Specialist II - Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, Schomburg Center (Temporary)

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Specialist II - Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division, Schomburg Center (Temporary) Application Deadline: 25 May 2026: Department: Research Libraries: Employment Type: Full Time: Location: Schomburg Center: Reporting To: Tanisha Jones: Compensation: $70,393 / year: Description: Job Summary Founded in 1925 and named a National Historic Landmark in 2017, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the world’s leading cultural institutions devoted to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of materials focused on African American, African, and African Diaspora experiences. The Center features diverse programming and a collection of over 11 million items that illuminate the richness of global Black history and culture. A research library of The New York Public Library and seeded by the collection of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, the Schomburg Center provides free access to materials documenting Black life locally, nationally, and internationally. The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Moving Image and Recorded Sound (MIRS) Division seeks a detail oriented and solution-minded archivist to work on a temporary 3-year grant-fun...