The Valentine Richmond History Center, an AAM accredited institution
located in Richmond's Historic Court End neighborhood, seeks to fill the
following position:
Position Title: Research Assistant
Number of Positions: 1
Position Tenure: Temporary position, January 2008- June 2009
Hours: 20 hours per week, Tuesday - Friday, 11:30am - 4:30pm
Salary: $10.00 per hour, no benefits
General Responsibilities: The Research Assistant is responsible for
providing a range of reference and research services at the Valentine
Richmond History Center. This position provides these services by:
performing searches of and setting appointments in the History Center
collections that include the Archives, General Collection and Costume &
Textiles Collection; managing sales of photographic reprints and
maintaining statistics on usage, photography orders and permission fees;
participating in the evaluation and development of the Archives' finding
aids; performing other duties as required. As time permits, position
will assist with the development of finding aids for the archives that
may include inventory, cataloguing and data entry of objects in the
archives collection; review files for data entry into the i/o
collections database. This work is conducted in accordance with the
History Center's official Collections Management Policy, adhering to the
code of ethics advised by the American Association of Museums.
Qualifications: Candidate must be organized and detail-oriented with
excellent customer service and interpersonal skills. The research
assistant must hold a BA in history, art history or museum studies with
some experience in library or archival reference work. The research
assistant must have good knowledge of Richmond and Virginia history.
Proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and database applications
is important.
For full job description: http://www.richmondhistorycenter.com/jobs.asp
Deadline: January 18, 2008
To apply please mail, fax or email cover letter, resume, and three
references to:
Director of Archives and Photographic Services
Valentine Richmond History Center
1015 E. Clay Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Fax: (804) 643-3510
Email: [log in to unmask]
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No phone calls please.
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Meg Glass
Director of Archives and Photographic Services
Valentine Richmond History Center
1015 East Clay Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Fax: 804-643-3510
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.richmondhistorycenter.com
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