Position overview
Position title: Associate Librarian, Career Status or Potential Career Status
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and salary point at appointment. A reasonable full-time salary estimate for this position is $80,349 to $107,708.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: As early as June 2026. Start date is flexible.
Position duration: This is a full-time potential career appointment.
Responsibilities Include:
- Accession and process new and existing archival collections in all formats (analog and born-digital) as assigned by the Head of Archival Accessioning and Processing and in accordance with national standards and best practices as well as local policies;
- Create collection-level MARC records in OCLC and Alma;
- Create online finding aids and publishing them on the Online Archive of California;
- Utilize relevant content and structural standards, including DACS, RDA, EAD, and MARC;
- Utilize tools used in special collections and archives (e.g., ArchivesSpace, Alma/Primo, digital asset management systems, BitCurator, OpenRefine, Oxygen, MarcEdit);
- Participate with other staff in the iterative development and implementation of accessioning and processing policies, procedures, workflows, and best practices;
- Participate with other staff in the collaborative management of the local instance of ArchivesSpace;
- Direct and coordinate the work of student employees and assistants;
- On occasion, support curators and acquisitions staff in the field for collection appraisal and packing;
- Collaborate with The Bancroft Library's Digital Collections Unit on metadata creation for digital materials;
- Apply project management strategies to accessioning and processing work;
- Contribute to the work of gathering metrics, tracking progress, and regularly reporting to ensure alignment with Library operational and strategic goals.
- Serve regular shifts on The Bancroft Library's Reading Room desks and collaborate on requests for access to unprocessed collections.
- Move, shelve, and organize archival boxes and record cartons;
- Serve on department, Library, and/or University-wide committees, task forces, or working groups; contribute to the national and international reputation of The Bancroft Library and the UC Berkeley Library through professional research, service, and collaboration with appropriate colleagues and organizations; and maintain up-to-date professional knowledge of current trends and best practices in archives, special collections, and technology to encourage innovation and ensure the excellence of Bancroft Technical Services.
