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Position Announcement



Would you please include this advertisement for a new position in the
Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College in the Archives
list.

I've included it in the email message, but could send a WordPerfect
attachment if that would be better.

Thanks very much.

Daria D'Arienzo
(position advertisement follows signature info)
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Daria D'Arienzo
Archivist of the College
Archives and Special Collections
Campus Box 2256
Amherst College, Box 5000
Amherst, MA  01002-5000

(413) 542-2299
FAX:  (413) 542-2692

ddarienzo@amherst.edu

http://www.amherst.edu/~archives



        ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST



Amherst College, a private undergraduate liberal arts college for men
and women, with 1600 students and 165 faculty, invites applications for
the position of Assistant Archivist at the Robert Frost Library.
Located in western Massachusetts, Amherst participates with Hampshire,
Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts in
the Five College Consortium.

Reporting to the Archivist of the College and Special Collections
Coordinator,  the candidate will participate in all aspects of the
College Archives and Special Collections operations.  Position will have
primary responsibility for providing reference services to collections,
and for overseeing the records management component of the department,
and will participate in the appraisal, arrangement and description of
collections, including electronic information resources.

Qualifications: graduate degree or equivalent experience in an
historical, library or related discipline or from a formal program of
archival education required; minimum 5 years of post advanced degree
experience in a professional archival position with increasing
responsibility required, preferably in an academic setting; knowledge of
current archival and records standards and practices required; and ACA
certification desirable.  Demonstrated  experience with standard desktop
software applications and network electronic resources required; related
experience with MARC-AMC cataloguing, HTML, SGML and EAD coding and Web
applications highly desirable.  Candidate must possess strong
interpersonal skills and service orientation; effective oral and written
communication skills; and must have the ability to lift, move and shelve
packed record storage boxes weighing up to 40 lbs.

This is a full-time position with competitive salary and benefits.  The
anticipated start date is July 1, 2000.  Candidates should submit a
letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names of three
references to: Librarian of the College, Robert Frost Library, Amherst
College, Box 5000, Amherst, MA 01002-5000.  A review of applications
will begin on February 7, 2000 and continue until the position is
filled.

        Amherst College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and
encourages women, minorities and disabled persons too apply.

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