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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Digital Archivist in Austin, Texas

Appraise, preserve, describe, and provide access to primary source digital materials, both born digital and digital content created in house.Develop and document policies and procedures for stewardship of digital materials, including email, websites, social media as well as material residing on current or legacy formats.Participate in center-wide activities, collaborative working groups, and other center committees as assigned.Keep abreast of current trends in digital preservation theory, standards and technologies and lead evaluation and implementation of tools, standards and systems related to digital stewardship and metadata management.Manage the staff in the Digital Archives Unit.Represent the Briscoe Center and University Archive in collaborative campus wide digital stewardship efforts.Meet and communicate with donors to facilitate collection development and acquisition process and assist in transferring archival collections to the Center, with some occasional travel as needed.Work in the reading room regularly and respond to reference inquiries from a wide variety of individuals and entities.

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