Archives Student Employee - FWS Unexperienced

Archives Student Employee - FWS Unexperienced Winthrop Position Title Archives Student Employee - FWS Unexperienced Job Purpose The position affords an undergraduate student who is interested in pursuing a career in the archival field or is interested in history the opportunity to gain practical experience through working in the Pettus Archives. Duties and Responsibilities The student will assist in arrangement, description, and preservation of the Archives collections, assist Archives Staff with answering reference questions and with researchers, work on digitization projects, assist the Archives Staff with the audio-visual collection, carry out preservation techniques, retrieve and re-shelve material, assist with the creation and installation of exhibits, and other duties as assigned. Qualifications The preferred student should be interested in pursuing a career in the archival field or have an interest in or appreciation of history and the preservation of historical material. Preferred Skills The student should possess good organizational and communication skills. The student should also be responsible and willing to abide by archival policies and procedures relating to work with fragile and historic papers, material, and artifacts. Pay Rate $10/hour Type of Position Position Level Undergraduate Hours Per Week 6-12 #J-18808-Ljbffr Winthrop University