Digital Archives Assistant for Ecological Collections

Florida Gulf Coast University; North Lake Village (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

The Florida Gulf Coast University invites applications for a part-time Student Special Collections Assistant to support the organization, processing, and digitization of the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection. You will help create metadata, finding aids, and inventories for online and physical access while collaborating with the collection creator to ensure accurate description.

You will assist with access requests and public engagement, maintaining workflows and documentation in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR pursuing bachelor's degree in environmental studies, environmental ecology, ecological history, or related field.
• Experience with archival workflows and descriptive metadata.
• Knowledge of archival standards (e.g., DACS) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, organize, process, and digitize archival materials using archival standards.
• Create descriptive metadata, finding aids, and item-level inventories for online and physical access.
• Consult with collection creator to capture contextual information and ensure accurate descriptions.
• Support public access initiatives, including reproduction and research requests.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Written & verbal communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or pursuing in related field

Tools

Digitization equipment

Scanning software

Metadata creation

Job description

The Florida Gulf Coast University invites applications for a part-time Student Special Collections Assistant to support the organization, processing, and digitization of the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection. You will help create metadata, finding aids, and inventories for online and physical access while collaborating with the collection creator to ensure accurate description.

You will assist with access requests and public engagement, maintaining workflows and documentation in a