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Academic Term/Year:Summer 2024
Position Title:Self-Help-History Collections-Graduate Assistant
Posting Number:06142
Position Number:06142
Student Job Category:Student - Self-Help Campus Job
Number of Vacancies:1
Job Description:ECU Department of Laupus Library is currently seeking a Graduate Student Assistant.
The History Collections Graduate Student Assistant will engage in a variety of activities in support of the History Collections at Laupus Health Sciences Library. The Assistant will work most closely with the Archivist but will also interact professionally with employees throughout the library. This employee will work with published materials and with unique manuscript materials. The Archivist will supervise and set priorities for the Assistant.
Specific Duties
Archives Projects
Process and rehouse collectionsEnter materials into Archives-spaceContribute to our Born Digital preservation initiativesPrepare obsolete media types for digital preservationAssist with transcribing oral history interviews and adding metadata to the records.
Assist the Archivist with ExhibitionsAssistance with the curation of exhibits
Assist in exhibit/display design and label productionHelp with needs related to the Medical History Interest Group lecture series and other eventsWork with pop-up exhibitsRoom set-upPromotionManage virtual Q&A during hybrid eventsMaintain 4th floor gallery space
Assist the Archivist with room set-up for 25Live eventsEnsure chairs are in order in the gallery space on a daily basisCollections ProjectsPerform inventories of the library’s rare book collectionCarry out Health Science Library’s gift processing proceduresCollaborate with Archivist and other library employees to describe and process Library materials
Assist clients who seek access to the History CollectionsRepresent Health Science Library’s History Collections through person-to-person and telephone encountersAssist the Archivist as needed.Other projects as requested.
The successful candidate can work up to 10 hours per week and will be paid $15/hour.
The candidate must be enrolled in a graduate program for the Fall 2024 semester.Good written and oral communications skills required.Detailed oriented and good organizational skills.Prior experience with or study of archives, history, museum studies, library and/or information science preferred.
Experience with inventories, metadata, or digitization desirable.
please upload resume online.
Quick Link for Direct Access:https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/70753
Open Date:04/23/2024
Close Date:05/21/2024
Open Until Filled:No
