Student Digital Archivist, Environmental Collections

Florida Gulf Coast University; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Florida Gulf Coast University seeks a Student Special Collections Assistant to support the arrangement, description, preservation, and digitization of the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection.

The collection documents environmental history of Southwest Florida and FGCU, and will be prepared for long-term preservation and online access for students, faculty, researchers and the global scientific community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree OR pursuing bachelor's degree in environmental studies, environmental ecology, ecological history, or related field.
• Currently enrolled student at FGCU at time of hire and throughout the appointment.
• Experience with digitization equipment, scanning software, or metadata creation is preferred.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Ecological terminology knowledge

Written and verbal communication

Independent and collaborative work

Willingness to learn archival methods

Education

Bachelor’s degree OR pursuing degree in environmental studies or related field

FGCU student at time of hire

Tools

Digitization equipment

Scanning software

Metadata creation

Job description

Florida Gulf Coast University seeks a Student Special Collections Assistant to support the arrangement, description, preservation, and digitization of the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection.

The collection documents environmental history of Southwest Florida and FGCU, and will be prepared for long-term preservation and online access for students, faculty, researchers and the global scientific community.