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Requirements

The Curator - Collections on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation handles the arrangement and description of the special collections materials, surveying records and collections currently housed in the Booth Family Center for Special Collections and the Woodstock Theological Library. S/he identifies materials to be digitized and made available through DigitalGeorgetown and other platforms for potential use in digital humanities projects. Reporting to the Head of Archival Processing and Collections Management within the Georgetown University Library, the Curator has duties that include but are not limited to:

• Process records and produce DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)-compliant finding aids, making them publicly available online via ArchivesSpace.
• Engage faculty, students and visiting scholars in their use of the Maryland Province Archives and related collections to fulfill teaching and research objectives and promote the collections to other constituencies broadly defined.
• Help fulfill recommendations put forth by the University's Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation with initial priority given to the processing and digitization of material in the Library and University related to slave-holding.
• Consult with the Head of Archival Processing to ensure the project remains on track and achieves defined goals and objectives.
• Work with the Woodstock Digital and Archival Services Librarian to identify, arrange, and make accessible materials in the Woodstock Theological Library collections relating to slavery.
• Work with the Head of the Digital Services Unit to establish a workflow for selection, metadata creation, and digitization.
• Engage with faculty who wish to incorporate primary sources related to slave-holding into their course curriculum as well as with students, visiting scholars, descendants of those who were enslaved and the broader community.

Qualifications

• Master's degree and/or a Bachelor's Degree in a humanities- or social sciences-related field with at least five years' experience working in a special collections or archival repository; Ph.D. degree in a subject-relevant field preferred
• A firm understanding of archival theory and practice, including national standards for archival materials, such as DACS and EAD
• Working knowledge of ArchivesSpace or other archival management system
• Knowledge of or familiarity with other relevant standards, including DCRM, AACR2, RDA, MARC, and Dublin Core
• Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with the ability to meet strict deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Reading familiarity with Latin or other foreign languages
• Experience working on or managing multi-year, grant-funded projects
• Knowledge of African American history, particularly with regard to slavery and its historical ramifications
• Knowledge of the history of the Catholic Church, with an emphasis on the Society of Jesus and its history in America
• Knowledge of digitization and digital humanities projects

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