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JOB VACANCY-Getty Center, Los Angeles



Position available for an experienced archivist (see below).  Competitive salary, excellent benefits, great working environment, support for professional development, creative colleagues, excellent technological support.  Feel free to e-mail me with questions.

David Farneth



ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST

The J. Paul Getty Trust seeks nominations and applications for an Assistant Archivist to assist in managing and implementing a new institutional archives, records management, and oral history program for the Trust, which includes the operating programs of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Grant Program, and the Getty Research Institute.  (The J. Paul Getty Trust website address is: http://www.getty.edu.). The Institutional Archives and Records Management Department is located administratively in the Research Library of the Getty Research Institute.  The Institutional Archives acquires materials in all media (paper, electronic, film, analog and digital formats of audio/video) including the business records of 145 departments; planning documents; institutional publications and ephemera; photographs; film, documentation of building projects; objects; products of museum exhibitions, research programs, symposia, and events; grant files; documentation of conservation projects; architectural drawings and models; oral histories; and external documentation.

Duties: Reporting to the Institutional Archivist, the Assistant Archivist will participate in developing policies, procedures, workflow, technology applications, and outreach materials; appraise and accession materials in all media; acquire and organize reference series of core historical resources; compile institutional histories and chronologies; answer reference inquiries and conduct research as required; write procedure manuals; develop content for the department's intranet site; make recommendations for preservation treatment and reformatting; manage internal projects and outreach programs; and supervise and train other archivists, support staff, and interns as assigned. The position interacts frequently with external contacts and staff members across the institution. As part of the management team of a new department, the Assistant Archivist requires a flexible approach to job responsibilities as the department grows.

Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS degree with specialization in archives administration or M.A. in history with archival concentration required; minimum 5 years of professional experience demonstrating increasing responsibility (preferably in a cultural or non-profit organization), 2-3 years of supervisory experience; excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills.  Preference given to candidates with a successful history of project management and up-to-date knowledge of appraisal methodologies, descriptive practices (including AACR2, APPM, MARC, EAD, etc.), metadata standards, database management, management of digital resources, and/or records management techniques.

Salary:  Commensurate with experience.  Excellent benefits package.

Availability:  The review of applications will begin March 1, 2002, and will continue until a candidate is selected.  Interested parties are invited to submit a letter of application and resume to: Getty Research Institute, Attn: Human Resources IG, 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California  90049-1688, or email jobs@getty.edu indicating "GRI/AA" in the subject line, or fax to 310/ 440-7647. EOE



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