Archives Assistant

2 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada Dalhousie University Full time

**Position Details**:

- Position Information**Position Title**
- Archives Assistant

**Department/Unit**
- University Libraries

**Location**
- Halifax

**Posting Number**
- S473-22

**Employee Group**
- NSGEU Local 77

**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**
- $25.08 - $31.80 per hour ($42,378 - $53,750 per annum, 32.5 hours per week)

**Classification**
- C6

**Provisional Statement**

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- University Libraries support and advance learning and research endeavors by providing collections, facilities and services that expedite access to the world’s information and knowledge. Reporting to the University Records Manager, the Archives Assistant assists in the day-to-day operations of the University Archives.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Responsible for receiving and organizing new material arriving in the department (known as accessioning).
- Maintains and applies knowledge of conservation principles and techniques during archival processing, and develops and implements plans to address conservation and preservation issues presented by new acquisitions and existing material in the collection.
- In conjunction with the archivists, works with student interns/practicum placements and grant paid employees on archival processing, preservation and stack maintenance for the archival collections.
- Works with the Scholarly communications team to create and maintain collections and collection metadata for the university’s institutional repository, DalSpace.

**Note**
The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.

Dalhousie’s vaccine mandate has been suspended at this time, and employees no longer need to provide proof of full vaccination. However, health and safety risks to our community will continue to be monitored and a vaccine mandate may be reinstated if necessary.

**Required Qualifications**
- Library Technician program with two to three years’ previous experience in library or archives public service.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel), and an aptitude for using a variety of software programs, and familiarity with computerized library systems.
- Excellent communication, time management and attention to detail skills.
- Strong writing skills essential.
- Ability to multi-task and to work effectively with the public and in a team environment.

**Assets**
- Educational background or proven knowledge of local history asset.
- Previous cataloguing experience an asset.

**Job Competencies**

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program._

**Application Consideration**

**Diversity Statement**
- Posting Detail Information**Number of Vacancies**
- 1

**Open Date**
- 01/03/2023

**Close Date**
- 01/17/2023

**Open Until Filled**
- No

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