Digital Archivist
Company: James Madison University
Location: Harrisonburg
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Position Details
Position Information
Working Title
Digital Archivist
Position Number
8487
Posting Number
F2078
Position Type
Administrative and Professional Faculty
Position Status
Full Time
College/Division
JMU Libraries
Department
551058 - JMU Flowerings Phase II
Pay Rate
Pay Range
Specify Range or Amount
$60,000-$65,000
Is this a JMU only position?
No
Is this a grant-funded position?
Yes. This is a grant funded position and is contingent upon
continued funding.
Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position?
No
Position Summary Information
About James Madison University
Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated
and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful
lives.
Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with
ideas and the world.
Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the
city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington,
D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000,
Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the
Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution
with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that
lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for
students, faculty and staff. The student body includes
approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students,
with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.
JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and
technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate,
master's and doctoral levels. The university is committed to
expanding diversity, fostering equity and inclusion, and supporting
superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national
recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on
maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative
faculty research.
General Information
The Digital Archivist is a four-year, full-time AP faculty position
funded by the Flowerings Phase II grant
(https://www.lib.jmu.edu/flowerings), with a generous benefits
package and possibility of extension or conversion to a permanent
role, pending continued funding.
The position will support efforts to ensure the preservation,
enhanced discoverability, global access, and ongoing stewardship of
the Furious Flower Poetry Center's audiovisual materials. The
Digital Archivist will work closely with JMU Special Collections to
steward Furious Flower Poetry Center's extensive and unique
collection of Black poetry and spoken word video. The successful
candidate will contribute to existing digital processing workflows
and work collaboratively with Libraries colleagues to develop and
enhance workflows following best practices.
The Furious Flower Poetry Center audiovisual materials record the
Furious Flower Poetry Center's decennial conferences, beginning
with the first historic convening in 1994. As the nation's first
academic center for Black poetry, Furious Flower convenes every 10
years for scholars and writers to explore contemporary trends in
Black literature, culture, and thought. Audiovisual materials
include scholarly panels, critical roundtables, readings by
prominent poets, and interviews with Black artists. This position
will focus not only on accessioning and describing the Furious
Flower audiovisual materials but also on engaging in reparative
description grounded in a participatory archives framework in
partnership with Furious Flower Poetry Center colleagues. The
archivist will also collaborate with Special Collections on
pre-custodial intervention and the accessioning of digital
audiovisual materials documenting Furious Flower's next decennial
conference in 2024.
The archivist will join JMU Libraries' Digital Scholarship and
Distinctive Collections department and report to the Director. JMU
Libraries is committed to collaborative, cross-departmental work
and this position will work closely with colleagues across JMU
Libraries (https://www.lib.jmu.edu) and the Furious Flower Poetry
Center (https://www.jmu.edu/furiousflower/index.shtml). The
archivist will become part of a cohort of staff and faculty
dedicated to stewarding JMU Libraries' growing collection of Black
poetry performance recordings and the Furious Flower Poetry
Center's unique collection of Black poetry and time-based media.
Through professional development opportunities, the archivist will
be encouraged to grow and maintain proficiency in archival best
practices. While this position will be based on-campus in
Harrisonburg, Virginia, JMU Libraries strives to show care for
employees through a positive approach to telework. Teleworking
arrangements will be regularly reviewed and subject to change per
JMU Policy 1332.
The Libraries particularly welcomes applicants who can enhance the
diversity and excellence of our campus community, and who can
demonstrate a commitment to building equitable and inclusive
environments for teaching, learning, research, and service. We are
committed to cultivating a welcoming place for everyone,
encouraging dialogue and celebrating diverse life experiences and
perspectives. We encourage experimentation and creativity in
pursuit of meaningful solutions that build on our position as core
academic infrastructure for our campus community.
Anticipated Search Timeline
Duties and Responsibilities
Qualifications
Competitive candidates for this position will meet all of the
required qualifications. Preferred qualifications further enhance
the candidate's application, but should not discourage otherwise
qualified candidates from applying. Early-career professionals with
a passion for this work are encouraged to apply.
Required
Preferred
Conditions of Employment
Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a
criminal background check.
E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required
to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity
and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison
University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work
authorization.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Date
12/14/2022
Beginning Review Date
01/17/2023
Closing Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Proposed Starting Date
EEO Statement
James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a
diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free
of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate
discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color,
disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information,
national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race,
religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.
We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students,
faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these
qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education
in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in
candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing
commitment to this core quality.
Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact
the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance
searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597
or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office,
located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be
happy to assist you.
Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
Notice of Availability - Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains information
regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such
as: crime prevention, the university police law enforcement
authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures,
protocols for the immediate notification of students and staff upon
confirmation of a significant emergency on campus and other matters
of importance related to security and safety. The report includes
statistics for the most recent three-year period of reported crimes
that have occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or
property owned or controlled by JMU or its affiliates; and on
public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible
from the campus.
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes campus housing
fire statistics for the most recent three-year period, a
description of each on-campus student housing facility fire safety
system, the number of fire drills held during the previous calendar
year, policies or rules on portable electrical appliances, smoking,
and open flames in student housing; and procedures for student
housing evacuation in the event of fire along with other fire
safety information.
The JMU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report includes the
Harrisonburg campus and the three overseas branch campuses;
Florence, Antwerp, and London. It is available electronically
http://www.jmu.edu/publicsafety/clerycompliance/2018Annual-Security-and-Fire-Safety-Report.shtml
You can obtain a copy of any of this report by contacting the
Office of Public Safety, MSC 6810, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, VA 22807 or request that a copy be mailed to you by
calling (540)568-6769/6913.
Minimum Reference(s) Required
3
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/13570
Additional Posting Information
Required application materials
Candidates are welcome to submit supplemental materials they feel
demonstrate skills and experiences not represented by the
requirement materials (Other Documents #1).
JMU's Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for
candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more
information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.
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