Employment Opportunities

Title of Position: Archivist

Posted October 2026

Summary:

Mount St. Scholastica and the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica are seeking a full-time archivist to lead an active archive of religious communities. The Archivist will be responsible for managing, updating, and improving both the archives of Mount St. Scholastica and the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica collections. This includes appraising and accessioning records, arrangement and description of material, responding to queries from internal and external sources, and conducting outreach activities to promote interest in the history and legacy of the Mount and Congregation. The archivist will maintain the collections in such a way that they may be accessible to future generations.

Position Requirements:

• MLIS with archival concentration, with 1-2 years previous archival experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Attention to detail and organization.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion.
• Ability to collaborate with others and work independently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency using Omeka.
• Familiarity with the Catholic Church and/or Benedictine Sisters.
• Experience creating and maintaining exhibits, including a small museum space.
• Experience with born-digital materials.

Position Responsibilities:

• Manages autonomous collections, including budgets, within the same archival space. 
• Facilitates internal acquisitions of paper and born-digital materials from various departments.
• Prepares collections for research by arranging and describing the contents, creating inventories and finding aids according to archival standards.
• Provides reference service to internal and external researchers as needed, responding to queries received by phone, email, mail, etc. while adhering to policies and procedures.
• Provides records management advice to departments, sisters and the Congregation.  
• Maintains regular communications with religious communities across the US by phone or Zoom. Such communications may include but are not limited to: consultation with community archivists and community leadership to offer practical archival advice, as well as future planning and/or arranging for acquisitions. Travel to other communities may be required at times.
• Creates in-person displays for the community as requested; creates other displays as requested. Also creates online exhibits using Omeka. 
• Supervises lay and sister staff and/or volunteers.
• Develops yearly plan and budgets.
• Develops policies and procedures as needed.

Physical Requirements:

• Long periods of sitting and/or typing.
• May require bending/lifting/standing, but those could be accommodated if needed.
• Environment may have dust.

Pay & Benefits:

• Full-time: 40 hours per week.
• $50,000-$60,000 annually, depending on education and experience.
• Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, life & disability insurances, as well as paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Employer-paid retirement benefits beginning with second year of employment.
• One meal provided per workday.

How to apply:

Submit a cover letter, resume, and at least three references using our form below. Applications are accepted until the position is filled. 

About Mount St. Scholastica and the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica:

The archives of both the Benedictine Sisters of Mount St Scholastica and the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica are housed in the same location at Mount St. Scholastica, 801 South 8th Street, Atchison, Kansas. Mount St. Scholastica is one of the 17 member Benedictine monasteries of the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica. The Mount was founded over 160 years ago and the Monastic Congregation of St. Scholastica more than 100 years ago.

Atchison, Kansas is a town with a population of approximately 10,000. It is located 24 miles from St. Joseph, Missouri (population approximately 75,000) and 50 miles from Kansas City, Kansas and Missouri.  There are many opportunities for hiking, state parks, sporting events, locally sourced restaurants, and cultural venues such as the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kaufman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City. There are numerous universities nearby, such as Benedictine College in Atchison, the University of Missouri in Kansas City, and the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas.