Digital Archivist

Responsibilities

• Perform analog preservation functions including holdings maintenance, fastener removal, rehousing, etc.
• Support digital preservation functions including processing and transformation of digital objects, capture of metadata, and utilization of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model as a standard for digital preservation.
• Enable search and discovery through the creation of archival descriptions using standards-based archival description systems, metadata capture and normalization, and digitization.
• Create, document, and follow archival processes, workflows and best practices.
• Contribute to online outreach content in the form of blogs and social media.
• Generate routine and/or ad-hoc reports for NASA Office of Communication (OCOMM) management/customers.
• Directly interface with OCOMM management and/or customers as needed.
• Respond to queries from internal and external sources for access to archival material and answering questions from both academic researchers and the general public related to archival holdings.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in research and analysis and preservation of documents and materials.
• Master’s degree in library science or library and information science from an ALA-accredited institution with a focus in archival studies.
• A membership in the Academy of Certified Archivists may be substituted for degree requirements.
• Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) certification desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and/or experience with digital archives tools, standards, and/or best practices.
• Familiar with metadata and technical standards relevant to archival collections (e.g., DACS, DublinCore, ISAD(G), etc.).
• Experience with archival technologies and tools related to appraising, accessioning, processing, preserving, describing, and enabling access to born-digital archives (e.g., Access to Memory (AtoM), Webrecorder, BitCurator, ePADD, Archivematica, ArchivesSpace, command-line tools, spreadsheets, etc.).
• Must have strong communications and be able to work collaboratively.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.