Departmental Overview

One of the nation's leading university museums, the University of California's Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is a forum for cultural experiences that transform individuals and advance the local, national, and global discourse on art and film.

Position Summary

The Project Processing Archivist supports an 18-month project focused on the arrangement, description, preservation, and activation of the Eli Leon Papers for the African American Quilt Collection at BAMPFA. This position manages a nationally significant collection of papers, photographic materials, born-digital records, and audio-visual materials documenting Black quiltmaking in California.

Responsibilities

• Archival processing of artist files - correspondence, research notes, annotated books and exhibition catalogues, collecting ledgers, slides and photographic documentation, audio recordings and interviews, born digital materials, and personal effects
• Applying tools used in the museum and archival communities (e.g., ArchivesSpace, OCLC, OAC, Collection Space, FileMaker) and publishing an online Finding Aid
• Contributing to project management
• Consulting and collaborating with staff at BAMPFA
• Working with the Senior Grants Officer and the Finance team on grant reporting requirements

Required Qualifications

• Formal coursework or training in archival management and theory
• Knowledge of and/or experience applying efficient archival processing guidelines and procedures
• Knowledge of and/or experience with processing born-digital archival collections
• Knowledge of and/or experience with metadata standards like MARC, EAD, and DACS
• Knowledge of and/or experience using ArchivesSpace, OCLC, OAC, Collection Space, FileMaker, TMS, Alma, or other collection information management systems
• Knowledge of and/or experience with project management
• Demonstrated analytical, documentation, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, exercise initiative and judgment