Information about the organization

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum seeks to educate Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as international audiences. The Museum has three areas of expertise: Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and genocide prevention.

In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace: Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity, humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous learning. Consistent respect for others is the foundation for trust, collegiality and inclusion.

Information about the role

The David M. Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation's (Rubenstein Institute) major responsibility is to collect, preserve, and make available the historical record of the Holocaust and to support with its stewardship of the Collection of Record the Museum's wide-ranging efforts in the areas of research, exhibition, publication, education, and memorialization.

The primary purpose of the position is to image material from our manuscript collections at a rate of 700-1000 images a day according to USHMM standards, including technical specifications and file naming schemes in support of the Museum's growing digitization efforts.

This position is located in the Digital Resources and Coordination Branch in Bowie, MD. This is a full-time donated position (non-Federal) paid with the Museum's private funds. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Duties, and Responsibilities for the role

• Digitize historic collections materials at a rate of 700-1000 images a day.
• Track, monitor and report progress of daily imaging.
• Handle fragile historic collections materials
• Ensure Museum provided standards are adhered to for all imaging assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications for the role

• At least one year of experience imaging archival material using a medium format camera setup.
• Knowledge of file naming practices and metadata standards.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Must be detail-oriented and self-motivated.
• Experience working in a research library, museum, or archives setting.
• Initiative and Critical Thinking: Demonstrates ongoing interest in learning and contributes to organizational goals by taking greater responsibility than expected.
• Gathers, evaluates, and synthesizes information from observation and experience, to identify issues, recognize opportunities, and produce innovative solutions.
• Delivery Excellence and Flexibility: Displays high productivity and delivers quality work, while maintaining a professional attitude, in order to meet stakeholder needs and advance Museum goals. Maintains flexibility amid new information, and adapts to changing priorities to carry out duties.
• Teamwork: Works cooperatively with others, inside and outside the team/Branch/Division/Office, to accomplish shared objectives. Actively listens to others and presents own ideas clearly, concisely, and accurately in written and oral form.

Preferred Qualifications for the role

• Experience with Capture One software preferred.
• Experience working in a research library, museum, or archives setting.
• Knowledge of archival cataloging and arrangement standards.
• Object or archival handling experience.

The application deadline for this position is June, 1 2024.

Interested applicants must send their resume and cover letter; applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

The Museum is committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture of diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion (DEAI). Please click to view the Museum Statement on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion (PDF).

Benefits Highlights:

The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum values employee wellness, work-life balance and the diversity of what this means for individual employees in life and work. We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package for benefits-eligible employees that includes generous paid leave benefits, health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account with an employer contribution, 403(b) retirement plan with a generous employer match and contribution, group term and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability, commuter subsidy, access to two employee assistance programs, as well as voluntary critical illness and accident insurance coverage, long-term care and pet insurance options. Our policies also support telework and other flexible schedule options based on the job, work and team collaboration requirements.