Position Description:
The Library Technician position is located at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The incumbent staffs the Archives’ reception desk and assists with the administration of the Archives’ two research rooms including greeting and assisting researchers and maintaining equipment. The incumbent also fulfills interlibrary loan requests for microfilm and oral history transcripts from the Archives’ collections. As needed, the incumbent performs a variety of administrative duties associated with the management of the office of the Director and Deputy Director including, but not limited to, screening of phone and in‐person visitors, file management, mail fulfillment, and document preparation. Office and/or customer service experience is helpful. College degree required. Starting salary $35,265 (IS‐5); promotion potential to IS‐6. This is not a Federal position.
The Archives of American Art is the nation’s largest repository of documentation of the visual arts and culture in the United States. AAA’s mission is to collect, preserve, and make available for study records, original papers, photographs, diaries, sketchbooks, and oral history interviews. On the subject of art in America, AAA is the largest archives in the world holding more than 20 million documents. The Archives is headquartered in Washington, D.C. with a regional center in New York City.
Please send cover letter and resume to AAA’s Head of Reference Services: Marisa Bourgoin at bourgoinm@si.edu by January 27, 2016. To learn more about the Archives of American Art, visit its website at www.aaa.si.edu.