Careers Job Description
General Description
Re´pertoire International de Litte´rature Musicale (RILM) publishesRILM Abstracts of Music Literature, widely recognized as the world’s most comprehensive abstracted bibliography on music and related disciplines for over 50 years, now with over 940,000 records. The database is fully searchable with in-depth vocabulary-controlled indexing and abstracts, and with titles given in both the original language and English translations.
RILM is aggressively expanding its product offerings, creating several digital publishing initiatives. These initiatives focus on extracting full-text data from publications such as journals and encyclopedias, targeting topics within RILM’s domain expertise. Scanning and conversion of full-text data is done primarily by external contractors who return PDF files to RILM. However, these files can be imperfect and require remediation. RILM is expanding its team of remediators that clean and edit these PDFs.
Responsibilities:
? Perform editing on PDF and raw image files, primarily using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Acrobat
o Tasks will include cleaning dirty scans, erasing handwritten marks, cropping, etc., on both single and bulk files
? Scan and handle physical print journals, often in delicate conditions
? Update spreadsheets and databases
? Maintain and organize computer files
Other Duties
Ability to work both in the office (Midtown Manhattan) and from home is required.
Benefits: For part-time employees working more than 19 hours per week for a minimum of 90 days, RILM offers an excellent benefits package that includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, paid vacation time, 403(b) and defined contribution retirement plans, educational assistance.
Qualifications
- Adobe Photoshop (2+ years)
- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Sheets
- Knowledge in music is a plus but not a requirement
The successful candidate will be comfortable engaging closely with different personalities in a small office, work equally well independently or in a team-environment, and demonstrate adaptability and innovation in their problem-solving techniques.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Répertoire International de Littérature
Part Time
$16.00
20.00
Apr 02, 2018 (Or Until Filled)