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Position Announcement: Archivist



History Associates Incorporated
Position Announcement: ARCHIVIST

History Associates Incorporated, an archives, records management,
and historical research firm located in Rockville Maryland, is
looking for a motivated archivist who enjoys varied, interesting,
and challenging work. HAI offers opportunities to work with a
group of dedicated and credentialed professionals providing
information management solutions to a wide variety of corporate,
non-profit, and government clients.

HAI has an opening for an Archivist in the metropolitan Washington, DC area performing a variety of archival tasks on collections of different sizes and levels of complexity.  The work will be performed at HAI's corporate offices in Rockville and offsite
at the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda.  Primary duties include:

     * appraising and surveying collections;

     * determining the proper level of arrangement within each
collection;

     * organizing each collection accordingly, while placing records
in proper archival housing;

     * composing finding aids that detail inclusive dates, quantity,
main types of material, arrangement, and principal subjects; and

     * communicating project goals, ojectives, and status to client
representatives.

Qualifications for this position are:

     * Master's degree in library science or related discipline, with
a concentration in archival studies or supplemented by archival
course/seminars or practica;

     * at least three years' 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;

     * 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.

Salary: $30k and up, commensuarate with experience. Excellent
benefits package.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Send resume and and names and phone numbers of 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 Incorporated and
our wide range of historical and information management services,
see our website at www.historyassociates.com.

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