Curator/Archivist

About the role

The position is a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track faculty position at the lecturer level to commence in Fall 2026. The successful candidate will be appointed for 2 years at an annual salary of $80,000 with comprehensive state benefits.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver instruction sessions focused primarily on primary sources, including other relevant archival and library materials, across undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Collaborate with faculty to design assignments and learning outcomes incorporating archival and rare materials.
• Create accessible online tutorials and learning objects supporting diverse learning styles.
• Assist with reading room operations and access to collections.
• Assist with reading room operations and access to collections.
• Facilitate workshops and outreach programs promoting archival literacy and research skills.
• Provide reference and research support for students, faculty, and external researchers.
• Respond to inquiries related to physical and digital collections (in-person and remote).
• Contribute to interpretive projects including guides, web content, and online exhibits.
• Support acquisitions, exhibitions, and collection development initiatives.
• Contribute to digital curation initiatives, including digitization, metadata creation, and emerging approaches to computational access and analysis of archival collections.
• Explore innovative approaches to expanding access and engagement with digital archival materials.
• Perform retrieval, handling, transport, and reshelving of archival and rare materials in accordance with preservation and collection care standards.
• Conduct independent and collaborative research, with an emphasis on projects related to institutional collections and archives.
• Engage in professional service and development through participation in professional organizations, conferences, workshops, and training opportunities.

Requirements

• A relevant master’s degree, or PhD, or other advanced degree (foreign equivalent accepted), or an equivalent combination of education and experience commensurate with the position’s requirements.
• Experience working in special collections, archives, or digital collections/content environments, with familiarity with archival principles and cataloging or metadata standards.
• Demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the campus community.
• Be eligible to work in the United States without a visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• A relevant master’s degree, or PhD, or other advanced degree (foreign equivalent accepted), or an equivalent combination of education and experience commensurate with the position’s requirements.
• Experience working in special collections, archives, or digital collections/content environments, with familiarity with archival principles and cataloging or metadata standards.
• Demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the campus community.
• Be eligible to work in the United States without a visa sponsorship.