Job Title: Project Archivist
PVN ID: QC-2311-005953
Category: Research
Location: QUEENS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

Working on a grant funded project, the Project Archivist will preserve, arrange, and describe the Helen Marshall Papers (40 cubic linear feet), using ArchivesSpace to create and publish a finding aid. The collection documents Marshall’s long record of public service as a Queens Borough President, member of the NYC Council and State Assembly, and community activist. The collection is comprised of awards, photographs, administrative files, and subject files.

This is a temporary position funded by the New York State Archives Documentary Heritage Program. The Project Archivist will complete 300 hours of work total (approximately 10-19 hours a week) during normal business hours (Monday-Friday between 8am-6pm). This position reports to the Head of Special Collections and Archives in the Queens College Library.

Other Duties

In addition to processing the collection, the Project Archivist will draft a blog post to be published on the Library's blog, "Cover to Cover," and select and digitize highlights from the collection to be used on social media and for outreach purposes. Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • MLIS degree or currently enrolled student
  • Previous hands-on experience working with archival collections (including part-time positions, internships, etc.)
  • Experience using ArchivesSpace software to create finding aids
  • Familiarity with archival standards for preservation, arrangement, and description

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Library
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$35.00-$35.00
Hour(s) a week
10.00-19.00
Closing Date
Jan 10, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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