241704 - University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
About the Job
Resume, Cover Letter
This position is responsible for the technical supervision, management and maintenance of collections and archival material archiving and curation of OGS-OPIC core and cuttings collection materials. As an Archivist this individual will join a workforce within the core and cuttings department of the Oklahoma Geological Survey's Oklahoma Petroleum Information Center (OPIC) that maintains a collection of core and cuttings materials accessible to the public for industry and scientific research. The OPIC facility is a satellite geoscience repository and core storage warehouse facility located in Norman on OU's North Campus. This position will also interface with third-party laboratories and clients and will be responsible for customer service, shipping and receiving of collection materials, and maintaining a chain of custody of reclaimed materials and data dissemination. Other duties include maintaining core and cuttings supplies and materials remediation. Below is a list of job duties:
- Identifies, prepares, tags, and catalogs specimens, manuscripts, archival material and other special collections.
- Provides metadata creation and management support for grant-funded special collections projects as needed.
- Implements and monitors approved collection policies.
- Maintains archival areas.
- Manages access to collections, assuring quality professional service to students, staff, faculty, and researchers.
- Responds to inquiries regarding collections.
- Identifies collections, materials, and individual items in need of preservation treatment and performs routine preservation
- May supervise student workers and staff.
- Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position.