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Archivist, University Archives

UBC Vancouver Campus - Vancouver, BC, CanadaFull-time$96k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the identification, acquisition, appraisal, arrangement, description, preservation, and provision of access to the University of British Columbia's permanently valuable records in all formats.

Role type

Senior Archivist (University Archives)

Builds

Archival collections, finding aids, and access services for the university community

Domain

Higher Education Archives

Required skills

Archival science, archival processing, archival description standards (RAD), archival management systems, project management, stakeholder collaboration, collections management

Preferred skills

Academic archives experience, records management life-cycle, Canadian copyright legislation, BC FIPPA, Indigenous materials management, library management systems, EDI integration

Technologies

Archival management systems, library management systems

Responsibilities

Develop and deliver archival services, negotiate acquisitions of private records, oversee creation of finding aids, supervise staff and student workers, coordinate reference and outreach activities, prepare grant applications

Seniority

Senior, full-time confirmation-track appointment