Community Archive Application

University of Illinois - Education Justice Project • Champaign, IL

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About The Position

The Education Justice Project Community Archive is a participatory community archive that collects, preserves, and provides ethical access to records documenting EJP’s history and supports members in documenting and describing their own experiences. Its current focus is building a digital archive by creating digitized preservation copies of analog materials, establishing sustainable preservation for digitized and born-digital materials, and building a public platform that supports meaningful access and engagement.

Member projects may include digitizing materials, cataloging, conducting oral history interviews, assisting with platform design, or facilitating community outreach events. Some tasks are shared among members, and roles may be shaped around individual interests and skill sets. Depending on the project, the position may be hybrid or in person, with flexible hours within YMCA building hours, typically weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Some roles may involve visiting Danville Correctional Center. Members are not compensated.

Requirements

• Excellent teamwork, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proven dependability and reliability.
• Understanding of the social and historical contexts of EJP’s work.
• Thoughtfulness about the ethical complexities of documenting the lives and experiences of incarcerated people.
• Ability to attend regular meetings and required EJP training sessions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a library, museum, or archive.
• Current or completed coursework in archives, digital humanities, photography, media design, or computer science.

Responsibilities

• Help create digitized preservation copies of analog materials.
• Help establish sustainable preservation systems for digitized and born-digital materials.
• Help build a public platform that facilitates meaningful access and engagement.
• Participate in project work such as cataloging, conducting oral history interviews, assisting with platform design, or facilitating community outreach events.
• Complete tasks shared among archive members.
• Attend regular meetings and required EJP training sessions.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed