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WiLS is hiring a Community Archivist to support the Culture Keepers Collective project, Flattening the Curve: Mitigating Cultural Heritage Loss in Wisconsin Native Nations, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Project Goal
This project aims to mitigate the loss of critical data and at-risk knowledge within Wisconsin’s twelve Native Nations by deploying a full-time Rapid Response Community Archivist (Archivist).
Position Summary
The Archivist will provide culturally relevant technical expertise and targeted support to tribal libraries, archives, and museums across Wisconsin. This position is part of a larger effort to address the urgent digital preservation and curation needs of Wisconsin Native Nations, as exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Archivist will collaborate with tribal cultural workers to mitigate the loss of critical data and at-risk knowledge, ensuring the culturally significant materials are preserved and accessible in alignment with community priorities.
Prioritizing a “slow archives” approach, this role emphasizes deep engagement, ethical considerations, and respect for cultural protocols. By focusing on relationship-building and community-led decision-making, the Archivist will help develop sustainable practices that honor Indigenous knowledge systems and sovereignty.
This is a limited-term, grant-funded position for two years, offering opportunity to contribute to meaningful, community-driven initiatives that safeguard cultural heritage while creating a model for equitable archival support. The position will include both on-site and remote work, with regular travel across the state of Wisconsin to meet the needs of participating Native Nations. Wisconsin residency or willingness to relocate to Wisconsin is required for this position.
Annual salary: $48,000
Compensation also includes a monthly phone and internet stipend, generous paid time off, and travel expense reimbursement. This is a full-time, grant-funded position 24-month limited term position. As a limited term position, the position is not eligible for health insurance or other benefits through WiLS.
Find the full position listing and how to apply on the WiLS website at https://www.wils.org/blog/wils-is-hiring-a-community-archivist/. |
