Environmental Archives Assistant: Digitization & Access

Florida Gulf Coast University; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Florida Gulf Coast University seeks a Student Special Collections Assistant to arrange and digitize the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection, preserving ecological history and enabling online access for scholars worldwide. You will develop descriptive metadata, finding aids, and inventories to support research and teaching usage.

The role requires active enrollment at FGCU and involves collaborating with the collection creator to ensure accurate contextual descriptions while advancing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or current enrollment in environmental studies or related field.
• Enrolled FGCU student at time of hire and throughout appointment.
• Experience with archival processing and digitization is preferred.
• Familiarity with metadata creation and scanning workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Arrange, organize, process, and digitize archival materials using professional standards.
• Research materials to create descriptive metadata, finding aids, inventories.
• Consult with collection creator to capture contextual information.
• Support public access initiatives, including research requests.
• Maintain documentation of processing workflows and progress.

Skills

Research skills

Metadata creation

Digitization equipment experience

Attention to detail

Education

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

Tools

Scanning software

Professional archival standards (e.g., DACS)

Job description

Florida Gulf Coast University seeks a Student Special Collections Assistant to arrange and digitize the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection, preserving ecological history and enabling online access for scholars worldwide. You will develop descriptive metadata, finding aids, and inventories to support research and teaching usage.

The role requires active enrollment at FGCU and involves collaborating with the collection creator to ensure accurate contextual descriptions while advancing