Archivist

Submit cover letter and resume to [email protected], no phone calls please.

Commensurate with experience.

Educational Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree in history, archival science, library science, or a related field, or equivalent education and training in archives. Master of Library Science, Library and Information Science, or Archives and Records Administration degrees preferred. Current graduate students and new graduates are encouraged to apply.

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to use hands and fingers to grasp, handle and manipulate materials and operate tools and controls, including computers, phones and office equipment.
• Engage in extended periods of sitting, standing, typing and viewing computer monitors.
• Engage in intermittent periods, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, twisting/turning and stretching to shelve materials on shelves of varying heights from above shoulders to below knees.
• Occasionally required to lift and carry equipment and materials weighing 40 – 60 pounds, to push loaded book trucks weighing 75 - 100 pounds on carpet, to get on hands and knees, and use stools 14 ½ inches from ground and ladders 5 feet from ground to reach upper shelves.

Additional Position Information:

• Competitive benefits package and salary commensurate with experience.
• Schedule has flexibility; working on some Saturdays will be required.
• Required Documents: Cover letter, resume, and references upon request.

The Ohio Genealogical Society’s mission is to protect and share Ohio’s family history resources, develop engaging educational opportunities, and connect genealogists.

OGS is an equal opportunity employer and all employment decisions are based solely on a person’s qualifications and merits without regard to race, creed, religious or sexual preference, color, age, sex, handicap, physical disabilities, veteran status, or national origin.

The Ohio Genealogical Society is located at 611 SR 97 W, Bellville OH 44813-8813.