Archives Technician

4 weeks ago

SuitlandSilver Hill, United States Smithsonian Institution Full time

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in the National Museum of the American Indian. The Museum works to support the continuance of culture, traditional values and transitions in contemporary Native Life.

More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

Duties

The Archives Technician is responsible for assisting with the arrangement, description, preservation, cataloging and access to NMAI's moderately large archival collections.

In this position, you will:

Assist the Assistant Head Archivist and Archive Center staff in the physical collections management of a wide range of archival materials including but not limited to papers, photographs,
film, video, and sound recordings.

Process new and legacy archival collections, apply basic preservation methods including removing damaging residue or attachments; rehousing documents in acid free folders and containers; and identifying and maintaining a running list of fragile materials that require preservation treatment and digitization.

Describe archival materials for both new acquisitions and unprocessed legacy collections. The description includes well-written and concise finding aids and collection level records entered in Archivists’ Toolkit system in accordance with archival descriptive standards including ArchivesSPACE (ASPACE).

Prepare small purchase orders to secure supplies and services from outside vendors.

Work on administrative and program support tasks including arranging travel for staff and contracted consultants, including scheduling transportation, making hotel reservations, supporting staff en route and preparing travel authorizations and vouchers.

Assist the Reference Archivist in providing reference and research services both onsite and remotely, to the public, Native American communities and constituents, researchers, and Smithsonian staff. Assists on-site researchers in the Archive Center reading room by identifying appropriate collections, pulling items, assisting in their use, and refiling them.

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