Archivist
Archivist
Job Location US-MA-Cambridge
Overview
Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 1,800 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.
Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Draper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.
Responsibilities
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., is seeking an experienced professional to serve in a full-time, benefitted position as Corporate Archivist. Draper is a nonprofit engineering innovation company serving our nation’s interests and security needs and advancing technologies at the intersection of government, academia, and industry. Reporting to the Records and Information Manager within Draper’s legal department, the successful candidate will be an energetic and highly motivated individual, who can work collaboratively and independently to revive, improve upon, and expand a dormant archives program. The successful candidate will also play a key role in support of Drapers 50th anniversary, in 2023.
Responsibilities:
Build subject matter expertise in the history of the corporation and provide reference services
Accession, appraise, and process corporate record and object collections in multiple formats, creating finding aids and ensuring collection access
Determination of descriptive metadata schema and maintenance of a descriptive database of historical holdings
Review and selection of physical and digital repositories and descriptive software, in conjunction with archival standards and best practices
In collaboration with corporate communications department, assist in the creation and release of historical products for Draper’s upcoming 50th anniversary in 2023 (timelines, physical and virtual exhibits, oral histories, historical news features);
Preserve records in enduring digital formats and hardware that will best enable longevity of content; convert historical digital collections from legacy formats to stable ones
Develop and maintain a corporate archives appraisal policy
Catalog technical reports and papers
Present on Corporate Archives activities and historical Draper topics, raising visibility and appreciation of Draper’s history among employees
Curate Draper’s historically significant artifacts and objects
Maintain and report on processing, reference and use statistics related to the archives
Support emerging knowledge management and capture efforts
Support records management and legal department activities as needed
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science or related field with a concentration in Archival Management
Thorough knowledge of archival principles and issues such as descriptive standards and preservation
Minimum of two years’ experience processing historical collections, including digital collections
Experience providing reference services for archival collections
Strong written and verbal communication skills are critical for this position
Work experience in a science and technology institution or corporation is preferred but not required
Thorough familiarity with digital preservation principles and best practices
Familiarity with ArchivesSpace, Archivists’ Toolkit, Preservica, and other leading archival management and digital preservation utilities; knowledge to configure archival management environment
Able to lift 50 lb. boxes
Certified Archivist desirable but not required
Minimum 3 days per week working in the office/on site is required
Eligibility to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required
Strong comfort level with Microsoft Windows OS environment
** Draper has implemented a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all Draper employees. This will be a condition of employment to work at Draper.
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