Announcement of Civil Services Examinations positions at the New York State Archives 
 
The New York State Archives encourages individuals interested in working for an energetic, dynamic organization to take the civil service examination for Archives and Records Management Specialist I and II positions.  This examination is an evaluation of your training and experience that you complete at home; there is no need to take a formal test at an examination site in New York State.   
 
The list of candidates resulting from this examination will likely remain in force for the next five years, and we encourage individuals interested in employment, whether now or at some point in the future, to complete the examination and application process.  We anticipate that a variety of positions will become vacant while this list is in effect, among them those specializing in:  preservation; digitization; electronic records; reference services; grants administration; Web site and information resource development; and provision of advisory services to local governments and historical records repositories throughout New York State.   
 
The deadline for receiving applications to take this examination is April 9, 2007.  You will find more information regarding qualifications and the application process on the New York State Department of Civil Service website: http://www.cs.state.ny.us/announ/scheduled/Apr09-2007/27-972.cfm 
 
The New York State Archives is dedicated to providing superior records management and archival services for 63 state agencies, 4300 local governments and over 3000 non-profit historical records organizations statewide.  The State Archives manages an archival facility with over 101,000 cubic feet of state government records documenting New York State’s history from the Dutch colonial era through the early 21st century.   For further information on the State Archives and its programs, see our website at: www.archives.nysed.gov  
 
The examination will establish lists for the following two positions:
-Archives and Records Management Specialist I.  minimum qualifications:  a master's degree in history, government, business administration or public administration, political science, American studies, library/information science, or archival administration.
-Archives and Records Management Specialist II:  In addition to the degree requirements for the Archives and Records Management Specialist I candidates must have two years of professional experience in which the majority of  duties involve one or more archival or records management functions.  (see the website for more detail.)