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Position Announcement - The Art Institute of Chicago



Title: Position Announcement - The Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago's Ryerson & Burnham Libraries hold a significant collection of American architects' and artist' papers of the 19th - 20th centuries.  Funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will support a 4-year project to arrange and describe uncataloged collections; write finding aids for these collections and review and edit existing find aids; convert findings aid to EAD format; stabilize and conserve collections as necessary, and digitize images from the collections for the museum's Web site.

M/C 096  PROJECT ARCHIVIST, reporting to the Lead Project Archivist, will survey and process archival collections; write finding aids; review and edit existing finding aids and vendor's EAD conversion of finding aids; identify, document and resolve copyright issues; digitize images from collections.  Initial salary: $30,000 plus benefits.  Qualifications:  MLS or graduate degree in related field, minimum two years experience in processing archives; knowledge of American art and/or architectural history and experience with digital imaging projects, SGML/XML and EAD preferred.

GENERAL INFORMATION:  Appointments will not exceed 4 years.  The position is a full-time, 35 hours/wk.  Salaries will be reviewed and adjusted annually.  Ability to lift, move and shelve packed record storage boxes weighting up to 40 lbs. is required.

TO APPLY:  Send letter of application, including curriculum vitae and the names of three references, to the address below.  Include the M/C number in the letter and on the envelope.  Please include an appropriate sample of professional writing or work.  EOE

SEND APPLICATION TO:
Shannon McGinnis
The Art Institute of Chicago
Human Resources Department
111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60603
-6110
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Annemarie van Roessel
Ryerson & Burnham Libraries
The Art Institute of Chicago
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Annemarie van Roessel
Lead Project Archivist
Ryerson & Burnham Archives
The Art Institute of Chicago
111 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL  60603-6110
(312) 443-3618 ph.