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Job: Project Archivist (Carnegie Institution of Washington: Washington, DC)

• Date:   Sun, 18 May 2003 13:52:13 -0700 (Pacific Standard Time)
• To:   sthc-l@library.ucla.edu, hardy@dtm.ciw.edu
• From:   Russell A. Johnson <rjohnson@library.ucla.edu>
• Subject:   Job: Project Archivist (Carnegie Institution of Washington: Washington, DC)
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Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 15:03:24 -0400
From: Shaun Hardy  [hardy@dtm.ciw.edu]
Subject: Project Archivist - Washington, DC
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PROJECT ARCHIVIST (2)

The Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) has openings for two full-time 
(temporary) archivists starting July 1, to work on a two-year NHPRC funded 
project to arrange, describe, and preserve the historical records of the 
Institution's administrative headquarters in downtown Washington DC and its 
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism and Geophysical Laboratory in northwest 
DC. Working with CIW's professional Archives Coordinator, the archivists 
will process 38,000 photographic records and 1,700 linear feet of 
historical correspondence, publications, scientific field notebooks, 
architectural drawings, data sets, and financial records documenting such 
people as past Carnegie presidents Vannevar Bush, Philip Abelson, and James 
Ebert, and such scientists as George Ellery Hale and Barbara McClintock as 
well as many scientific expeditions and the development of scientific 
apparatus and theories.

The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific 
research organization with departments across the country. CIW was founded 
100 years ago by Andrew Carnegie to "encourage, in the broadest and most 
liberal manner, investigation, research, and discovery and the application 
of knowledge to the improvement of mankind."

Qualifications

Candidates should ideally have a master's degree in history, library 
science, or related discipline with degree concentration in archival 
studies or supplemented by archival courses, seminars, or practica, and 18 
months experience appraising, arranging, and describing archival records; 
demonstrated ability to collect, organize, research, and interpret records 
and submit written descriptions of record groups and collections; 
demonstrated, practical knowledge of archival policies and procedures; 
ability to work independently and to exercise initiative and judgement; 
familiarity with major word processing and database software packages; 
working knowledge of EAD and MARC. Ability to lift, move, and shelve packed 
record storage boxes is required. Certification by the Academy of Certified 
Archivists is preferred.

Starting salary is $40-42,000. Excellent benefits package.

Send resume, sample finding aid, transcripts, and names and phone numbers 
of three references to John Strom at Carnegie Institution of Washington, 
1530 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20005, or via email at jstrom@pst.ciw.edu. 
For more information about the Carnegie Institution of Washington, visit 
our website at www.carnegieinstitution.org.

EOE.

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