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Architecture Research Fellow, McGreal Center for Dominican Historical Studies at Dominican University, River Forest

Term: Through June, 2026, 15-20 hours per week (possibility of renewal)

Wage: $20/hour

The Sacred Spaces project at Dominican University seeks to preserve and digitally archive architectural spaces of the Dominican family across the United States, and other culturally and religiously significant spaces in the Chicago area. This project takes an innovative approach to historic preservation by creating interactive 360 degree captures of significant sacred spaces using panorama and drone photography.

The Architecture Research Fellow will assist in all areas of the project including researching sites of interest, onsite digital capture, tour creation, web posting, and digital asset management. The Architecture Research Fellow will join a small team including an historian, archivist, and students at the McGreal Center for Dominican Historical Studies who all collaborate on planning, troubleshooting, and undertaking scholarly research for the project. Project examples can be found here: https://mcgrealcenter.org/

Responsibilities:

• Assist in capturing digital footage of interiors and exteriors of sacred spaces using drones, panorama cameras, and phone cameras
• Create digital tours of spaces using Pano2VR software to build panoramas and embed content
• Create webpages for individual tours on WordPress site, including editing landing page video
• Conduct research on individual spaces and communities, build scholarly bibliographies for website using Zotero
• Assist in identifying new sites of interest, corresponding with representatives of communities
• Assist Program Coordinator with developing digital preservation plan for generated assets.

Requirements:

• Background and/or training in library science, programming, photography, history, and/or museums

• Demonstrated interest in digital exhibitions or archives, digital humanities, and/or digital curation

• Willingness to learn and troubleshoot complex VR software, camera equipment, and drone photography • Self-starting attitude

• Comfort with troubleshooting, using software documentation to address issues

• Interest in photography, architecture, and/or religious communities preferred

This is a fully onsite position at the McGreal Center for Dominican Historical Studies, at Dominican University’s River Forest campus. Position will require some driving in Chicago area.

For more information and to apply: https://mcgrealcenter.org/homepage/work-with-us/

Digital Archivist, Naper Settlement 

Full time

Salary: $64,000 to $66,000 per year

Naper Settlement, located in Naperville, IL, is an outdoor history museum featuring 13 acres of learning and interactive opportunities for all ages.

Job Summary:
Oversee the acquisitions, management, curation, and production of digital assets (both the digitization of physical collections and born-digital assets) and content to evaluate and preserve the assets, facilitate access to users as appropriate, and develop and produce digital storytelling for the museum. Evaluates digital collections programs and their visitor and user impact.
Directly supervises assigned interns and volunteers. Works in cooperation with the IT Team Leader, Curator of History, Distance Learning Team Leader, Registrar, Marketing, and other staff as needed.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
1. DEVELOPS a comprehensive Digital Collection Plan to build the structures (equipment, technology, software, systems, and staff) needed to create and preserve the digital assets that populate robust digital exhibitions and experiences.
2. DETERMINES storage needs for images, videos, audios, and any other digital media. CREATES the workflows and evaluates and recommends hardware and software to move the museum forward in its digital preservation, access, and exhibition goals. OVERSEES the implementation of the selected digital preservation and exhibition systems.
3. ENSURES proper documentation, metadata, and storage procedures are followed, in accordance with nationally accepted standards.
4. IMPLEMENTS digitization of collection materials utilizing best metadata and digitization standards and practices
5. EVALUATES current technology appropriate for capturing oral histories. SUPPORTS the capture of audio and visual media for oral histories.
6. DEVELOPS innovative approaches to engage online audiences with digital storytelling, exhibits, and the Museum’s new digital experience. EVALUATES incoming assets for appropriateness and content alignment.
7. DEVELOPS and IMPLEMENTS policies and procedures specific to digital materials. ASSISTS Chief Curator in the development and enforcement of curatorial policies and procedures.
8. SERVES on the Acquisitions committee. SUPPORTS the accession of born digital and archival materials.
9. ASSISTS in digital experience budgetary development, equipment oversight, and OVERSEES specific grant management.
10. PROVIDES ACCESS to archival and prints and photograph collections by writing finding aids, creating collection-level records and metadata descriptions and rehousing collections where appropriate. SUPPORTS the Curator of History in providing reference services for archival, photographic, and born digital collections. COORDINATES reproductions requests and ensures proper licensing and credit lines for all distributed images.
11. NETWORKS with local, regional, and national professional and museum colleagues.
12. PERFORMS all other duties as assigned.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the staff member a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Experience with processing archival collections as well as creating metadata for finding aids and digital objects. Experience managing born-digital and digitized collections based upon a strong understanding of FADGI compliant digitization. Experience with metadata standards relevant to the archival management of digital objects (EAD, Dublin Core, MODS, METS, PREMIS). Understanding of rights, permissions, and restrictions related to providing access to digital media. Experience with hardware and software related to digital ingest, processing, access, and storage. Knowledge of current digital exhibition experience platforms. Knowledge of museum best practices in registration methods, collections management, and accessioning. Knowledge of U.S. and Illinois history. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with donors, the public, volunteers, staff and Naperville Heritage Society members is important. Physical ability to lift and move collection objects. Flexibility and ability to meet deadlines is essential.

Minimum Education, Experience and Certification:
Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school/program or in an appropriately related field from an accredited college or university required. Bachelor’s degree required in one of the following: Digital Humanities (preferred), American History, American Studies, Museum Studies or related field. Five years of professional level curatorial or archival experience working with digital collections required.

Experience with processing archival collections as well as creating metadata for finding aids and digital objects. Experience managing born-digital and digitized collections based upon a strong understanding of FADGI compliant digitization. Experience with metadata standards relevant to the archival management of digital objects (EAD, Dublin Core, MODS, METS, PREMIS). Understanding of rights, permissions, and restrictions related to providing access to digital media. Experience with hardware and software related to digital ingest, processing, access, and storage. Knowledge of current digital exhibition experience platforms. Knowledge of museum best practices in registration methods, collections management, and accessioning. Knowledge of U.S. and Illinois history. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with donors, the public, volunteers, staff and Naperville Heritage Society members is important. Physical ability to lift and move collection objects. Flexibility and ability to meet deadlines is essential.

Essential Functions:
1. Ability to operate office equipment in order to send and receive information with necessary optical, auditory, and manual dexterity.
2. Ability to analyze, compute and audit information.
3. Ability to walk, sit, or stand for an hour or more at a time.
4. Ability to lift or carry objects weighing at least 25 pounds.
5. Ability to operate or observe office equipment for an hour or more at a time.
6. Ability to distinguish colors.
7. Ability to use a keyboard to enter, retrieve or transfer words or data.8. Ability to closely examine computer screen or written reports.
9. Ability to read, comprehend and speak English and be able to demonstrate twelfth grade reading skill.
10. Ability to work in an area that may be uncomfortable due to temperature variation, noise, odors, or other conditions.

More information about Naper Settlement can be found at www.napersettlement.org

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Metadata + Digital Projects Coordinator, School of the Art Institute

Full-time, salary $44,789

Job Description:

Under the general supervision of the Head of Library Special Collections + Digital Services, the Metadata + Digital Projects Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of cataloging efforts for the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, Fashion Resource Center, Textile Resource Center, and other special collections in SAIC Digital Collections. Is responsible for day-to-day tasks related to digitization projects, metadata production, cataloging, file management, data entry, and holdings maintenance in a variety of library systems. Works collaboratively with the Library Special Collections + Digital Services team on general collections management projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for cataloging, collection and record maintenance, data entry, and metadata production in multiple systems, as assigned.

In collaboration with the Head of Library Special Collections + Digital Services and other SAIC Digital Collections stakeholders, develops and manages digital collections metadata workflows and projects.
Classifies Library + Special Collections materials according to the Library of Congress Classification and other metadata schema as needed and appropriate for different types of collections and materials.
Contributes to project planning and/or the development of policies and procedures for the Library Special Collections + Digital Services team and, as needed, for Flaxman Library.
Works with a variety of systems, digital collection and collection management tools.
Assists with metadata creation and data maintenance for digital library projects as assigned.
Provides work-related statistics and data to assist with decision-making as needed.

Provides assistance to SAIC faculty and students or other image researchers.

Responsible for the hiring, training, scheduling, and supervision of student assistants.
Trains staff as necessary on application of standard schemas, vocabularies, and tools for digital collections metadata creation.
Assists the Library Special Collections + Digital Services team and/or other Flaxman Library staff as needed.
Other duties as required

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required. Degree in the visual arts, design, or architecture preferred. Two years of experience working with metadata and digital collections required. Supervisory experience a plus Experience working with Drupal or Islandora preferred. Experience working with digital repositories and library management systems. Demonstrated knowledge of cataloging, metadata schemas, standards, tools, and their applications. Demonstrated knowledge of digitization standards. Demonstrated knowledge of data preservation and digital file management practices. Experience with library and archival processes for handling materials. Experience with object-based cataloging practices. Proficiency with standard office hardware and software. Attention to detail. Ability to learn new systems rapidly.

For more information and to apply: https://tinyurl.com/2s45kyw9

Project Archivist or Archives Assistant, UL Research Institutes + UL Standards & Engagement, Northbrook, IL

Term: 12-month contract (40 hours/week)

Salary commensurate with experience.

Project Archivist with Master’s degree in archival science or library science

OR

Archives Assistant with Bachelor's degree in related field

Job Description: This role will focus on processing collections, using archival management systems, and applying archival methods to ensure the preservation and accessibility of important records.

Requirements:

The position requires 2-3 years or more experience in business or corporate archives, though candidates with backgrounds in libraries, museums, or academic institutions will also be considered. Experience with archival management systems (e.g., Archivera, Preservica) and methods such as MPLP and DACS.
Archive certification is a plus, but not required.
Strong attention to detail and project management skills are highly desirable.

For more details, please reach out to Sapna Jain at sjain@pksi.com or cell: 708-719-4062.