MIT Lincoln Laboratory has pioneered in advanced electronics since its origin in 1951 as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Knowledge Services team is currently developing infrastructure for a digital preservation repository system. As such, we seek a Digital Preservation Archivist to join our team and direct strategic and project planning for our digital archives.
Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Archivist and Knowledge Services Team Leadership, the Digital Preservation Archivist will: • Work closely with the Archives, Knowledge Services, IT staff, and other experts to research, define, and maintain an ongoing preservation program, based on best practices and established standards, for Laboratory collections of value in digital formats. • Work with Archives, Knowledge Services, IT staff, and other experts to research, test, specify, and implement technology for a sustainable digital preservation repository system which will meet the ongoing management, access, and preservation needs of the Laboratory. • Enhance digital preservation project plans, workflows, and policies for archiving of and long-term access to the Laboratory Archives digital collections. • Promote the Archives and digital preservation program through briefings, digital and social media. • Recommend, implement, and provide leadership for proposed digital preservation projects. • Provide training, support, and documentation for digital preservation projects. • Serve as an advisor for Knowledge Services, Information Services Department and our constituents on digital preservation; including maintaining current awareness of new technologies and initiatives in the field. • Appraisal, arrangement, description, and basic preservation for Laboratory historical records. • Support Archives operations and participate in other related work as assigned. Required Qualifications: • ALA-MLS/MLIS and a minimum three years' progressive experience working in an archival repository or library on digital resources projects in a leadership role. • Demonstrated knowledge and experience with open source digital repository systems and related technology including audit/fixity software, file forensics, media conversion, and editing metadata for digital objects, especially METS and PREMIS. • Proven experience with project management, outreach and marketing. • Ability to effectively convey and explain information clearly and tactfully. • Demonstrated ability to build consensus and promote the exchange of information among project team members, project management staff and elsewhere. • Demonstrated ability to work calmly and effectively in situations under pressure and to manage time effectively in a changing environment. • Must be able to obtain DoD Security Clearance. Desired Qualifications • Experience handling classified documentation. • Working knowledge of Java, PHP, SQL, and Web Services (e.g. SOAP, REST). Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/4223/
