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We are seeking a highly skilled Digital Archivist to join our team at the University of Texas at Austin. As a Digital Archivist, you will be responsible for overseeing the appraisal, processing, preservation, description, and access to born digital and digitized archival materials.

• Appraise, preserve, describe, and provide access to primary source digital materials, both born digital and digital content created in house.
• Develop and document policies and procedures for stewardship of digital materials, including email, websites, social media, and material residing on current or legacy formats.
• Participate in center-wide activities, collaborative working groups, and other center committees as assigned.
• Stay up-to-date with current trends in digital preservation theory, standards, and technologies and lead the evaluation and implementation of tools, standards, and systems related to digital stewardship and metadata management.
• Manage the staff in the Digital Archives Unit.
• Represent the Briscoe Center and University Archive in collaborative campus-wide digital stewardship efforts.
• Meet and communicate with donors to facilitate collection development and acquisition processes and assist in transferring archival collections to the Center, with some occasional travel as needed.
• Work in the reading room regularly and respond to reference inquiries from a wide variety of individuals and entities.

• Masters degree in Information Science, Information Studies, History, or other closely related field with a concentration in archival enterprise.
• 1-2 years working with digital material in an archival setting.
• Strong technical expertise with digital objects in a library or cultural heritage organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with digital stewardship issues, tools, standards, and best practices.
• Familiarity with metadata standards relevant to archival collections.
• Demonstrated commitment to a collaborative work environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

• Certified Archivist designation.
• Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) certificate from the Society of American Archivists.
• Experience planning and managing a digital preservation program.
• Supervisory experience.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience designing and managing complex projects.
• Demonstrated ability to create solutions for problems, negotiate difficult situations, motivate staff, and maintain a productive harmonious work environment.
• Ability to embrace ambiguity in a changing environment and be committed to continual professional development, improvement, and learning.
• Experience leading collaborative initiatives in a highly distributed environment.
• Experience working with Preservica.
• Experience working with Drupal-based open-source digital objects repositories like Islandora and Archipelago.