Music and Recorded Sound Archivist job at University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, CO

Title Music & Recorded Sound Archivist Location Boulder United States Schedule Full-Time Job Description Close All Job Summary The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) Libraries invites applications from collaborative and innovative candidates for the position of Music & Recorded Sound Archivist! The University Libraries' Archives were established in 1918 and hold internationally renowned manuscript, photograph, records and media collections relating to the history of CU Boulder, the state of Colorado, the Rocky Mountain West, and transnational subjects, including American popular and classical music. The Music and Recorded Sound Archivist is a non-tenure track, Teaching Professor track faculty position. Working in a highly-collaborative team environment, this individual prioritizes activities that appraise, process, and provide access to the extensive archival music and recorded sound collections held by the University Libraries and the American Music Research Center. This position actively amplifies under-represented voices in order to tell more inclusive stories that feature the Libraries' unique and growing archival collections. The Music and Recorded Sound Archivist independently prioritizes and completes archival processing in coordination with library personnel and established processes. They develop and implement plans for the continued evaluation and augmentation of workflows impacting access to these materials. As a member of the University Libraries faculty, the Music & Recorded Sound Archivist will be expected to maintain a record of scholarly research/creative work, participate in professional service activities, and actively engage in faculty governance. This position has the opportunity to work in a hybrid capacity. This is a non-tenure track, Teaching Professor faculty position that will be hired at the Assistant Teaching Professor rank and reports to the Section Head of Archival and Metadata Processing (AMP). A typical annual merit formula for teaching professor-track faculty may be 70% librarianship, 10% scholarly and creative work, and 20% service. The Archival and Metadata Processing (AMP) section is part of the Resource Description Services (RDS) Team at the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries which is part of the Research & Innovation Strategies Chapter. Please see the Libraries' organizational chart. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Who We Are Mission We are a knowledge catalyst. We fuel inquiry, discovery, collaboration, creation, and the dissemination of knowledge. We welcome everyone, wherever they are on their educational journey. Vision An information-empowered world. Values Empower | Connect | Learn | Inspire Our values define our interactions within the Libraries and radiate outwardly. This means that we develop a culture that compassionately and authentically embodies our values in all aspects of our work. What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be Establishes priorities for and performs efficient arrangement, description, and physical processing of the American Music Research Center collections and other archival music and recorded sound collections; Facilitates discovery of archival music and recorded sound collections by creating or updating finding aids in ArchivesSpace and coordinating with relevant personnel to catalog collection items as needed in the Libraries' online catalog; Applies archival theory and practice, national standards, relevant legal regulations, professional ethics, and best practices that govern the arrangement, description, and use of archival materials, including but not limited to DACS, MPLP, and copyright law; Assesses and addresses preservation issues related to music and recorded sound collections, in collaboration with relevant Libraries personnel; Collaborates with music catalogers and archivists in RDS on the coordination of processing and descriptive workflows for music and recorded sound materials; Evaluates and judiciously implements emerging technologies to assist in the processing of collections when appropriate; Collaborates with archivists in the Collection & Archival Strategy team on the acquisition of new materials; supports collection development activities for music special collections and recorded sound collections; Assist with reference and instruction requests relating to music special collections and recorded sound collections; Participates in weekly service point shifts in the Reading Room and other Libraries' service points as assigned; Communicates collegially, is able to advocate for collections and resource needs, and contributes constructively to Library strategic priorities; Partic