Digital Archivist

Take your career to new heights. Come join us at MORI Associates and help us support the most exciting projects at NASA. As a Digital Archivist you will be part of a dedicated team of diverse professionals creating and supporting cutting edge solutions for our client's critical missions. MORI is a mid-sized nationwide company founded in 1997 with the ideals that creating an agile organization full of innovative and passionate people will progress science and technology for all life on earth. We focus on offering a complete range of services from strategic consulting to the development of Information Systems and providing advanced engineering solutions. Now, let's see if this opportunity is the right challenge for you.

Responsibilities:

• Perform analog preservation functions including holdings maintenance, fastener removal, rehousing, etc.
• Support digital preservation functions including processing and transformation of digital objects, capture of metadata, and utilization of the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) model as a standard for digital preservation.
• Enable search and discovery through the creation of archival descriptions using standards-based archival description systems, metadata capture and normalization, and digitization.
• Maintain a thorough and up-to-date understanding of digital file formats, digital preservation, and digital persistence practice and theory.
• Create, document, and follow archival processes, workflows and best practices.
• Contribute to online outreach content in the form of blogs and social media.
• Generate routine and/or ad-hoc reports for NASA Office of Communication (OCOMM) management/customers.
• Directly interface with OCOMM management and/or customers as needed.
• Respond to queries from internal and external sources for access to archival material and answer questions from both academic researchers and the general public related to archival holdings.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in research and analysis and preservation of documents and materials.
• Master's degree in library science or library and information science from an ALA-accredited institution with a focus in archival studies.
• A membership in the Academy of Certified Archivists may be substituted for degree requirements.
• Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) certification desired.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and/or experience with digital archives tools, standards, and/or best practices.
• Familiar with metadata and technical standards relevant to archival collections (e.g., DACS, DublinCore, ISAD(G), etc.).
• Experience with archival technologies and tools related to appraising, accessioning, processing, preserving, describing, and enabling access to born-digital archives (e.g., Access to Memory (AtoM), Webrecorder, BitCurator, ePADD, Archivematica, ArchivesSpace, command-line tools, spreadsheets, etc.).
• Must have strong communication skills and be able to work collaboratively. Must be a US citizen.

Salary Range is $60K to 65K

At MORI Associates, we value our employees and offer a competitive compensation package, including comprehensive benefits (medical/dental/vision care) and matching funds for 401K plan.

MORI Associates is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer and complies with E-Verify.