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REVISED posting: Archivist, History Associates Incorporated



Please note that this REVISED ANNOUNCEMENT supersedes our previous
posting. The changes are in academic requirements and salary.

HAI has an immediate opening for a motivated, outgoing,
service-oriented Archivist with solid computer skills to staff and
operate the in-house archives of a medical research organization
located in Bethesda, Maryland. Primary duties include:

* Processing and cataloguing archival records for access and use
* Writing descriptions of archival records
* Appraising records for archival value
* Assisting researchers and providing references services
* Processing audiovisual records
* Performing related administrative duties
* Assisting with special projects
* Preparing reports

Qualifications for this position are:

* Master's degree in library science, history, or related discipline
* at least one year's experience conducting appraisal, survey,
arrangement, and description on archival collections;
* demonstrable, practical nowledge of archival policies and
procedures;
* ability to collect, organize, research, interpret, and submit
written descriptions of record groups and collections;
* familiarity with basic records management concepts;
* excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
* responsiveness to a dynamic corporate environment;
* ability to work independently and to exercise discretion,
initiative, and judgement; and
* familiarity with major word processing and database software
packages.

Preferred qualifications include:

* degree concentration in archival studies or supplemented by archival
coursework, seminars, or practica;
* at least one year's experience conducting appraisal, survey,
arrangement, and description on archival collections; and
* demonstrable, practical knowledge of archival policies and
procedures.

Salary in the low 30s. Excellent benefits package. Applications will
be accepted until position is filled.

Send resume, transcripts, writing sample, and three references to Gail
O. Mathews, History Associates Incorporated, 5 Choke Cherry Road,
Suite 280, Rockville, MD 20850-4004. FAX: 301/670-2765

For more information about History Associates Incoporated and our wide
range of historical and information management services, visit our
website at www.historyassociates.com.

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