Libraries/Archives

Request for Proposals (RFP)
Project Archivist – Founder’s Hall Museum at Girard College

Project Overview
Founder’s Hall Museum at Girard College is seeking proposals from qualified individuals or firms to serve as a Project Archivist on a 9-month contract basis. The selected contractor will survey, inventory, and begin processing a large collection of archival records related to the history of Girard College.

The Germantown Historical Society is seeking a part-time (15-20 hrs a week) intern to work on a project cataloging its hat collection. The goal of this project is to continue work started by GHS volunteers to inventory, catalog, and re-pack the hats in the historic clothing collection. This project provides the opportunity for a student to get hands-on experience in museum work, from documenting and cataloguing objects to assisting in planning a small exhibition.

The Science History Institute has several openings for part-time Conference Services Assistants. We are looking for dedicated, high-energy candidates who have catering, hospitality, or event services experience. The Conference Services Assistant is a hands-on, frontline person responsible for providing a high-quality experience for our clients attending events at our state-of-the art facility. Duties include room sets, food service and display, and clean-up and break-down of events.

The Project Manager is a key team member, responsible for managing a portfolio of projects which includes planning, coordination, and implementation of each project within the scope of client-driven budgets, timelines, and quality expectations. They also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.

Working within the Registrar’s Office, the Media Preparation Specialist is an important team member, responsible for collections care, including item-level check-ins and media preparation. This position offers the right candidate a unique opportunity to be immersed in a resource-rich environment at a fast-growing company. The position is first shift, 8am-4pm, M-F, 40/hrs week. This position is eligible for the company's benefits package, including company-sponsored medical insurance (Independence Blue Cross); voluntary SIMPLE-IRA contributions with matching; and 15 days PTO, as well as company holidays. The pay rate starts at $20 hourly, depending on experience.

The Library Company of Philadelphia seeks a Reference Librarian and African American History Subject Specialist. As Reference Librarian, the candidate will work as part of a team to assist all readers with our text-based special collections in the Scheide Reading Room. As a subject specialist, the Reference Librarian will be the primary voice on staff to assist readers with the use of our printed and published African American history resources.

This part-time Library position is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Ryerss Museum and Library, located within an historic house museum operated through Philadelphia Parks & Recreation.  The is not a seasonal position but is offered as a year around position.  This position is responsible for assisting patrons of the library; shelving, arranging, sorting, dispatching and filing of library materials; evaluation of library materials, coordination of the McNaughton Book Lending Program, and assists with staffing of Ryerss Museum and Library special events and programming as needed.   

The Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) seeks a visionary and experienced leader to take the highly respected nonprofit cultural institution and its expert staff to a new level.

The Executive Director maintains and enhances CCAHA’s position as a leader in the conservation and preservation fields. Internally, the Executive Director is responsible for the management and oversight of all CCAHA operations and programming—providing strategic vision and leadership, ensuring the Center’s financial health and stability, sustaining the staff’s expertise, development, and productivity, and maintaining the high quality of services for which CCAHA is known. Externally, the Executive Director builds and strengthens partnerships and collaborative opportunities, advocates for excellence in the conservation and preservation fields, promotes the importance of conserving and preserving our cultural heritage, and expands the organization’s network and impact. The Executive Director is challenged to deepen CCAHA’s profile both locally—serving institutions, individuals, and communities in the Philadelphia area and the mid-Atlantic region—and nationally and beyond.

The ideal candidate possesses excellent people and organizational skills; is a strategic thinker; is familiar with the community of museums, archives, libraries, conservators, and private collectors; understands nonprofit funding and finances; understands CCAHA’s operations as both “mission” and fee-for-service “business”; can speak knowledgeably about trends and developments in the conservation and preservation fields; and is invested in furthering the Center’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA).

This full-time, salaried position is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and requires a modest level of national travel. Salary is commensurate with experience and includes a competitive benefits package. 

The Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation is searching for a highly organized individual with strong communication and problem-solving skills to serve as an integral part of the Communications team charged with building brand awareness through digital and print communications. This individual will be responsible for initiating and managing the design and production process for multiple, simultaneous projects, and leveraging their experience to ensure that Free Library communications are printed/created and disseminated accurately, on time, and on budget.  Successful candidates will enjoy keeping others organized in a fast-paced environment, and will contribute to the Library’s aim to increase equity and inclusion in the institution and throughout our city.

This entry-level position aids in the care of flat paper materials, which includes treatment for manuscripts, maps, ephemera, photographic materials, graphic works, and manuscripts on parchment.

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