Supervisory Archivist

Summary The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located in with the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Under Secretary for Museums and Culture. More than one selection may be made from this announcement. Responsibilities The Supervisory Archivist applies professional archival principles and methods of archival collections development, arrangement, preservation, documentation, and description to the organization and management of CFCH's archival collections. In this position, you will: Define, schedule, and manage documentation projects involving archival materials, following accepted archival standards, e.g., Society of American Archivists. Direct registration and cataloging procedures for archival material. Apply professional archival principles and methods of archival collections developmen...