Anne T. and J. Morris Evans Post-Baccalaureate Fellow
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Haverford College invites applications for a two-year, full-time Anne T. and J. Morris Evans Post-Baccalaureate Fellow. The role focuses on digital archives projects in Quaker & Special Collections, digitizing and describing materials, and providing reference support.
The Fellow will work with curators, library staff, and student collaborators, gaining training and mentoring while contributing to major projects linked to the American Revolution and the college’s 200th anniversary.
Qualifications
- Interest in history, libraries, religion, visual studies, or historical narratives.
- Attention to detail with balance between quality and quantity.
- Problem-solving skills and enthusiasm for developing new skillsets.
- Ability to work independently, as a member of a team, and with students.
- Developed interpersonal skills, judgment, and initiative.
- Strong oral and written English-language communication.
- Commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community.
Responsibilities
- Engage with Quaker collections in physical and digital formats.
- Scan materials, create metadata, and upload to digital asset management system.
- Process digital collections, create metadata, and upload to the system.
- Provide research assistance to patrons in reading room and via email.
- Engage and supervise student worker colleagues.
- Collaborate with library social media team to promote projects.
- Ensure diversity and inclusion in service delivery.
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Job description
Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (37.5 hours per week), exempt, benefits-eligible Anne T. and J. Morris Evans Post-Baccalaureate Fellow opportunity. This is a two-year (fixed-term) fellowship.
The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day off), Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and$1400 for families (no match required), affordable medical plans, and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page ( https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits ) for more information.
Work Location: On-Site.
The Haverford College Libraries seeks a two-year Post-Baccalaureate Fellow whose work will focus on digital archives projects that make Quaker materials accessible to a wide population of users and invite new kinds of engagement with the materials. Based in Quaker & Special Collections, the Fellow will both digitize material and work with born-digital materials to be put onto online repositories, as well as participate in many aspects of the work of the department, including providing reference service, describing and working with rare books and manuscripts, and creating social media posts. The Fellow will have the opportunity to work with Quaker & Special Collections curators, the rest of the Library staff, and undergraduate student collaborators. Mentoring and training will be provided.
The Fellow will work on major projects relating to our internationally-regarded Quaker collections during their time at Haverford. As part of multi-year projects, the Fellow will continue to digitize materials in the Collections relating to the American Revolution, as well as supporting the College’s upcoming 200th anniversary by digitizing materials foundational to the College’s history. The Fellow will scan materials, provide descriptions of individual items or groups of items, and upload materials into our digital repository. The Fellow also will do processing of born-digital Quaker collections.
The Post-bac Fellow will focus on projects that build skills to ensure they are prepared for their next career steps, including the potential of entering graduate school. The Fellow will engage with the diversity, equity, and inclusion goals of the department. The Fellow will join a dynamic and collaborative department of 4.5 FTE staff in Quaker & Special Collections.
- Engage with Quaker collections in both physical and digital formats
- Scan materials from the collections, create metadata, and upload materials to our digital asset management system
- Process digital collections, create metadata, and upload materials to our digital asset management system
- Provide research assistance to patrons in the reading room and via email
- Engage and supervise student worker colleagues
- Collaborate with library social media team to promote projects and materials from Quaker & Special Collections
- Ensure the College’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, particularly in the design and delivery of services provided to the campus
Line of Report: The Anne T. and J. Morris Evans Post-Baccalaureate Fellow reports to Curator of Quaker Collections and would supervise student colleagues.
- Interest in history, libraries, religion, visual studies, or historical narratives
- Prior work that shows attention to detail and a strong balance between quality and quantity of work
- Problem-solving skills and enthusiasm for developing new skillsets
- Ability to work both independently, as a member of a team, and with colleagues and students alike
- Developed interpersonal skills, judgment, and initiative
- Great oral and written English-language communication skills
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community
Experience engaging with primary sources and interest in deepening and furthering those skills
We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and have skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply and share how you meet the position’s qualifications.
Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.
We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.
Haverford College invites applications for our full-time (37.5 hours per week), exempt, benefits-eligible Anne T. and J. Morris Evans Post-Baccalaureate Fellow opportunity. This is a two-year (fixed-term) fellowship.
Haverford Offers Great Benefits:
The College offers a comprehensive benefits program that includes possible work-from-home opportunities, automatic 10% retirement contribution to your retirement account upon eligibility (no match required), a 50% tuition benefit for dependent children upon eligibility, 14 paid holidays (including the week before New Year’s Day off), Health Savings Account contribution of $700 for individuals and$1400 for families (no match required), affordable medical plans, and a beautiful arboretum campus with walking trail and easy public transportation access. Please visit the Benefits page ( https://www.haverford.edu/human-resources/benefits ) for more information.
Work Location: On-Site.
The Haverford College Libraries seeks a two-year Post-Baccalaureate Fellow whose work will focus on digital archives projects that make Quaker materials accessible to a wide population of users and invite new kinds of engagement with the materials. Based in Quaker & Special Collections, the Fellow will both digitize material and work with born-digital materials to be put onto online repositories, as well as participate in many aspects of the work of the department, including providing reference service, describing and working with rare books and manuscripts, and creating social media posts. The Fellow will have the opportunity to work with Quaker & Special Collections curators, the rest of the Library staff, and undergraduate student collaborators. Mentoring and training will be provided.
The Fellow will work on major projects relating to our internationally-regarded Quaker collections during their time at Haverford. As part of multi-year projects, the Fellow will continue to digitize materials in the Collections relating to the American Revolution, as well as supporting the College’s upcoming 200th anniversary by digitizing materials foundational to the College’s history. The Fellow will scan materials, provide descriptions of individual items or groups of items, and upload materials into our digital repository. The Fellow also will do processing of born-digital Quaker collections.
The Post-bac Fellow will focus on projects that build skills to ensure they are prepared for their next career steps, including the potential of entering graduate school. The Fellow will engage with the diversity, equity, and inclusion goals of the department. The Fellow will join a dynamic and collaborative department of 4.5 FTE staff in Quaker & Special Collections.
- Engage with Quaker collections in both physical and digital formats
- Scan materials from the collections, create metadata, and upload materials to our digital asset management system
- Process digital collections, create metadata, and upload materials to our digital asset management system
- Provide research assistance to patrons in the reading room and via email
- Engage and supervise student worker colleagues
- Collaborate with library social media team to promote projects and materials from Quaker & Special Collections
- Ensure the College’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, particularly in the design and delivery of services provided to the campus
Line of Report: The Anne T. and J. Morris Evans Post-Baccalaureate Fellow reports to Curator of Quaker Collections and would supervise student colleagues.
- Bachelor’s degree
- Interest in history, libraries, religion, visual studies, or historical narratives
- Prior work that shows attention to detail and a strong balance between quality and quantity of work
- Problem-solving skills and enthusiasm for developing new skillsets
- Ability to work both independently, as a member of a team, and with colleagues and students alike
- Developed interpersonal skills, judgment, and initiative
- Great oral and written English-language communication skills
- Demonstrated commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community
Experience engaging with primary sources and interest in deepening and furthering those skills
We are aware that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet qualifications as described in the job advertisement. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and recognize that a successful candidate may come from a less traditional career trajectory, and have skills and abilities gained outside a classroom context, or an equivalent skill set. We encourage you to apply and share how you meet the position’s qualifications.
Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply.
We at Haverford College recognize that we live and work on Lenape land and pay respect and honor to the caretakers of this land, from the time of its first human inhabitants until now, and into the future. We seek to maintain and build upon our current and ever-evolving connections with members of Lenape tribes and communities, in recognition of our intertwined histories and with a goal of moving toward right relationship between the Haverford of today and Lenape peoples.
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