American Jewish Historical Society
New York

Position Vacancy

Title: Project Archivist – 2-year NEH funded grant

Description: Reporting directly to the Archivist and under the general
supervision of the Director of Library and Archives, the Project Archivist
will manage the daily operations of the project.  The Project Archivist
will determine project priorities and resolve arrangement questions; will
arrange, describe and preserve the collections defined by this project
following basic archival principles; will determine any restrictions based
on confidential content; will assign authority control terms for the
collections and create EAD-compatible finding aids for the collections;
will work with American Jewish Historical Society cataloger to create MARC
records.

Required qualifications:  Masters degree in history or library science with
formal coursework in archival management. Minimum four years experience in
arrangement and description of diverse collections required.  Fluency in
Russian (both reading and speaking) and ability to read Cyrillic script
essential; competency in other former Soviet bloc languages desired.
Familiarity with EAD and MARC preferred.  Ability to work independently
with minimal supervision essential.

Salary commensurate with experience and background. Minimum $40,000

The American Jewish Historical Society, a founding partner of the Center
for Jewish History in New York, is implementing a two year NEH funded grant
project to arrange, describe, preserve and enhance access to six
collections comprising a comprehensive record of the Soviet Jewry Movement,
a twentieth century American-based movement to aid oppressed Jews in the
former Soviet Union.  The Soviet Jewry Movement marked the high point of
organized American Jewish political effectiveness and foreign policy
influence, playing a significant role in the final years of the Cold War.
The collections to be processed during this project are the records of the
National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews,
and Action for Soviet Jewry; the personal papers of organization directors
Jerry Goodman and Joel Ackerman; and the graduate research of Julia Mates
Cheney.  Together these collections constitute approximately 320 linear
feet of archival material, and they represent the great diversity of
philosophy and experience that were hallmarks of the movement.  The
collections are rich in detail illuminating both domestic political
strategies (such as the efforts that resulted in the Jackson-Vanik
Amendment on trade) and the realities of the often tormented lives of Jews
under Soviet rule.

Position available: immediately

To apply: Send letter of application, resume, an exemplary finding aid and
the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of three references
to: Lyn Slome, Director of Library and Archives, American Jewish Historical
Society, 15 W. 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 or to [log in to unmask]
Applications received by May 10, 2006 will be given full consideration.

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