WSU Libraries Graduate Assistant - Special Collections

Department

WSU Libraries Special Collections

Wichita, KS - WSU Main Campus

Part Time

$10/hr

20 hours per week, flexible based on class schedule, within Mon-Fri 8:30-5pm.

No export control requirement.

WSU Libraries Special Collections is hiring a Graduate Assistant to help with the administration of archival and manuscript collections and basic research tasks.

A Graduate Staff Assistant (GSA) assists university service and academic units in either non-teaching or non-research activities. Specific duties of the GSA vary widely, depending on the administrative or academic unit to which they are assigned, but should be at a level to make use of their education and abilities.

• Assist with administration of archival and manuscript collections, including organizing and processing unsorted materials.
• Create and update records in the digital collections management system (Archives Space).
• Create scans or other digital reproductions of archival and manuscript material.
• Assist Special Collections patrons, both in person and via phone/email, including performing basic research.
• Reception desk and telephone duties.
• Other duties as needed.

Bachelor's degree

• Comfort with interacting with the public, both in person and via phone/email.
• Experience with historical research and historical writing.
• Basic personal computer knowledge (e.g. word processors, spreadsheets, email).
• Good communication skills, fluency in written and oral English.
• Ability to lift and carry boxes weighing up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to work independently.
• Comfort with occasional exposure to dust and/or mold.
• Attention to detail.

To be eligible for an assistantship, students must be admitted to a degree program in either full or conditional standing. Students admitted on probation or placed on academic probation following admission may be eligible for assistantship awards under certain circumstances.

Ability to remain in a stationary position. Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment including but not limited to phone, printers, copiers, and calculators. Ability to communicate with others and accurately exchange information.