Job Description
Visiting Archivist for the Jim Alexander photographs
Department: Collection Services, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Salary: $63,600. This is a grant-funded position with a fixed starting salary that is not negotiable.
Position Availability: Immediately
Position Summary Reporting to the Head of Archives Processing, the Visiting Archivist leads the processing of the Jim Alexander photographs collection and creates descriptive tools for the collection including a comprehensive finding aid and a MARC catalog record. The Visiting Archivist is also responsible for providing reference services to researchers using the collection, which may include Emory students and faculty, visiting scholars, and members of the public. The incumbent is expected to participate in outreach activities to promote the collection through social media, contributions to Rose Library publications, and other collection activation efforts and activities.
Jim Alexander is an American documentary photographer who has spent over 50 years documenting Black culture and civil and human rights movements across the United States. In 1977, he became photographer in residence at the Atlanta Neighborhood Arts Center and was photographer in residence at Clark College from 1984-1990. The collection consists of 108 linear feet of photograph prints, negatives, slides, and contact sheets of images taken by Jim Alexander from circa 1960-2022, including images of prominent African American politicians, athletes, activists, authors, and artists.
This is an entry-level position, but it does require some prior experience arranging and describing archival collections, such as through a graduate internship, practicum, or part-time role.
The successful candidate will have knowledge of African American history, art, or visual culture, demonstrated through (for example) an undergraduate minor or major in African American studies, art history, or related field, or hands-on experience with African American archival collections.
This position is funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation. Flexible Workplace
This position offers some possibility for flexible work arrangements; however, the expectation is that the successful candidate will work primarily on-site.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties - Arrangement and Description of the Jim Alexander photograph collection, in consultation with the Curator of African American Collections and the Head of Archives Processing. (80%)
- Outreach, Public Programming, and Reference, in coordination with the Curator of African American Collections, to promote and activate the collection through writing blog posts, articles, or social media and/or programming opportunities to promote the collection and its use to promote the collection and its use. (15%)
- Maintains up-to-date professional knowledge and skills in areas related to primary job assignment as well as maintains general knowledge of current trends in higher education, academic libraries, and information and educational technology and participates in library and campus committees as appropriate for service purposes. (5%)
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Internship, Immediate start, Flexible hours,