[AV Media Matters] Vacancy Announcement - Audio Engineer

[<smweiss@email.unc.edu>]

Position:  Audio Recording Engineer
Position Number: 51169
Pay Grade:  64
Salary Range:  $27,688 - $39,789

The Manuscripts Department of the Academic Affairs Library at the
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill seeks a qualified audio
engineer to assist with archival restoration and re-recording of
deteriorating sound recordings of traditional music and oral history
from the Southern United States.   Under the direction of the
Department's Sound & Image Librarian, the technician will be
responsible for the restoration of sound recordings, the playback
and transfer of source recordings, the technical documentation of
transfer processes, and the installation, set-up and maintenance of
studio equipment.

Qualifications
Required:  Graduation from high school supplemented by completion of a
two-year technical school course in electronics; or an equivalent
combination of education and experience

Preferred:  Formal training in audio engineering or equivalent
experience, knowledge of electronic circuitry and ability to read wiring
diagrams.  Ability to install, interface, maintain, and trouble-shoot
audio equipment highly desirable.  B.A. in a technical field or in the
humanities preferred.  Experience working with sound recordings in an
archival setting, and knowledge of specialized equipment used for
preservation work including turntables, photographic styli, restoration
pre-amps, equalization and filtering devices, disc and tape cleaning
equipment, etc. preferred.  Knowledge of historic audio formats such as
acetate, aluminum, and glass-based discs and acetate-based magnetic tape
and knowledge of the processes by which these formats deteriorate over
time.  Knowledge of the recommended practices and guidelines for
archival restoration and transfer of sound recordings, including proper
level setting, selection of appropriate styli, appropriate filtering,
etc.  Experience working with field and/or home recording as well as
experience working with deteriorating audio media strongly preferred.

To Apply
Application forms are available in the Library Personnel Office for
Library employees; application forms are also available online at
http://www.ais.unc.edu/hr/jobs/apply.html.  For more information on
application procedures, applicants may contact: Office of Human
Resources, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #1045, 725
Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC  27514, (919) 962-2991.

Steven M. Weiss
Head of the Southern Folklife Collection/Media Archivist
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Voice:(919)962-1345
Fax:(919)962-3594
www.lib.unc.edu/mss/sfc1