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Special Collections and Archives is Hiring for a student position starting in Spring
Special Collections is Hiring!
Under the supervision of the Special Collections Librarian and the Archivist & Digital Publication Specialist, student duties for this position will include:
- Leading tours and giving presentations to 8th grade visitors
- Providing research and library assistance for students and community users
- Teaching researchers how to navigate the Special Collections website, catalog, database and finding aids
- Completing collection inventories and photo duplication requests
- Metadata entry
- Promoting Special Collections via library social media and blogs
- Transcribing and digitizing archival documents
- Performing quality control for archival projects
- Reshelving and pulling books, gathering and collection boxes from storage
- Creating digital and physical exhibits to promote Special Collections to visitors
Skills Required:
Experience using the Humboldt Room collections or another archive. Ability to work independently and use problem solving skills and independent good judgment
Other Competencies Required:
Dependable, proactive, interest in Special Collections or library work, ability to lift 40 lbs, ability to pass Library of Congress classification/shelving test
Preferred Skills:
Ability to read cursive and print handwriting, Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel), Adobe Photoshop, scanning, efficient typing, web creation, video editing, or text editing are bonuses. Interest in giving tours is a bonus.
Timeline for interested applicants:
Resumes will be reviewed from the date of job posting until January 5th. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position closes. Please apply early.
Application Information:
Please email the following items to Sarah Godlin, sarah.godlin@humboldt.edu
1. Resume
2.The names and contact information for two references
3. Cover letter stating why you are interested in this job, and how it relates to your professional goals after you graduate
For more information, please contact Sarah Godlin at sarah.godlin@humboldt.edu.