[Discussion] Cheaf Archivist position - Budapest, Hungary]

[Gonul Pultar]

> >Subject: Cheaf Archivist position - Budapest, Hungary
> >PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO JUNE 30,2002!
> >
> >Dear Madam/Sir,
> >
> >The Open Society Archives is seeking a Chief Archivist and would like
> to ask for your help with electronically circulating the position
> vacancy advertisment (attached and also copied below) for the
> professional community.
> >
> >Please let us know if it is possible to post the advertisment on your
> web site or if you can recommend other sites or listservs.
> >
> >Thank you for your time and cooperation.
> >
> >Sincerely,
> >
> >Katalin Gadoros
> >Assistant Director
> >
> >
> >Katalin Gadoros, Assistant Director for Finance and Administration
> >Open Society Archives at Central European University
> >1051 Bp. Nador u. 9, P.O. Box 1082 H-1245, Hungary
> >tel: +36-1-235-6162; fax: +36-1-327-3260; email: gadoros@ceu.hu
> >
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> >
> >Chief Archivist Position
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> >
> >Starting date: October 1, 2002
> >
> >
> >Job Description: The Open Society Archives (OSA) is a private,
> historical and human rights archive and research institute, which was
> established and endowed by investor and philanthropist George Soros in
> 1995. Its collections comprise the archives of Radio Free Europe/Radio
> Liberty - one of the largest Cold War archives in the world -
> documents of various important human rights organizations and those of
> the worldwide Soros Foundations network, totaling almost 5,000 linear
> meters of textual materials, which are complemented by more than
> 40,000 periodical and library items, electronic records and a rapidly
> growing audio-visual reference collection. The Open Society Archives
> at the Central European University, a graduate teaching and research
> university, located in Budapest, Hungary and chartered as a
> degree-granting institution in the United States. The Archives serves
> the multi-cultural student body and faculty of CEU as well as visiting
> scholars and researchers from all over the world. Also, consistent
> with its mission to contribute to the development of open societies in
> Central and Eastern Europe and in countries of the former Soviet Union
> by opening up research resources and promoting human rights and
> informational rights issues, OSA actively supports archival projects
> and research into recent history worldwide by means of its
> grant-giving scheme.
> >
> >OSA is now seeking a full time Chief Archivist to supervise and
> coordinate the professional team of 30 that is responsible for looking
> after and describing the holdings and providing access to them, as
> well as developing and promoting the increased scientific and public
> use of the Archives. The post-holder will be involved in project
> planning, collections and reference service management and
> development, as well as representing OSA at renowned events.
> >
> >Required skills/Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a
> university degree related to work in a historical and human rights
> archive. The Chief Archivist is expected to be qualified and
> experienced in diverse fields of the archival profession and archive
> management. OSA is seeking a person with professional and human
> integrity, with knowledge and experience in the fields of history
> and/or human rights. S/he will need to demonstrate relevant
> professional contacts, extensive knowledge of the latest archival
> information technology, good knowledge of electronic records
> management, and good communications skills. Fluency in written and
> oral English and command of at least one major language of the
> Central- Eastern European region is a requirement. Leadership and
> management qualities are expected to be backed by a track record in
> relevant professional fields, such as the successful digitizing of
> projects, innovative reference services, in-depth understanding of
> archival processing, description, records management, disaster
> planning, etc.
> >
> >Salary/Benefits: Competitive European salary and benefits will be
> commensurate with experience.
> >
> >Employees who are not citizens or permanent residents of Hungary are
> required to obtain a work permit. The Central European University will
> assist the successful candidate in
> >obtaining the required permits. The compensation package is subject
> to Hungarian tax regulations.
> >
> >
> >
> >Applications: Letter of application, with a CV and the names and
> addresses of two referees, should be sent to the Director of the Open
> Society Archives c/o Eszter Kotsis, Human Resources Office of Central
> European University, H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 9, Hungary, Fax: +36 1
> 235 6135, e-mail: HRO@ceu.hu.
> >
> >Applications should reach the Human Resources Office by June 1, 2002.
> >
> >OSA/CEU is an equal opportunity employer.
> >
> >
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