Digital Archivist Assistant, Environmental Collections

Florida Gulf Coast University; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Florida Gulf Coast University seeks a Student Special Collections Assistant to help arrange, describe, preserve, and digitize the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection. This role supports access for students, researchers, and the global scientific community by preparing materials for long-term preservation and online availability.

The position collaborates with the ecosystem ecology team and collection creator to capture contextual information and ensure accurate descriptions, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree OR pursuing bachelor's degree in environmental studies, environmental ecology, ecological history, or related field.
• Currently enrolled student at Florida Gulf Coast University at time of hire and throughout the appointment.
• Experience with digitization equipment, scanning software, or metadata creation preferred.
• Experience with large research collections or scientific data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, organize, process, and digitize archival materials using professional archival standards (e.g., DACS) and methods.
• Research the materials to create descriptive metadata, finding aids, and item-level inventories for online and physical access.
• Consult with the collection creator to capture contextual information and ensure accurate description of the materials already in the collection.
• Support public access initiatives, including reproduction requests, research requests, and instructional use.
• Maintain documentation of processing workflows and project progress.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Written communication

Verbal communication

Independent work

Collaborative work

Education

Bachelor's degree (in progress) environmental studies/ecology/history or related

Currently enrolled FGCU student

Tools

Digitization equipment

Scanning software

Metadata creation

Job description

Florida Gulf Coast University seeks a Student Special Collections Assistant to help arrange, describe, preserve, and digitize the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection. This role supports access for students, researchers, and the global scientific community by preparing materials for long-term preservation and online availability.

The position collaborates with the ecosystem ecology team and collection creator to capture contextual information and ensure accurate descriptions, while