Language archive position (fwd)

[phil cash cash]

ENDANGERED LANGUAGE ARCHIVE MANAGER AND ARCHIVIST
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

Position #6809: for full information go to http://jobs.berkeley.edu/

Annual full time salary range: $36,528 - $58,776 depending upon experience.
This requisition will remain open until filled.

 Job Description:

The Survey of California and Other Indian Languages (SCOIL) is a unit of 
the Dept. of Linguistics, at UC Berkeley. SCOIL has sponsored 
documentary linguistic work on the native languages of California and 
elsewhere for over 50 years; it houses one of the major linguistic 
archives of American languages; and it sponsors many activities to bring 
members of California indigenous communities to study material in its 
archive.

With 3 years of grant funding from the National Endowment for the 
Humanities and the National Science Foundation, the Dept. wants to hire 
an archivist, curator, and manager to improve the content description 
and broad intellectual accessibility of SCOIL's language documentation.

This project generally involves improving the quality and quantity of 
information in the SCOIL catalog, creating metadata records conforming 
to the OLAC standard, creating a controlled vocabulary for California 
languages, developing a web interface to give access to metadata and 
digital content, refining access and use policies, and supporting 
community revitalization and documentation projects.

Responsibilities:

-Analyze and describe archival material in the SCOIL collection to 
produce detailed metadata records conforming to current language-archive 
standards
-Supervise digitization of material in the SCOIL archive
-Assist to acquire and curate new archival material from collectors 
(linguists and anthropologists) and native communities
-Design database structure and help design web interface for the SCOIL 
collection
-Participate actively in developing national and international standards 
for the emerging field of endangered language archives
-Attend meetings of the Linguistic Society of America and the Digital 
Endangered Language and Music Archives Network.
-Serve as liaison with staff concerned with language archives in the 
Berkeley Language Ctr., Bancroft Library, and Phoebe Hearst Museum of 
Anthropology.
- Supervise the SCOIL student staff
  Requirements & Qualifications:

Required:
-ALA-accredited MLS or MA in history with concentration in archival studies
-Knowledge of national archival standards and practices, with an 
emphasis on digital materials and cultural property
-Knowledge of ethical issues related to language documentation and 
indigenous cultural property
-Sophisticated computer literacy is essential; at least basic knowledge 
of web applications and programming, and database programming
-Excellent communication skills, oral, written and interpersonal.
-Demonstrated supervisory experience
-Ability to work independently and be self-motivated
-Must have an interest in participating in the national and 
international standards-development community for digital endangered 
language archives

Preferred:
-Experience or educational background in Linguistics, Anthropology, 
Native American Studies, or a related discipline
This position has been designated as sensitive and may require a 
Criminal Background Check. We reserve the right to make employment 
contingent upon successful completion of a Criminal Background Check.

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