Freelance Archivists for Processing Projects
The Leo Baeck Institute (LBI) in New York, located at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan, is an archival repository and library devoted to Jewish history and culture in German-speaking lands from earliest times through the Holocaust. The majority of our archival collections date from 1880–1940.
About the role
Freelance archivists will work in close coordination with our senior processing archivist and head archivist to process archival collections—primarily the personal papers of German-Jewish families and individuals—according to standard archival practices and in-house conventions, and to write finding aids.
Requirements
- MLS degree from an accredited college, or current enrollment in an MLS program, or equivalent professional archival experience
- Strong reading knowledge of German
- Basic knowledge of the history of Jews in Germany and Austria
- Ability to lift boxes weighing up to 30 lbs
Schedule
Work hours are flexible within office hours: Mondays–Thursdays, 9 am–5 pm, and Fridays, 9 am–3 pm. Hours can be accommodated according to the candidate’s schedule.
Pay
Project-based compensation; rate will be negotiated for each assigned collection.