POSITION DETAILS:

This position reports to the Head Librarian. In addition to the CUNY Title Overview,
responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

● Oversee the development, management, and preservation of Centro’s digital archival holdings.
● Provide leadership and promote innovation in the management, access, and storage of digital
archival holdings.
● Coordinate the archival digitization program, including overseeing selection, preparation of
materials, digitization, post-processing, quality assurance, ingest, access and discovery of digital
objects.
● Administer CENTRO’s digital collections portal, including training staff, maintaining user
documentation, performing system maintenance of metadata and user interface, encoding import
and export templates, and liaising with IT staff.
● Implement CENTRO’s digital preservation policy and collaborate with tech staff to enhance,
improve, and scale digital preservation.
● Run born-digital processing program, including producing or enhancing finding aids and
developing access mechanisms for born-digital content.
● Oversee CENTRO’s audiovisual collections and serve as curator of the oral history collections.
● Manage Digital Projects Coordinator and other digital projects archival staff.
● Collaborate with the Archival Collections Manager and Library Manager to provide use of and
access to the digital archival holdings as well as developing and revising policies and procedures
for the Library and Archives.
● Actively contribute to broader information management work within Centro, Hunter College
and across CUNY and participation in relevant professional organizations.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s Degree and six years’ related experience required; MLS degree and/or Master’s in a
related field may be substituted for a portion of the experience requirement.

●Demonstrated experience with appraising, processing, arranging, and describing born digital
and digitized archival materials and collections.
●Experience using archival content management and digital curation systems and technologies
applicable to an archive.
●Experience with applying metadata standards and schema for descriptive, structural, and
preservation metadata such as DACS, EAD, MARC, and PREMIS.
●Demonstrated skill with tools, workflow implementation, and quality assurance for digital
archives.
●Ability to understand, use, and innovate with community and ISO standards, including OAIS,
PAIMAS, and related standards.
●Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
●Strong organizational and analytical skills with proven success in independently prioritizing
work and managing competing deadlines.
●Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate and work effectively within and across
organizational and unit boundaries in a diverse organization and with a wide variety of users.
●Successfully demonstrated experience training and/or managing staff.
●Working knowledge of English and Spanish languages.
●Working knowledge of copyright.
●Interest in the history of Puerto Rican populations and communities in the US. 

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW
 Manages a Library unit or major service area.
– Manages one or more services such as Circulation, Access/User Services, or Library
Technology
– Working closely with the Chief Librarian and faculty, recommends and implements long- and
short-term plans for library services
– Evaluates innovative technologies, databases, and methodologies, makes recommendations
related to same and participates in their acquisition
– Participates in acquiring materials in all formats and media
– Assists in developing and monitoring Library policies and user service standards
– Conducts outreach and training activities related to assigned area(s)
– Supervises and/or trains staff, students, and others assigned to the library
– May perform highly specialized work in one or more library disciplines, such as archives,
technology and systems, etc.
– May serve as Office Manager, managing financial operations and budgets, equipment,
technology, security and building maintenance requirements
– Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE
Higher Education Associate
FLSA
Exempt
 
COMPENSATION:
$ 86,645-107,789 commensurate with education and experience
 
BENEFITS:
CUNY’s benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health
and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development.  We offer a range of health
plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY
graduate study and generous paid time off.  Our staff also benefit from the extensive academic,
arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse
academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New
York job website www.cuny.edu/employment. To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH
ALL POSTINGS and in SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number.

Click on the “APPLY NOW” button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the
site should access their established accounts; new users should follow the instructions to set up
an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the
required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload
individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be
in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters –
also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï , –, _ or ç)).
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Please include:
– A cover letter that includes a complete statement of the candidate’s qualifications
– A full resume outlining the candidate’s education and relevant experience
– A sample archival finding aid completed by the candidate
– The names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references who are knowledgeable
about the candidate’s qualifications for this position
(Upload all above listed documents ¿ as ONE single file– PDF format preferred.)

CLOSING DATE
The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on Oct. 7, 2024. Applications
submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open. The search
will stay open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing– until the position is
filled.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY
CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging
people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our
pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA