Part-Time Amish & Mennonite Archives Research Assistant

Penn State University; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University seeks two part-time Research Support staff to assist an Amish and Mennonite research and outreach program under Dr. Cory Anderson at Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.

Duties include archives, communications, administration, data gathering, and field travel with researchers. Required skills include familiarity with Plain Anabaptist communities, strong organization, basic Windows-based computing including Microsoft Office, email, and web navigation, and willingness

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Plain Anabaptist people gained through lived experience, partnerships, or other paths.
• Attention to organization and ability to manage multiple tasks.
• Basic familiarity with Windows-based computing systems including Microsoft Office, email, and web navigation.
• Willingness to learn tasks involving computer processing.

Responsibilities

• Archives: organizing collections, digitizing, and processing original materials.
• Communications: postal mail, listservs, and public program materials.
• Administration: financial records, forms, workflow coordination, event planning, greeting visitors.
• Data gathering: web resources and requests to public offices.
• Data processing and cleaning; culturally informed input on Amish/Mennonite questions.
• Occasional travel with researchers to field sites.

Skills

Plain Anabaptist familiarity

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Willingness to learn

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Email

Web navigation

Job description

Penn State University seeks two part-time Research Support staff to assist an Amish and Mennonite research and outreach program under Dr. Cory Anderson at Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.

Duties include archives, communications, administration, data gathering, and field travel with researchers. Required skills include familiarity with Plain Anabaptist communities, strong organization, basic Windows-based computing including Microsoft Office, email, and web navigation, and willingness