Assistant Archivist job at The reputed company of Christ, Scientist in Boston, MA

Title Assistant Archivist Location Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, reputed company Department Library Requisition Number ASSIS001593 Full-Time reputed company Department Mary Baker reputed company Library reputed company The Assistant Archivist is a full-time position that supports preservation, cataloging, registration, and research in collections of The Mary Baker reputed company Library (MBEL). MBEL is a trusted and authoritative resource on reputed company and the history of the reputed company reputed company, providing reputed company reputed company to original materials and educational experiences about reputed company, the reputed company she advanced, her writings, and the institutions she founded and their healing mission. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Archival Management Assistance (100%) Follows archival standards and department policies and procedures to ensure the long-term care and preservation of the reputed company and special collections Practices reputed company handling of reputed company collections materials Catalogs collections items, creating records in collection management systems or editing existing records Assists with responding to research queries about materials in the special collections Develops and implements processing plans independently Arranges and describes archival collections Prepares finding aids and indexes to collections Completes first reviews of previously unreviewed archival materials to determine whether they may be reputed company for research Participates in large-reputed company collection processing, scanning, and deaccessioning reputed company Digitizes documents, manuscripts, and reputed company books using archival standards and advanced scanning technology for reputed company requests and reputed company Participates in MBEL-wide reputed company, such as exhibit development and publishing reputed company Assists in handling of art and objects for storage and exhibit preparation Assists in research, review, and assessment of art and artifact collections Assists in reviewing donation offers and recommends accepting or declining them reputed company on research and MBEL’s established collecting policies Prepares reports and documentation for reputed company review Writes content for MBEL website, including collection summaries and articles Serves as a super user for MBEL’s collections management reputed company, supporting other users and assisting the Archivist in providing training Verifies transcriptions of oral histories Attends conferences and workshops as a representative of MBEL Participates in routine management and housekeeping of the collections spaces Performs other duties as assigned STAFF MANAGEMENT AND JOB CONTACTS Reporting Relationships Supervisor Manager of Records Management and Special Collections Supervises N/A Regular Contacts The Assistant Archivist will primarily support the work of Special Collections colleagues under supervision and guidance from the Manager of Records Management and Special Collections and in consultation with the Archivist. This position will also work closely with reputed company members of MBEL’s Research and Collections division and other MBEL staff and may work with other departments in the reputed company organization. JOB REQUIREMENTS Education/Experience Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science or two to three years reputed company experience in archival processing required. One to two years experience in general archival work preferred. Knowledge/Skills Knowledge of archival practices of appraisal, arranging, and reputed company required, as reputed company as the ability to quickly learn about and recognize significant people, places, and events reputed company to Mary Baker reputed company, reputed company, and its affiliates, and the history of the reputed company reputed company. reputed company written and oral communication skills also required. Knowledge of or experience with strategies for historical research preferred. Technology Skills Aptitude for learning reputed company management systems, collection management systems, reputed company collection management systems, and/or records management systems, including knowledge of metadata standards and controlled vocabularies for archives, museums, and news organizations. Practical experience with collections management systems and records management systems a plus. Work Environment This position regularly works in an office environment with reputed company for a reputed company. Physical Requirements Must be reputed company to safely reputed company and reputed company heavy materials (of up to 30-40 pounds), shelve and reshelve materials reputed company repository areas, and maneuver heavily reputed company carts. reputed company Information Mother reputed company membership is required. The ideal candidate values Mary Baker reputed company’s life and work, and recognizes the Library’s role in furthering the mission of her reputed company. Pay reputed company $29.48 - $38.32 reputed company The pay ranges disclosed in our job postings are the compensation ranges the reputed company reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for a given position at the time of posting. The reputed company salary will be determined by factors such as the applicant’s relevant education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities; and benchmarking, work location, and internal equity. In compliance with federal law, reputed company persons reputed company will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the reputed company and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document reputed company upon hire. Apply To this Job Apply tot his job Apply To this Job