Collections/Archives Associate - Part Time
About The Position
The Collections/Archives Associate provides collections care and management support for rare books, manuscripts, archival materials, and general library collections. Responsibilities include retrieving, transporting, shelving, refiling, rehousing, labeling, and maintaining collections; monitoring and reporting physical, environmental, and security concerns; assisting with basic preservation activities, inventories, space management, environmental monitoring, and disaster response; and coordinating and overseeing departmental student staff. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a service-oriented environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent or higher). In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree, four (4) years of full time related experience or a combination of higher education course work and work experience totaling four (4) full-time years may be considered.
- Ability to perform physical tasks, including lifting up to 30 pounds, pushing loaded book trucks, climbing ladders, and standing or walking for extended periods.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in archives, special collections, libraries, museums, or similar settings.
- Experience with archival storage and preservation practices.
- Experience with collection inventories, and rehousing of materials.
- Experience preparing archival, rare book, or special collections materials for exhibitions and displays.
- Demonstrated ability to safely handle rare or fragile materials.
Responsibilities
- Retrieval, transport, shelving/refiling, safe handling, rehousing, labeling, collection maintenance, and secure movement of rare books, manuscripts, archives, and general collections.
- Cleaning, rehousing, encapsulation, stabilization, monitoring physical condition, identifying preservation concerns, and maintaining preservation supplies.
- Collection inventories, shelf maintenance, organization of storage areas, space management projects, and related collection moves.
- Supporting environmental monitoring and disaster response activities and reporting environmental or security concerns.
- Assisting with coordination and oversight of departmental student staff and supporting routine preservation/collections operations.
- Preparing, retrieving, and safely moving materials needed for exhibitions, research, instruction, digitization, and other departmental requests.
- Other duties or projects as assigned as appropriate to rank and departmental mission.
Benefits
- Eligible for overtime provisions of the FLSA
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
