Archives Technician

We are seeking a dedicated team member with strong communication, attention to detail, and organizational skills. This role requires someone who is diligent, adaptable, and able to handle a variety of responsibilities independently after training. The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication abilities, demonstrate a strong focus on detail and adherence to instructions and standards, and be proficient with either MS Office Suite or Google Workspace. Comfort with reading cursive handwriting is essential, as is the physical ability to lift up to 35 pounds and safely use equipment like ladders, stepstools, book trucks, and hand trucks. A willingness to learn specialized software and equipment is a plus. Self-motivation, initiative, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision are key, as are strong organizational skills to prioritize tasks, handle interruptions, and maintain accuracy in a fast-paced setting. If you are consistent and reliable, even when performing repetitive tasks, we’d love to hear from you. Join our supportive team, where your precision, diligence, and independence will be highly valued. Apply today *KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES*

As an Archives Technician you will join a small, user-focused team of archivists. The term funding for this position is focused on description and digitization of lands-related archival collections dating from the 1930s to the 2000s. In this role you will be creating description for materials that are currently inaccessible, handling one-of-a-kind materials in a variety of media types, rehousing them as needed, describing them, selecting photographs and documents for inclusion in the Alaska’s Digital Archives, digitizing for online access as well as preservation reformatting of obsolete media such as videotape, and creating metadata for items being placed online. Accurate and user-focused description ensures that the unique, irreplaceable materials in the Archives are accessible to our library users: students, faculty, and community members.

To thrive in this role, you will use your critical thinking and communication skills to assess archival materials and create description using departmental and international standards. Given the age and nature of many of the documents, a capacity to read cursive writing is essential. Accurate and user-focused description ensures that the unique, irreplaceable materials in the Archives are accessible to our library users: students, faculty, and community members.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma.
One year experience in an office environment or customer service position.

Position Details:

This position is located on the UAA Main campus in Anchorage. This is a full-time, non-exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 76, based on education and experience.

Please include a resume, a cover letter, and the names and contact information of three (3) work references.

*Please ensure your cover letter and/or resume address the knowledge, skills, and abilities mentioned in the job description.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified. 

Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Arlene Schmuland, Search Committee Chair, at abschmuland@alaska.edu.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.