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Library Coordinator, Digital Services (aHEO) - Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO)

POSITION DETAILS

The Library Coordinator (Digital Services) will support the Centro Archives digital preservation programs. They will conduct inventories of Centro collections to help identify analog and digital audiovisual holdings, process and implement digital preservation workflows on born-digital and analog collections and contribute to the overall preservation and access initiatives of the CENTRO, including promoting the preservation of audiovisual and other types of digital material produced by various CENTRO Units.

In addition to CUNY Title Overview, duties include but are not limited to the following:

- Assist with processing mixed-media collections, including analog and born-digital materials.

- Support the identification of materials for audiovisual digitization.

- Conduct digital preservation tasks on born-digital media including audiovisual material, oral histories, digital documents, still images, and datasets.

- Add item-level metadata to digital objects for access and discovery in CENTRO’s content management system, under direction.

- Work collaboratively with CENTRO staff to promote digital holdings and support outreach initiatives.

- Provide excellent service to users seeking access to collections and assist with library operations as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree required.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Degree in information science with a focus on archives or in a related field.

- Demonstrated experience arranging and describing analog and born-digital archival material, including audiovisual materials

- Digital audio editing experience

- Experience using archival content management and digital curation systems and technologies applicable to archives.

- Experience with applying metadata standards and schema for descriptive, structural, and preservation metadata such as DACS, EAD, MARC, and PREMIS.

- Advanced training in audiovisual archives

- Audio editing experience required

- Database management training

- 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.

- Bilingual - Fluency in English and Spanish required. Interest in the history of Puerto Rican populations and communities in the US.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Assists with Library operations and provides excellent service to Library users.

- Coordinates with faculty, students, and librarians to ensure needed materials are accessible on a timely basis

- Provides general information in the use of library resources and services

- Keeps records of library transactions and generates reports on usage

- Exercises sound judgment in enforcing library policies and procedures

- May perform and/or supervise daily operations of a service unit such as the Reserve Desk

- May assist with digital resource management, acquisitions, and updating Library web pages

- Performs related duties as assigned.

CUNY TITLE

Assistant to HEO

FLSA

Non-exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Salary commensurate with education and experience, with approved range $44,411 -$68,245.

**_Note_** _: CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented,_

_salaries of eligible employees will be adjusted by 6.09% with additional increases of_

_3.25% effective 9/1/2025 and 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the_

_PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement._

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 benefits 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 number30534.

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:

- Cover letter describing interest in the position, related qualifications and experiences.

- Current curriculum Vitae/ Resume

- Names and contact information of 2 references.

Upload all documents as ONE single file-- PDF format preferred.

CLOSING DATE

Review of applications will begin on July 21, 2025, and is open until filled.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

30534

Location

Hunter College