Student Manuscript Processor

University of Kansas • Lawrence, KS

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Students on the Manuscripts Processing Team physically arrange and describe historical collections to make them accessible to staff and library patrons. This requires handling and organizing primary sources, typically unpublished material (letters, photographs, documents, etc.), and describing the records in an inventory. If you’re good at following complex directions, can handle repetitive tasks, don’t mind getting your hands a little dirty, and enjoy working independently, this might be the job for you! This position requires working a minimum of 9 hours a week between 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday in 2-hour or more shifts.

Requirements

• Professional experience which required excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail, as evidenced by application materials.
• Work experience demonstrating ability to communicate effectively, as evidenced by application materials.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a schedule under minimal supervision, as evidenced by application materials.
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications and the demonstrated ability to learn new technology without formal training, as evidenced by application materials.
• Ability to work a minimum of 9 hours a week between 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday in 2-hour or more shifts, as evidenced by application materials.
• Previous experience in handling and preserving manuscript, archival, and photographic materials, as evidenced by application materials.
• Previous experience working or volunteering in a library, archives, and/or museum, as evidenced by application materials.
• Previous experience working with databases and data entry, as evidenced by application materials.
• Demonstrated ability to read in another language, as evidenced by application materials.
• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours.
• For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
• Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 9 hours a week between 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday in 2-hour or more shifts.

Responsibilities

• Housing and inventorying manuscript collections.
• Special projects supporting the work of the Manuscripts Processing Team such as recycling, archival supply management, and other duties as assigned.
• Gaining library and archives experience through professional development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed