SHRA Temporary Archives Specialist

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking and a community rich in diversity, inclusion and global perspectives.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

• Arrange and describe archives records and publications, providing intellectual and physical control over collections and entering information in ArchivesSpace,
• Arrange and describe manuscript collections, providing intellectual and physical control over collections and entering information in ArchivesSpace,
• Create metadata for Digital Collections items from University Archives and Special Collections, populating Dublin Core fields with standard terms and already-created descriptions
• Regularly staff the Reading Room service desk, providing general reference services at our public services desk

• Bachelor's degree with 1+ years experience in a library setting.
• Related archival repository experience may be substituted year for year for the required education.
• Collegial and team-oriented
• Strong attention to detail
• Familiarity with computer software such as Excel and Teams
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently

• Master of Library Science or comparable academic archival training
• 1+ years of experience working in an academic library or with archival materials
• Knowledge of description and metadata standards, including DACS and Dublin Core
• Knowledge of American history broadly, and North Carolina or Wilmington history in particular

At the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), our culture reflects our values of inclusion, diversity, globalization, ethics and integrity and innovation and we are committed to providing equality of educational and employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs. UNCW believes that embracing the unique contributions of our faculty, staff and students is critical to our success and paramount in being recognized for our global mindset.