Archivist

Williams College Libraries

 

Williams College, a liberal arts college located in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, seeks a tech-savvy, service-oriented and creative Archivist to work in Special Collections. Williams continues to transform its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and nationality. We seek candidates who are excited to work in a college library in which students are broadly diverse with regard to gender and gender identity, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

 

Williams Libraries values excellent personal service, innovative library instruction, and effective intellectual access to collections. The successful candidate will excel in a broad range of archival functions: collection development, reference, outreach, instruction, arrangement and description. Williams Libraries provides generous support for continuing professional development. This is a full-time, year-round appointment reporting to the Head of Special Collections. Occasional holiday, weekend and evening hours may be required.

 

Responsibilities:

• Provide reference and research services in Special Collections
• Develop, plan and teach course-integrated instruction sessions featuring Special Collections resources
• Develop, plan and install exhibits featuring Special Collections resources
• Engage faculty, students, staff, and alumni in Special Collections resources and services
• Contribute to the social media presence of Special Collections
• Participate in Archives collection development, including donor relations and acquisitions
• Participate in digital collection management

 

Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited institution with coursework in Archives or Archival Management. In selected instances, a graduate degree in a related discipline may be substituted.
• Working knowledge of methods in archival management, reference, and engagement.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team-oriented organization.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, respect and inclusion.

 

Preferred qualifications:

• Degree specializing in archival management.
• Experience with metadata and descriptive standards including Dublin Core, METS, MODS, PREMIS, DCRM, and VRA core.
• Experience in archival arrangement and description.
• Experience providing archival research and/or instruction services.
• Experience with archival management systems such as ArchivesSpace.
• Experience with institutional repositories such as Islandora, bepress, Hydra, or DSpace.

 

In your cover letter, address your working knowledge of methods in archival management, reference, and engagement, and how your education and experience will support our commitment to diversity, equity, respect and inclusion. Include three references with your resume.

 

Review of resumes will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

 

Employment at Williams is contingent on the verification of background information submitted by the applicant, including the completion of a criminal record check, and education when applicable.

 

To apply for this position, please visit staff-careers.williams.edu. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via phone at (413) 597-4247 or email at hr@williams.edu.

 

Williams College is located in the bucolic Berkshires in northwestern Massachusetts, 135 miles from Boston and 165 miles from New York City. Williams College is a coeducational liberal arts institution of 2,100 students committed to building and supporting a diverse population, and to fostering an inclusive faculty, staff and curriculum. Please visit the Williams College website to learn more (http://www.williams.edu).

 

Beyond meeting fully its legal obligations for non-discrimination, Williams College is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where members from all backgrounds can live, learn and thrive.