Supervisory Archivist

Summary

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in with the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Under Secretary for Museums and Culture.

Duties

• The Supervisory Archivist applies professional archival principles and methods of archival collections development, arrangement, preservation, documentation, and description to the organization and management of CFCH's archival collections. In this position, you will: Define, schedule, and manage documentation projects involving archival materials, following accepted archival standards, e.g., Society of American Archivists. Direct registration and cataloging procedures for archival material. Apply professional archival principles and methods of archival collections development, arrangement, preservation, documentation, and description to the organization and management of CFCH's archival collections. Collaborate with CFCH Advancement to identify funding sources to support archival work and collections, assists in grant and other forms of writing to secure financial support. Maintain reference research of national and international traditional music and cultures and scholarship in folklore and ethnomusicology. This includes specialized scholars, music producers, tradition bearers; staff of other federal archives and libraries; staff of university and research archives and libraries. Plan and carry out the full range of supervisory and managerial authority.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.

Education

Please refer to qualification above.