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Position Announcement--U Cal Berkeley



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Bob Schmidt
Archives Listserve Coordinator
Miami University Archives
Oxford, Ohio 45056
513-529-6720
rschmidt@lib.muohio.edu
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Associate Librarian/Archivist -Temporary Status
(Title Code: 3618)
(Temporary two-year position)
Environmental Design Archives, College of
Environmental Design
University of California, Berkeley
Salary Range: $42,780-$63,840

Associate Librarian/Archivist will serve as the
Project Archivist for a two-year project funded by
the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Introduction
The Environmental Design Archives, a unit of the
College of Environmental Design that reports to
the Dean of the College, holds more than five
million items within more than archival 100
collections.  It is the most extensive source of
written and visual information on the development
of Bay Area and Northern California architecture
and landscape architecture. To support the
educational mission of the University, the
Environmental Design Archives is committed to
raising awareness of the significant design
heritage of Northern California through
collecting, preserving, and providing access to
the primary records of  the built and landscaped
environment of the region.  Staffing consists of a
part-time faculty curator, curator, assistant
curator, and student technicians to support a full
archival program including acquisitions,
processing, cataloging, reference and outreach.

Responsibilities:
Working in consultation with the Curator of the
Environmental Design Archives, will develop
strategies for project planning and
implementation; oversee the processing of four
mid-20th century architectural collections
including appraisal, arrangement, description, and
preservation; implement the online cataloging
using MARC and EAD; determine selection of images
to be digitized and manage related workflow; and
train and supervise project staff. Promote
collections through publication, exhibition, and
public speaking.

Qualifications
REQUIRED:  Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited
institution, Master?s degree in Archival
Administration or equivalent degree; and a minimum
of two years successful experience with archival
collections. Experience with digital projects and
on-line description and cataloging including an
understanding of current trends and techniques.
Experience with MARC and EAD standards for
description as well as familiarity with metadata
concepts and standards. Well-developed computer
and on-line searching skills. Must have excellent
analytical, interpersonal and communication
skills, initiative and flexibility. Candidate must
have strong
commitment to excellence in service and
demonstrated ability to work independently as well
as collaboratively in a complex, changing
environment.

DESIRED: Candidates with combinations of the
following additional qualifications will be given
preference: Supervisory and training experience,
experience with architectural records and/or a
background in design, experience with MS Access
software and knowledge of relational database
concepts, demonstrated experience in development
and documentation of standards and procedures.

UCB librarians are expected to participate in
library-wide planning and governance, to be able
to work comfortably in a shared decision-making
environment, and to be active professionally.
Advancement in the
Librarian series is based in part on professional
contributions beyond the primary assignment(e.g.
active participation in university and
professional settings, publications or other
research). An exclusive bargaining
agent, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT),
represents librarians at the University of
Califorina.  This position is included in the
bargaining unit.

College of Environmental Design is committed to
the support and encouragement of a multicultural
environment and seeks candidates who can make
positive contributions in a context of ethnic and
cultural
diversity.

Application deadline:   Consideration will be give
to applications received by August 21, 2002

Apply to: Send Curriculum vitae and name/address
of three references to:
                        Waverly B. Lowell
                        Environmental Design
Archives
                        230 Wurster Hall #1820
                        Berkeley, CA 94720

FAX to: (510) 642-2824, Email:
archives@socrates.berkeley.edu, Telephone: (510)
642-5124
Online information to CED is located at this web
site: www.ced.berkeley.edu/cedarchives/


The University of California Is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer

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