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They made a few small clarifications/amendments. -LB! ---- Position Description Title: Digitization Specialist-ICFA (Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives), Byzantine collection Location: DUMBARTON OAKS – Library. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Trustees for Harvard University, located in Georgetown in the Washington, DC area, is dedicated to supporting scholarship internationally in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian Studies through fellowships, symposia, exhibitions and publications. The Byzantine collection of ICFA includes approximately one-half million photographs in different formats as well as fieldwork papers and records. (http://www.doaks.org/library/doaks_byz_photographs_and_fieldwork_collections.html) Reports To: Gunder Varinlioglu, Byzantine Assistant Curator. Grade: 51, ($29K minimum): Final salary to be determined by education, experience and skill sets. Full-time, non-exempt. Full range of benefits. This is a one-year term appointment with the possibility of up to two one-year extensions. Function: Implement, supervise and coordinate the digitization and cataloguing of the collection of photographs and fieldwork archives. Make the information available for researchers around the world. Answer researcher queries both on site and via email. Key Responsibilities: 1. Catalogue photographs using Harvard University’s OLIVIA database 2. Supervise and coordinate the digitization and cataloguing process 3. Digitize photographic prints, films, and archival papers using a flat-bed scanner and/or a professional digital SLR camera and/or oversight of this process 4. Process and upload images files to Harvard University’s Digital Repository Service and link them to OLIVIA database records 5. Review database records for consistency and accuracy 6. Process and fulfill photo order inquiries by phone, mail, email and onsite 7. Participate with the Assistant Curator to organize the collection for faster and easier access; write reports that evaluate and discuss the contents of the collection 8. Supervise and train temporary employees on office procedures, the preparation of collection inventories, tasks pertaining to the preservation and organization of photographic and archival holdings 9. Perform other related duties as required. Qualifications: Required: 1. M.L.S. or M.A. in Art History or Archaeology required with undergraduate degree in Art History or Medieval Studies preferred 2. Experience in creating and managing databases, processing images, scanning and using a digital camera 3. Strong computer skills 4. Accuracy and attention to detail 5. Excellent interpersonal skills 6. Desire to work in an academic environment. Preferred: 1. Experience with and/or knowledge of archival practices 2. Experience and/or interest in digital humanities 3. Previous experience in a visual resources collection, library, or museum 4. Reading knowledge of one or more of the following languages: Russian, Modern Greek, Serbo-Croatian, Turkish, Italian, French, German, or Arabic 5. Knowledge of digital image and metadata standards and capture. APPLICATION: Provide CV or resume and letter of application highlighting the areas of interest and match between your education, skill sets and experience and those required and preferred for this position with three (3) letters of recommendation, or contact details of three (3) persons who may be approached to provide a reference. APPLY TO: [log in to unmask], or fax to 202-337-5940, or mail to Dumbarton Oaks, 1703 32nd St, NW, Washington, DC 20007. LETTERS/CV/RESUME/RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL 4/18/2010 EOE