Archival Technician

Union/Affiliation

**C.U.P.E. Local 3338**

Pay range

**$30.67 hourly plus 14% in lieu of benefits**

SFU Department Descr

**Archives and Records Management**

Position Grade

**8**

# of openings

**1**

Biweekly Hours

**70**

**Who We Are**

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

We manage and preserve recorded information for use by university staff, faculty, students, visiting researchers, and members of the general public. Our work supports an understanding of the past, present, and future while balancing the roles, rights, and responsibilities of all those affected by the recorded information in our care. The Department is comprised of a small but collaborative team of information management professionals working in archival administration, records management, access to information and protection of privacy, and digital preservation.

**About the Role**

Supports a wide range of services associated with the operation of the Archives and Records Management Department. Provides front-line delivery of reference services by staffing the Archives' reference desk and responding to researcher inquiries by identifying responsive records that meet their information needs. Assists in the physical processing and description (i.e. cataloguing) of archival materials to make them discoverable and accessible by the Department's researcher clientele (faculty, students, public and fellow staff) through specialized databases. Digitizes analogue holdings in a variety of formats in response to researcher reproduction requests, or to publish in AtoM, our online descriptive, database. Carries out a variety of program support functions to facilitate the effective and efficient delivery of the Department's four program areas – archives administration, records management, freedom of information and protection of privacy administration, and digital preservation.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented, service-focused individual who provides technical and operational support to the Department's archivists. Demonstrates excellent organizational skills and a high level of accuracy in tasks such as processing archival collections, rehousing materials, labeling, data entry, and creating descriptive records in archival management systems. Possesses strong interpersonal skills to enable them to assist researchers, students, faculty, and staff in a courteous and professional manner. A collaborative team member who takes initiative within their scope of responsibility, manages time effectively, and shows genuine interest in archives, records management, and the mission of higher education.

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