Undergraduate Research & Digital Exhibit Designer

University of Kansas; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Kansas is recruiting an Undergraduate Research Assistant to support a digital exhibit accompanying a faculty book on American Jews and the New York Opera industry (1880-1940). The role combines data compilation with website design to showcase the project.

The student will collect and verify information from texts and press sources, maintain data in Excel, and help assemble public-domain images for the online exhibit during the semester.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Excel, website building, and design, as indicated in application materials.
• Interest in primary and secondary source research, especially pertaining to American Jewish culture, history, and/or musicology.

Responsibilities

• Collect, verify, and cite data on people, places, and events within both provided texts and historical press sources; and maintain all information in an excel spreadsheet.
• Design a website to house a digital exhibit; collect images in the public domain for this purpose

Skills

Excel

Website design

Data collection

Primary sources

Tools

Newspaper databases

Job description

University of Kansas is recruiting an Undergraduate Research Assistant to support a digital exhibit accompanying a faculty book on American Jews and the New York Opera industry (1880-1940). The role combines data compilation with website design to showcase the project.

The student will collect and verify information from texts and press sources, maintain data in Excel, and help assemble public-domain images for the online exhibit during the semester.