Advertising Department LAUPUS LIBRARY Academic Term/Year Summer 2024 Position Title Federal Work Study (On-Campus History Collections - Graduate Assistant) Posting Number 06146 Position Number 06146 Student Job Category Student - Federal Work Study On-Campus Number of Vacancies 1 Job Description

ECU Department of Laupus Library is currently seeking a Federal Work Study Graduate Student Assistant.

The History Collections Graduate Student Assistant will engage in a variety of activities in support of the History Collections at Laupus Health Sciences Library. The Assistant will work most closely with the Archivist but will also interact professionally with employees throughout the library. This employee will work with published materials and with unique manuscript materials. The Archivist will supervise and set priorities for the Assistant.

Specific Duties

Archives Projects

* Process and rehouse collections

* Enter materials into Archives-space

* Contribute to our Born Digital preservation initiatives

* Prepare obsolete media types for digital preservation

* Assist with transcribing oral history interviews and adding metadata to the records.

Assist the Archivist with Exhibitions

* Assistance with the curation of exhibits

* Assist in exhibit/display design and label production

Help with needs related to the Medical History Interest Group lecture series and other events

* Work with pop-up exhibits

* Room set-up

* Promotion

* Manage virtual Q&A during hybrid events

Maintain 4th floor gallery space

* Assist the Archivist with room set-up for 25Live events

* Ensure chairs are in order in the gallery space on a daily basis

Collections Projects

* Perform inventories of the library's rare book collection

* Carry out Health Science Library's gift processing procedures

* Collaborate with Archivist and other library employees to describe and process Library materials

* Assist clients who seek access to the History Collections

* Represent Health Science Library's History Collections through person-to-person and telephone encounters

* Assist the Archivist as needed.

* Other projects as requested.

The successful candidate can work up to 10 hours per week and will be paid $15/hour.

Preferred (Majors, Experience, GPA, etc.)

The candidate must be enrolled in a graduate program for the Fall 2024 semester.

Good written and oral communications skills required.

Detailed oriented and good organizational skills.

Prior experience with or study of archives, history, museum studies, library and/or information science preferred.

Experience with inventories, metadata, or digitization desirable.

Special Instructions to Applicant

To be ELIGIBLE for FEDERAL WORK STUDY POSITIONS, students MUST QUALIFY and RECEIVE an AWARD from the ECU Financial Aid Office (Old Cafeteria Complex, 252-328-6610.)

Please upload resume and Federal Work Study Authorization form online.

Quick Link for Direct Access https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/70779 Open Date 04/23/2024 Close Date 07/22/2024 Open Until Filled No