[snca-list] Job announcements

[Margery Sly]

Please excuse cross-postings of the following *two* job announcements:

 


TECHNICAL SERVICES ARCHIVIST


Presbyterian Historical Society
Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.) 

Montreat, North Carolina
  
Responsibilities: Accessions and acknowledges incoming transfers and
donations of church records and personal papers; plans and implements
appraisal and description and other special projects designed to improve
access to the Montreat regional office holdings; manages records center;
provides reference service in the collections of the Presbyterian
Historical Society.  Supervises Project Archivist and part-time staff.
Reports to the Records Archivist.

 

Minimum Qualifications:  Masters in library science or history with an
emphasis in archival administration or Masters in archival management.
Certified Archivist preferred. Three to five years of archival
experience, including work with organization records, or  
equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to shift 40
lb boxes. 

Desired Qualifications:  Supervisory experience.  Knowledge of computer
applications in archives, including word processing, databases, MARC
cataloging, EAD.  Skill in communication (both written and verbal) and
creative problem solving. Salary: Starting salary range $36,000 to
$38,000.  This is a two-year position with full benefits.

 

To apply: Send letter of application, resume, and names, addresses,
phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references to:  TSA Search
Committee, Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19147. Review of applications will begin on March 31,
2004, and continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE. 
  
About the Presbyterian Historical Society: The PHS is the national
archives and historical research center of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.). Headquartered in Philadelphia, with a regional office in
Montreat, NC, and a records management program at the denomination's
headquarters in Louisville, KY, it serves the administrative, legal, and
historical needs of the church's national agencies, middle governing
bodies, and congregations as well as scholars and the general public.
Please visit our website for additional information:
www.history.pcusa.org <http://www.history.pcusa.org/>   .

 

 

PROJECT ARCHIVIST
  
Presbyterian Historical Society
Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.)

Montreat, NC 
  
Responsibilities: 

Performs appraisal, description, and processing projects involving all
collections, including archival records, personal papers, monographs and
serials, and artifacts. Uses DB/TextWork databases, OCLC, and other
bibliographic utilities to assess holdings and create bibliographic
records as needed. Supervises part-time staff.  Reports to the Technical
Services Archivist.

 

Minimum Qualifications:  Masters in library science or history with an
emphasis in archival administration or Masters in archival management.
Certified Archivist preferred. One to three years of archival
experience, including work with organization records, or  
equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to shift 40
lb boxes. Desired Qualifications: Knowledge of computer applications in
archives, including word processing, databases, MARC cataloging, OCLC or
RLIN, EAD.  Skill in communication (both written and verbal) and
creative problem solving. Salary: Starting salary range $34,000 to
$36,000.   This is a two-year position with full benefits.

 

To apply: Send letter of application, resume, and names, addresses,
phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references to:  Project
Archivist Search Committee, Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard
St., Philadelphia, PA 19147. Review of applications will begin on March
31, 2004, and continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE. 
  
About the Presbyterian Historical Society: The PHS is the national
archives and historical research center of the Presbyterian Church
(U.S.A.). Headquartered in Philadelphia, with a regional office in
Montreat, NC, and a records management program at the denomination's
headquarters in Louisville, KY, it serves the administrative, legal, and
historical needs of the church's national agencies, middle governing
bodies, and congregations as well as scholars and the general public.
Please visit our website for additional information:
www.history.pcusa.org <http://www.history.pcusa.org/>   .

  
 

 

 

 

 

Margery N. Sly

Deputy Executive Director

Presbyterian Historical Society

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

425 Lombard St.

Philadelphia, PA  19147-1516

215-928-3896

FAX 215-627-0115

msly at history.pcusa.org

 

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