Open Board Position: Archivist
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The board of Performance Studies international (PSi) seeks to appoint an Archivist to the Board of Directors. This new board member will serve for three annual cycles—2024-2026—with organizational work to begin in January 2024. The new board member will join existing board members in regular collaborative work on projects, events, and opportunities with the purpose of increasing the visibility and institutional presence of PSi. The board meets quarterly throughout the year, including online meetings with one in-person meeting at the annual conference, and is otherwise in regular contact through digital means.
Nominees must be:
- current PSi members;
- available for regular online meetings and project updates (most times of the year, this means responding to email and other messages; however, during busy times, this can entail regular Zoom meetings);
- committed to diversifying performance studies and building a wide network of scholars and artists.
The Archivist of Performance Studies international:
- Engages in close collaboration with the President and Secretary of PSi and the PSi Board of Directors;
- Collects, curates, and protects print, digital, and other materials related to PSi and its conferences for archival purposes;
- Collects, curates, and protects oral history material related to PSi for archival purposes;
- Liaises with donors and potential donors of archival material; with supervisors of physical archival spaces; and with oral history participants;
- Establishes and maintains processes for PSi members to access and utilize archival material, for example via the website.
PSi is committed to equity and inclusion.
We strongly encourage applications from Artist/Scholars who identify as diverse (eg. Global Majority, First Nations, people of colour, LGBTQIA+, living with disability). If you require assistance with your application, please contact us. A position description is available in alternate formats if required, including Non-English Language, Large Print, and Plain English.
For more information about PSi, please visit http://www.psi-web.org/
Candidates can self-nominate for this position and should send a cv, a 1-page application letter explaining what the candidate might bring to the position, and a letter of reference to the Secretary, Anna Kimmel (anna.kimmel [atmark] gwu.edu). The deadline is Friday 12 January, 2024. A successful candidate will be immediately appointed to the board.