Job Description
The Special & Digital Collections Archivist Librarian is responsible for increasing and maintaining discovery of the library's special collections to support the learning, teaching, and research of Auraria campus users. This person will create finding aids using appropriate metadata schema and the library's digital asset management system (currently Ubiquity). The person in this position reports to and works closely with the Special & Digital Collections Program Lead Librarian. With the Program Lead they will routinely assess the entire archival collection for future and ongoing needs, potential accessions, and current requirements for deaccession. This is an exciting time to join Special & Digital Collections as the unit is in the process of focusing its vision for the collections to highlight the theme of displacement in the following areas: the history of Auraria Campus and the neighborhood preceding it; the Latinx Experience; the Asian-American Experience; and Civic Reform and Activism. The person in this position would assist in growing our Displaced Aurarian Collection and would oversee the Amache Relocation Camp Collections, among others. The Special & Digital Collections unit at Auraria Library is housed within the Collection Management & Discovery Division.
Benefits & Additional Compensation Info
The University of Colorado offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement plans, tuition benefits, ECO pass, paid time off – vacation, sick, and holidays and more. To see what benefits are available, please visit: https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness (https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=3828420&targetURL=https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits-wellness) .
The Community
Located in downtown Denver, Colorado, the Auraria Campus is home to three institutions of higher education – University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University of Denver, and Community College of Denver – both MSU Denver and CCD are Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI), and CU Denver is working toward HSI and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) designations. The Auraria Library serves the campus' of over 35,000 students, the majority of whom are from the first-generation in their family to enroll in higher education. Most of the students are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color, and we also serve large populations of veterans, transfer students, adult learners, and other populations that have been historically underserved.