IMLS JUDAICA RESEARCHER
About The Position
Reporting to the Beck Archives Curator, this is an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant-funded, part-time, non-benefitted, temporary position at the University Libraries' Beck Archives of Rocky Mountain Jewish History. In this position the employee will review the antiquarian Judaica in Special Collections, documenting each volume including any markings—stamps, marginalia, etc.—and entering them into a spreadsheet. The ideal candidate is a current or recent graduate from an MLIS program or someone with experience with Jewish texts, familiar with handling antiquarian books, basic reading knowledge of Hebrew, and a basic understanding of provenance research. Under direction of the Curator of the Beck Archives, duties and tasks will be assigned with the highest priority grant work in mind. This is a grant-funded, temporary position, the appointment length is at least six months. This is a non-benefited position not to exceed 1,000 hours in a calendar year.
Requirements
- Willingness to work with materials that are related to the Holocaust and the Pale of Settlement
- Experience with or willingness to learn best practices for handling antiquarian books
- Understanding of descriptive metadata
- Ability to follow established procedures
- Ability to take direction
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel
- Excellent attention to detail
Nice To Haves
- Basic reading knowledge of Hebrew, German, and Polish
- Familiarity with provenance research and associated best practices
- Ability to do machine translation
- College degree, BA or BS
Responsibilities
- Follow Library of Congress call numbers to review antiquarian Judaica in Special Collections.
- Utilize Microsoft Excel for documenting metadata and provenance markings.
- Handle antiquarian/delicate books with care and according to best practices.
- Utilize a basic understanding of provenance research to identify and document stamps, marginalia, and markings.
- Perform basic research on stamps, bookplates, and markings.
- Utilize translation tools—like Google Translate—to decipher stamps, bookplates, and markings.
- Document markings through cell phone photographs and insert images into spreadsheet.
Benefits
- The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
