Digital Archivist

Cornell University Library is seeking a highly skilled Digital Archivist to join our team. As a key member of our Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC) and the Kheel Center for Labor Management, you will be responsible for collecting and managing all born-digital and digitized archival assets.

• Identify and implement infrastructure and standards-based workflows for digital asset accessioning, description, preservation, and access.
• Collaborate with colleagues in RMC, the Kheel Center, and other Cornell University Library units to facilitate the management and long-term stewardship of digital archival resources.
• Develop and implement workflows and procedures supporting transfer, arrangement, and description of digital material, and communicate these workflows effectively to colleagues.
• Work closely with teams and other groups whose work is part of the digital asset lifecycle.

• MLIS from an ALA-accredited institution with a concentration in Archives, or equivalent advanced degree, and three to five years of professional experience in an archive.
• Demonstrated experience working with archival material in analog, digital, and hybrid archival collections and digitized and born-digital materials in current and non-current digital formats.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing workflows and procedures supporting transfer, arrangement, and description of digital material, and communicating these workflows effectively to colleagues.
• Demonstrated collaboration skills, commitment to knowledge sharing, and the ability to work effectively within and across organizational boundaries in a diverse organization and with a wide variety of users.
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and analytical skills, and an ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical users.
• Demonstrated experience in archival description in an archival information management system (e.g., ArchivesSpace), digital asset management, digital preservation systems, web archiving, and working with data structure standards relevant to digital collections in a special collections context (including DACS, EAD, EAC-CPF).
• Demonstrated interest in staying current with archival practices for processing born-digital material.
• Demonstrated commitment to and support for a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Continuing education coursework or certification in digital archives.
• Experience with scripting or programming languages to automate workflows and processes; tools for data cleaning and/or manipulation (e.g., OpenRefine); specialized forensics tools (e.g., hardware writeblockers, utilities found in the BitCurator environment).

• A comprehensive benefits package, including 22 vacation days, 13 paid holidays, health insurance, life insurance, university retirement contributions, childcare and adoption assistance, and child tuition reimbursement.
• Funding is available to support professional development and research.
• A hybrid work arrangement, with the possibility of remote work 1 or 2 days per week.

Please submit your application, including a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, and a statement supporting diverse communities, through the Cornell Careers site. We will review applications on a rolling basis and encourage early submission.