NYC Sourcery Community Ambassadors

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Job summary

A non-profit organization, Sourcery, seeks community ambassadors to help beta test its digital humanities application. Ideal candidates are current or recent PhD/MLIS/MS/MA students from the New York City area with a passion for archival research. The role involves beta testing, attending workshops, and engaging local communities about the app.

Qualifications

• Current or recently graduated PhD/MLIS/MS/MA students.
• Access to an iPhone or Android device.
• Experience in closed archives.

Responsibilities

• Act as a beta tester for Sourcery.
• Attend virtual testing workshops and contribute to design discussions.
• Introduce Sourcery to research/social circles.

Skills

Research in closed archives

Interest in digital humanities

Education

PhD/MLIS/MS/MA degree

Tools

iPhone or Android device

Job description

Sourcery (sourceryapp.org), an open source, not-for-profit archival document delivery app
based out of the University of Connecticut, invites applications for community ambassadors
to act as local advocates for Sourcery and to help beta test the new version of the app. We
are seeking current or recently graduated PhD/MLIS/MS/MA students based in the New
York City area who are passionate about digital humanities, archival research, and digital
research tools. Sourcery is produced by the University of Connecticut’s Greenhouse Studios
in collaboration with Digital Scholar (digitalscholar.org), the same non-profit corporation
behind Zotero (zotero.org), Tropy (tropy.org), and Omeka (omeka.org). Sourcery creates one
place for researchers to submit requests for digital copies of archival documents and a place
for paid researchers (called “Sourcerers”) to fill them.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Act as a beta tester for Sourcery (complete requests and provide constructive feedback);
• Attend virtual testing workshops, place and fulfill test requests in local archives,contribute to design and UX discussions, and participate in dialogue and provide other feedback as needed;
• Introduce Sourcery to your research/social circles and act as a local point of contact forother “Sourcerers.”

Qualified applicants will demonstrate the following:

• Must be a current or recently graduated PhD/MLIS/MS/MA student at a university in theNew York City area;
• Access to an iPhone or Android device running a recent version of the iOS or Androidoperating system;
• Experience researching in closed archives;
• Interest in the digital humanities.

Compensation is $1,000 for approximately 40 hours of work to begin July 1, 2025 and end
July 31, 2025

Please send your CV/Resume and a statement (1-2 paragraphs) describing your interest in
digital humanities and your experience in archival research to [e-mail]
by June 19, 2025. Interviews will be conducted remotely on June 23, 24, and 25.

Description

Sourcery (sourceryapp.org), an open source, not-for-profit archival document delivery app
based out of the University of Connecticut, invites applications for community ambassadors
to act as local advocates for Sourcery and to help beta test the new version of the app. We
are seeking current or recently graduated PhD/MLIS/MS/MA students based in the New
York City area who are passionate about digital humanities, archival research, and digital
research tools. Sourcery is produced by the University of Connecticut’s Greenhouse Studios
in collaboration with Digital Scholar (digitalscholar.org), the same non-profit corporation
behind Zotero (zotero.org), Tropy (tropy.org), and Omeka (omeka.org). Sourcery creates one
place for researchers to submit requests for digital copies of archival documents and a place
for paid researchers (called “Sourcerers”) to fill them.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Act as a beta tester for Sourcery (complete requests and provide constructive feedback);
• Attend virtual testing workshops, place and fulfill test requests in local archives,contribute to design and UX discussions, and participate in dialogue and provide other feedback as needed;
• Introduce Sourcery to your research/social circles and act as a local point of contact forother “Sourcerers.”

Qualified applicants will demonstrate the following:

• Must be a current or recently graduated PhD/MLIS/MS/MA student at a university in theNew York City area;
• Access to an iPhone or Android device running a recent version of the iOS or Androidoperating system;
• Experience researching in closed archives;
• Interest in the digital humanities.

Compensation is $1,000 for approximately 40 hours of work to begin July 1, 2025 and end
July 31, 2025

How to apply

https://sourceryapp.org/ambassadors

Contact:

Please send your CV/Resume and a statement (1-2 paragraphs) describing your interest in
digital humanities and your experience in archival research to [e-mail]
by June 19, 2025. Interviews will be conducted remotely on June 23, 24, and 25.

current students Archive Digital humanities beta testing

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Published:Friday, June 13, 2025 06:23 UTC

Last updated:Friday, June 13, 2025 06:23 UTC