Graduate Assistant (TUSC)

Tulane University • New Orleans, LA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This position will provide broad training on collection management tasks, including processing, condition assessment, archival stacks and collections surveys, data and metadata creation, research on archival collections, and other tasks performed by the Collection Management Team. This position is primarily assigned to University Archives tasks but may float as needed to assist TUSC operations across the department.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled and taking classes in an MLIS program or other master's program with an archival track (i.e. MS in Public History in an archival track)
• Ability to work in-person on Tulane’s uptown campus during regularly scheduled work hours for the duration of the assistantship
• Ability to lift, move, and push 35 lbs or more
• Strong organizational skills
• Flexibility to move between tasks as needed
• Ability to pivot between independent and collaborative work
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Data entry experience with inventories, database records, or other related data types preferred

Nice To Haves

• No archival or library experience is required, and applicants are encouraged to apply with transferable skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing (assessing, housing, arranging) physical archival collections
• Creating archival description and metadata
• Entering data about archival collections into Excel and ArchivesSpace
• Conducting collection surveys and creating inventories
• Historical and biographical research on archival collections
• Collection cleaning and maintenance tasks
• Other tasks to support TUSC operations as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level