Archivist

Job description

Statement of the job The University of Maine at Fort Kent is looking to hire an Archivist. The primary responsibilities of this position are to manage the processing and procedures of the Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes collection, and to perform original and copy cataloging of traditional, archival, and electronic materials. This position reports to the Director of the Acadian Archives and works with Blake Library, faculty, other campus departments, the St. John Valley community, the University of Maine System Libraries (UMSL) and Maine InfoNet. The salary for this position is $50,000 plus a 10% employer contribution to the UMS retirement plan. Additional benefits ( UMPSA Single Page Benefits ) include medical, dental, vision, and tuition waiver programs for employees and dependents. The UMS is a recipient of the Wellness Councils of America’s Well Workplace Award and offers wellness programs. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: - To manage accessioning, arrangement, description, and encoding for all archival collections. - To process collections. - To create and maintain local accessioning and processing standards in accordance with national archival standards. - To create an...