every state and from 53 countries; 84 percent of undergrads live on campus.

At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country.

Working At Sarah Lawrence College

As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.

When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:

  • Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
  • Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
  • Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
  • Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees. · Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
  • Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
  • Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
  • Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore.
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914-395-2315
Location
1 Mead Way
Bronxville
New York
10708
United States

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