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Department:
Archives Operations
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
AU Archives & Special Collections is seeking applicants for an Archives Student Assistant who will work on assigned collections projects and tasks. Working under the supervision of the Associate Archivist for Collections Management, Access, and Discovery, the Student Assistant will be responsible for collections processing tasks including arranging and describing archival collections, drafting finding aids, rehousing and labeling collections, completion of basic preservation measures, inventorying and data entry, and researching using archival collections. In addition, the student assistant may welcome visitors when entering archives and help the office team maintain staff presence in the Reading Room as needed. This position is ideally suited for a student with a strong attention to detail and an interest in working with archival collections.
Essential Functions:
Most student positions at American University are eligible to use Federal Work Study (FWS) awards, with a few exceptions. FWS funds cannot be applied to janitorial, construction, partisan or sectarian positions. For information or questions regarding FWS funds, please contact American University's Office of Financial Aid.
Important guidance for current American University employees: American University current employees, including those employed in student positions, must apply through their employee Workday account. If you are a current employee at American University, please log into your employee Workday account and select the Find Jobs report which will take you to our internal career listings. Applying outside of your employee Workday account may cause delays in a hire process.
Department:
Archives Operations
Time Type:
Part time
FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt
Job Description:
Summary:
AU Archives & Special Collections is seeking applicants for an Archives Student Assistant who will work on assigned collections projects and tasks. Working under the supervision of the Associate Archivist for Collections Management, Access, and Discovery, the Student Assistant will be responsible for collections processing tasks including arranging and describing archival collections, drafting finding aids, rehousing and labeling collections, completion of basic preservation measures, inventorying and data entry, and researching using archival collections. In addition, the student assistant may welcome visitors when entering archives and help the office team maintain staff presence in the Reading Room as needed. This position is ideally suited for a student with a strong attention to detail and an interest in working with archival collections.
Essential Functions:
- Organize, arrange, and describe new and legacy collections
using provided tools, systems, and workflows.
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