The State Archives, Connecticut State Library, is recruiting for a full-time Digital Records Archivist (Librarian 2). This is a permanent full-time position, 40 hours per week, salary range $76,386 - $98,746 annually, with a Monday through Friday schedule. The full job announcement including application instructions is available HERE. Close Date: 6/3/2024 11:59:00 PM.
The
incumbent in this position will report to the Assistant State
Archivist. This position performs a wide variety of archival work which
includes:
• Developing and maintaining a sustainable program for
the long-term preservation of permanent born-digital and digitized
materials including related policies, procedures, and workflows
• Appraising, transferring, processing, describing, and providing access to digital records and manuscript materials
• Collaborating with records creators, records
management, information technology, Connecticut Digital Archive (CTDA)
staff, and donors on the long term preservation of public records and
manuscript materials
The work requires considerable knowledge of: archival theory, standards, and best practices; digital preservation standards, policies, procedures, and best practices; the organization and workings of state and local government; the principles and concepts of information governance through the various phases of the records lifecycle; risk mitigation and disaster response for digital records as part of agency and municipal continuity of business operations.
A Master's degree in Library Science or Information Science from a library school accredited by the American Library Association AND at least one (1) year of post graduate degree experience in a relevant area of professional library work is required. The State Librarian may determine other advanced educational degrees equivalent to the MLS degree based on staffing needs.
