Job Description

Applications are invited from interested candidates for the following post.

Designation: Archivist

Nature of Employment: 3 years Contract.

Salary - 50,000 to 70,000 per month

Requisite Experience:

Minimum two years of experience working with archival and related materials (Collecting, organizing, preserving, arranging, cataloguing and describing specially working with digital archival material and managing electronic records)

Requisite Qualification:

Candidates must have First Class Master’s in Library and Information Science (M.LI.Sc) or equivalent degree form a recognized university with consistently good academic record and should have a valid score of UGC NET/JRF.

Desired Qualification: Post Graduate Diploma / Degree in Archives & Record Management; Digital Library Management / Digital Content Management; ICT Application in Libraries.

Other Specific Skill Sets Required for the Role:

Experience in developing and managing special collections, creating digital repository and management of entire range of life cycle of digital library material. Knowledge of archival software, archival best practices and archival standards.

• Demonstrated knowledge of digitization, best practices, and standards.
• Proficiency in atleast one of the Institutional Repository and Library Management Software along with hands-on of required software tools.
• Ability to organize and priorities the work with good oriject management skills.
• Good Communication (Written & Verbal) and Interpersonal skills.

Job Description:

• Candidate is required to work closely with the HOI
• The incumbent will work for implementing defined institute archival policies,collecting, selecting,cataloguing and managing access to, preserving materials and records of importance both in physical and digital from pertaining to Institute’s activities, events and history.
• Will be responsible for creating an awareness about the archive and disseminate selected content through exhibitions, events and other modes.
• The candidate will assist in preparing long term and short term plans, policies,implementing and reviewing the same from time to time.
• He/She will be responsible for ensuring implementation of safe archival and record keeping practices, undertaking digitization of selected records, and implementing the highest level of security and undertaking of all types of collections added to the archive including photos,videos,audio etc.It will also be important for the candidate to maintain.

 Interested Candidates may send their application with detailed bio-data and copies of qualification and experience certificate to svuhr.kjsids@somaiya.edu on & before 31^st January, 2022.