Digital Archivist / Faculty in American Indian Studies

Nebraska Indian Community College•Macy, NE

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About The Position

Nebraska Indian Community College is hiring a full-time faculty member on a 12-month contract, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. The role is divided among research (50%), service (25%), and teaching (25%), and may be based at the Santee, Macy, or South Sioux City campus. The position reports to the Department Chair of American Indian Studies. The Digital Archivist/Faculty member will support development of NICC’s Mukurtu content management system and the NICC Archives. This includes integrating culturally appropriate features, developing archival procedures and digitization protocols, working with an advisory committee representing Umonhon and Isanti Dakota communities, inventorying and prioritizing materials, and processing analog and born-digital collections with appropriate metadata and cultural context. The role also includes chairing the Archives Committee, serving on institutional committees, staffing Archives desks, coordinating student and archival assistant work, and building digital humanities literacy among campus users and community stakeholders. Teaching responsibilities include developing instructional materials, supporting content creation through storytelling studios at all three campuses, collaborating with faculty on curriculum, and teaching courses that use NICC’s Mukurtu-based Digital Archives.

Requirements

Master’s degree in history, digital humanities, or a related field.
Two or more years of work experience accessioning and/or processing archival materials.
Knowledge of and experience using archival accessioning and processing standards and principles across multiple formats, including manuscripts, born-digital materials, audiovisual materials, photographs, and objects.
Ability to balance high-volume processing with oversight of multiple concurrent archival projects.
Project management experience, including managing multiple projects, adjusting priorities, and meeting deadlines.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively, with flexibility to manage change and reprioritization.
Proficiency with Office 365 tools.
Cultural competence in serving Indigenous students and/or other minoritized populations.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate degree.

Responsibilities

Facilitate development of NICC’s Mukurtu content management system, integrating culturally appropriate features such as language support and cultural annotations.
Develop standard operating procedures for NICC Archives, including digitization processes and protocols.
Work with an advisory committee representing the Umonhon and Isanti Dakota communities to guide the project.
Inventory existing physical and digital materials related to Umonhon, Isanti Dakota, and other Indigenous communities.
Prioritize materials for digitization based on cultural significance and preservation needs.
Collaborate with the NICC Archives Committee to digitize selected materials with appropriate metadata and cultural context.
Process new and existing archival collections in analog and born-digital formats.
Apply project management strategies to accessioning and processing work.
Chair the Archives Committee.
Serve as a voting member of the Academic Council, Assessment & Curriculum Committee, and Institutional Review Board.
Serve regular shifts at NICC Archives desks and collaborate on requests for access to unprocessed collections.
Direct and coordinate student employees and archival assistants.
Build campus literacy in digital humanities through contemporary research and real-world scholarly, educational, and public projects.
Train community members and relevant stakeholders to use digital databases and create online finding aids.
Develop instructional materials and support resources for users.
Facilitate new content generation through one-button storytelling studios at all three campus locations.
Collaborate with faculty on curriculum development using NICC Digital Archives content.
Teach courses and model active use of NICC’s Digital Archives on the Mukurtu platform.