Archives Technician (NPS, Southeast Regional Office)

Note: This position is contingent upon final funding approval. Employment offers and start dates may be adjusted based on the availability and confirmation of funding.*"

The Great Basin Institute, founded at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1998, is a mission-driven non-profit organization headquartered in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. GBI has been a leader in the conservation stewardship field for over two decades, supporting thousands of individuals pursuing a career in public land management or seeking to advance their academic standing. In partnership with the Southeast Regional Office (SERO), GBI seeks to hire one Archives Technician to support the region’s museum program.

The Archives Technician will assist the NPS Archivist in processing records from Blue Ridge Parkway collective backlog totals an estimated 575 linear feet (LF) of archives and creating new finding aids or updating existing ones. The Archives Technician will ensure that records documenting the parks’ management of cultural resources, natural resources, and land acquisition and use are archivally processed and accessible to park staff and the general public. Other responsibilities include the following:

• Appraising agency-produced records against the disposition schedule in order to determine their suitability for inclusion in the park’s resource management records collection;
• Archival conservation of many records formats, including paper, photographs, negatives, slides, videocassettes, compact discs, cyanotypes, and electronic files;
• Writing detailed, accurate archival descriptions of collections materials which encompass the functions and processes documented within the collection’s series;
• Developing and implementing an organizational hierarchy for each collection which reflects the provenance of the collection’s records;
• Separating, flattening, rolling, and processing of oversized documents including maps, project schematics, and architectural drawings;
• Cataloging park archival collections at project closeout in the agency’s cataloging database, MCMS;
• Appropriate documentation and destruction of temporary records beyond the retention date encountered during the course of the processing project

Project Timeline: Full Time (40 hours/week) for a 54-week appointment

Location: This position is duty stationed in Asheville, North Carolina

Compensation and Benefits:

Wage: $25.00/hr

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance premiums are covered 100% by GBI. Available on the first day of the month following the start of employment.
• $25,000 Basic Life & AD&D insurance at no cost;
• Competitive PTO accrual and paid holidays;
• Eligible for 401(k) retirement savings with up to 4% GBI match;
• Access to Pro Deals;

Minimum required:

• Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited or pre-accredited institution that includes major study in a field directly related to Archives and/or Records Management.
• Experience which includes activities such as entering archive collection documentation into automated databases; cataloging archival and museum collections and generating findings aids.
• Demonstrates excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Preferred:

• Master’s degree from a library, information science or public history program with an emphasis in archival management.
• Demonstrable experience appraising government records using a records schedule to determine retention.

NOTE:  This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the organization's ongoing needs. All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment background check.

Disclaimer: Although the organization has attempted to accurately and thoroughly describe this position, GBI reserves the right to change the same, including to change, add to or subtract from the duties outlined, within the sole discretion of the organization, at any time, with or without advance notice.

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