| Position Title: | Research Associate (Project Assistant) |
| Institution: | Archives of Traditional Music at Indiana University Bloomington, Tenure-Ineligible, Limited Term Appointment, Bloomington, Indiana |
| General Information: | The Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music (ATM) seeks candidates for the position of Research Associate (Project Assistant), a tenure-ineligible appointment for the period 8/13/07 to 11/30/08. The PA will work on the project entitled, "Sound Directions: Digital Preservation and Access for Global Audio Heritage," funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
| Responsibilities: | The Project Assistant (PA) will be responsible for managing workflow in and out of the preservation studio, working with collection documentation, marking divisions of content in files, collecting appropriate metadata, and constructing ATM indexes. The PA also has responsibility for quality control of preservation products, creating derivative files and supervising the project graduate student. The PA will serve on the team that assesses preservation needs of project collections. This position will also manage communication with both software development test sites in the US and communities to which materials will be repatriated around the world. |
| Qualifications / Requirements: | Graduate work required with a degree in Library Science, Ethnomusicology or related discipline preferred. Strongly preferred is: a) experience working in an archival setting; b) familiarity with ethnographic fieldwork, world music traditions and historical recorded sound formats; c) experience working on projects that require extensive documentation and meticulous attention to detail. |
| Salary & Rank | Research Associate. Salary $31,000. |
| Deadline: | The search will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified; review of applications will begin on July 1, 2008. |
| Application: | Send letter of application, contact information for two Mike Casey, Sound Directions Project Manager Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer |
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