Legal - Archivist (Part-Time)
The Wistar Institute is a world leader in early-stage discovery science in the areas of cancer, immunology, and infectious disease. Wistar is committed to accelerating research advances from bench to bedside through brilliant science and distinctive approaches to collaboration among scientific investigators and academic and industry partners. Wistar’s dynamic environment supports the advancement of discoveries that will change the future of human health.
The Wistar Institute is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). All candidates must share our commitment to DEI. The Wistar Institute is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, mentoring, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of our academic/research community.
The Wistar Institute has an opening for an Archivist with oversight of the Wistar Archives and its collection of historical objects and documents. These include artifacts from the original Wistar Museum Collection, records and correspondence, Civil War records and ephemera, and records of The Wistar Institute, its institutional leaders, and scientists.
This Archivist position is part time (approximately 20 hours per month) and not benefit eligible.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Serve as the institutional point of contact for all internal and external inquiries relating to the Wistar Archives.
- Evaluate and preserve records for administrative, historical, legal, and other purposes.
- Prepare and maintain record-keeping systems, indexes, guides and procedures for archival research, including developing record cataloguing, coding and classification systems, and monitoring their use.
- Identify, examine and classify specimens and objects, and arrange for restoration and preservation work as needed.
- Control access to the Wistar Archives and develop procedures for accessing the Wistar Archives.
- Manage compliance with federal and local law, including the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA).
Qualifications (required): Master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited program or equivalent advanced degree in a related field; or Bachelor’s degree with 3-5 years experience in relevant field; or Bachelor’s degree with certification by The Academy of Certified Archivists.
Experience Preferred: Professional experience working with special collections, archives records management systems. Experience with archival processing, digitalization and digital preservation. Specific knowledge of or interest in early American history, medical artifacts, specimens, medical and scientific research are a plus but not required.
Specific Knowledge, Skills, or other Qualifications:
Knowledge of collection development and management for archives and
special collections; archival principles and preservation techniques;
and contemporary and emerging digital and archival standards. Excellent
organizational, analytical, and oral and written communication
abilities. Effective in identifying, assessing, and managing
institutional needs for appropriate record-keeping and data management.
Ability to build relationships and work collaboratively with faculty,
researchers, administrators and other institutional leaders. Ability to
work independently, highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of
creative problem solving. Committed to the highest ethical and
professional standards.
The
Wistar Institute is located in the University City area of
Philadelphia, in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania Campus.
Wistar provides resources to its faculty and staff that enable them to
conduct cutting edge collaborative research and provides for outstanding
intellectual environments and state-of-the-art facilities.
For more information about The Wistar Institute visit our website at www.wistar.org.
To Apply:
https://us231.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/Wistar/Posting/View/3227
*This position is eligible for a hybrid remote working arrangement as defined by Institute policy.
