Job Classification: CFS-Professional

Posting close date: July 31, 2023

Start date of this position: February 1, 2024

Required Degree:

Required Degree: MLS from an ALA-accredited institution

OR

If the applicant does not have an MLS, a master’s or doctoral degree in history, archival or museum studies or a related field is required.

Individuals without an MLS must complete the MLS degree within a specific period of time. They will be provided a minimum of 43 months from date of hire.

The required degree must be completed by the start date.

Experience:

• 2+ years of archival processing experience
• Demonstrated understanding, application of, and ability to make independent decisions based in archival theory, principles, and practices, including arrangement and description.
• Ability to apply the standards outlined in Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Resource Description & Access and other national standards related to manuscript/archival materials.
• Experience working with diverse collections, including institution records, artificial collections, personal papers, and materials of various formats including audio-visual and born-digital.
• Ability to learn and use archival and collection management software such as ArchivesSpace and project management software.
• Strong project management skills.

Duties/Expectations:

• Provides leadership and strategic direction for the Archival Processing Section, guiding the APS’s priorities and aligning the unit’s work with the Library’s mission and strategic objectives.
• Oversees archival processing workflows including housing, arrangement, description, quality control, and tracking of collections within the APS.
• Functions as project manager for processing of manuscript and archival collections.
• Coordinates with groups including Special Collections, Collection Management, Acquisitions, Digital Initiatives, Conservation, and Library IT to ensure fulfillment of obligations related to university and library policy.
• Participates in the national archives community to both understand and shape current trends and standards.
• Scholarship/Creative Work: Publishes significant and original contributions relevant to the library or archives profession and/or the world of academic scholarship in archival processing, archival description, information retrieval, and archives management.

For a copy of the full job description, please email library_hr@byu.edu.

All qualified candidates are invited to apply, including women, people of color, and people with disabilities. Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer. All faculty are required to abide by the university’s honor code and dress and grooming standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Information required at the time of application – Please list the individual contact information for each of your three recommenders on the faculty application. At some point during the selection process, they may be contacted to submit their letters of reference electronically

Document(s) required at the time of application - Please attach your Mission Alignment Statement (full-time faculty only), updated Curriculum Vitae, and cover letter to the faculty application.

Mission Alignment Statement: BYU is committed to hiring faculty members who enthusiastically embrace and energetically advance its unique mission. To this end, please include a one-page mission alignment statement as part of your application that addresses how you might, as a BYU faculty member: (1) live a life of loyalty to Jesus Christ and His restored Church and align yourself with doctrines and teachings declared by living prophets, seers, and revelators; (2) demonstrate intentionality in building faith in Jesus Christ and testimony of His restored gospel among students and others in the BYU community; and (3) teach your subject matter with the Spirit of God and strive to keep it “bathed in the light and color of the restored gospel” (Spencer W. Kimball).

Applicants who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints include a one-page mission alignment statement that describes understanding of and commitment to the Mission of Brigham Young University and the AIMS of a BYU Education (https://aims.byu.edu/).

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Equal Opportunity Employer: m/f/Vets/Disability

Brigham Young University is an equal opportunity employer. All faculty are required to abide by the university’s Honor Code and Dress & Grooming Standards. Preference is given to qualified candidates who are members in good standing of the affiliated church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Successful candidates are expected to support and contribute to the academic and religious missions of the university within the context of the principles and doctrine of the affiliated church.

All new employees who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be required to hold and be worthy to hold a current temple recommend.