at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Job Opening Id: 50437
Department: NUL McCormick Library
Salary/Grade: NEX/13
Job Summary:
The principal duties of this position include assisting in the management of the daily operations of the unit under the direction of the Head of Collections Services and performing hands-on processing of archival collections within the McCormick Library of Special Collections and University Archives department. Works with curators, other library units, and the Collections Services team to arrange, describe, preserve, secure, prioritize, and make accessible archival collections.
This position serves all of the McCormick Library and the University Libraries by providing leadership, processing expertise, and experience for the management of archival and special collections. Provides arrangement, description, housing, security, and access to collections, while partnering with curators to make the collections widely available to researchers.
Please note: Collections are distributed in multiple locations on Northwestern University’s Evanston campus as well as in off-site facilities.
Position may require assisting curators in the acquisition of materials, including packing and transportation to and from campus.
Please Note: The target budgeted minimum starting salary for this position is $24.01 hourly. Offers will be based on candidate experience and education, as well as equity within Northwestern University. This position is in a bargaining unit represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 73.
Specific Responsibilities:
Archival Processing
- Create, review, revise, and publish finding aids for traditional, born-digital, and hybrid archival collections in order to ensure factual accuracy and adherence to current professional and internal standards.
- Create and review accession records for incoming archival acquisitions.
- Plan and implement—individually or as part of a team—processing plans for collections.
- Perform or supervise the processing of collections in a variety of formats and physical conditions according to current professional and internal standards.
