The Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections at York University Libraries invites highly qualified

Appointment (CLA) for a one-year term to commence January 1, 2027. Abella (1940-2022), professor emeritus of York University, historian, and important contributor to the

development of Canadian Jewish Studies as a discipline of study. Special Collections is a small but dynamic department of York University Libraries and is located in the

Scott Library on the Keele campus. university records and private papers, including an extensive collection of non-textual materials.

Special Collections has over 128,000 items of published Canadiana and other works. Projects and Responsibilities:

provision of archival reference services in an academic setting;

including the creation of metadata of any relevant material digitized for deposit in the university’s digital heritage preservation repository, York University Digital Library (YUDL);

pursuit of scholarship, professional development, and service.

While the bulk of the work will be the arrangement and description of the papers of Irving Abella,



other small processing projects may be assigned in alignment with any demonstrated areas of linguistic or disciplinary strength and expertise.

Degree: Master’s degree in archival studies from an ALA-accredited program or Master of Library

Superior written and spoken communication in English;

Evidence or promise of research contributions in the form of publications, presentations, or other scholarly output, professional development, and active involvement in skilled or scholarly organizations;

experience with Access to Memory AtoM would be an asset.

Project management skills, including the ability to manage detail-oriented workflow with a high degree of accuracy within established deadlines.

Experience with working in established archives, preferably in an academic setting.

Standards and best practices for the preservation and use of analogue and digital archival records; Workflow associated with digitization and curation of digital objects.

Additional: Familiarity with the history of Jewish culture, traditions, and historical narratives, particularly in relation to the Jewish diaspora in Canada, is an asset.

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📌 University Archivist (Toronto)
🏢 Black Caucus of the American Library Association
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