Library Special Collections & Archives Student Associate (AY 26-27 900266)

Special Collections & Archives Associates support a variety of Special Collections tasks through the shelving and retrieval of materials, research and outreach assistance, data entry, scanning, library catalog maintenance, and archival finding aid creation. Student Associates get hands-on experience working with rare, fragile, and unique materials including archival and manuscript collections and rare books.

This is a student Level B position paying $14.95 per hour.

Core Responsibilities:

• Retrieve, reshelve, shift, and track rare books and archival materials
• Assist in the processing of archival collections by organizing and rehousing materials and contributing to online finding aids
• Assist with general maintenance of rare book and archival collections by updating labels, inventories, and catalog records
• Scan materials for patron requests using high-resolution flatbed scanners
• Assist with research, preparation of exhibits, and social media outreach

Requirements:
• Keen attention to detail
• Excellent organizational skills
• Experience with Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel
• Ability to work carefully with fragile, rare, and sensitive materials
• Ability to work independently on projects and ask clarifying questions when needed
• An interest in libraries, archives, museums, cultural artifacts, history, or literature

Physical demands and working conditions:

• Occasionally lift up to 40 pounds
• Load, unload, and maneuver carts of books
• Frequently stand, sit, squat, bend, and step up and down step stools
• Occasionally lift objects above shoulders or over the head
• Frequently sit and use computer

Student Employment Eligibility:

Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.

Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.

Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-resident aliens) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.

Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.

Hour Limitations:

All student employees are limited to working no more than 20 hours per week in on campus jobs during the academic year (this includes exam periods). The only exception is when there is a full week when school is not in session. Specifically: February recess, Spring recess, and full weeks of December or summer recess. During these time periods only, students can work up to 40 hours per week. International Students: Visa restrictions prohibit international students from exceeding 20 hours of work per academic calendar week.