Processing and Digital Archivist

Salary RangeThe Processing and Digital Archivist is focused on the processing and description of archival collections held within Tufts Archival Research Center at Tufts University. The Processing and Digital Archivist processes, describes, and ensures long-term access to archives and manuscript material under TARC’s stewardship. Under the direction of the Head of Technical Services, the archivist utilizes extensible archival processing practices and executes workflows for productive and sustainable processes, ensuring a user-centered, access-driven approach in all archival processing work. This work will include refining, implementing, and executing processes that enable effective acquisition, appraisal, description, preservation, access to, and security of born-digital and hybrid archival collections acquired and stewarded by TARC.The Processing and Digital Archivist will collaborate with TARC staff in developing new acquisitions and transfer models for managing born-digital content, including post-custodial approaches. The archivist is fully integrated into the functioning of the department and participates in reference and research services and collection management activities involving both digital and analog material.

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