Graduate Federal Work-Study: History Collections Assistant

East Carolina University; Zwolle; On-site; EUR 14,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job description

Graduate Federal Work Study - Laupus History Collections

Position Title Graduate Federal Work Study - Laupus History Collections

Posting Number

Posting Number 08382

Position Number

Position Number 08382

Student Job Category

Student Job Category Student - Graduate Assistant

Position Location

Position Location On-campus

City

State

State NC

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 2

Rate of Pay

Rate of Pay $14.00/hourly

FLSA Status

FLSA Status FLSA Non-exempt

Will the position be subject to the CBC policy?

Will the position be subject to the CBC policy? No

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.

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).

GPA Requirement

GPA Requirement Minimum of 2.0

License/certification required

none

Eligibility for Employment

Individuals submitting profiles for these positions must be current ECU students, in good-standing and meet the respective GPA requirement as required by the position type. Final candidates may be subject to criminal & sex offender background checks based upon the duties and responsibilities of the position. Some vacancies also require motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

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