Salary: $17.50
per hour based upon 21 hour week
Location: Gumberg Library
Position Status: Part-time (21 hours per week/48 weeks per year)
Hours: Varied
Position Number: 870024
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the University Archivist, the Assistant Archivist/ Digital
Projects Curator will process and maintain archival collections, create finding
aids, digitize and create metadata for online collections, assist with
preservation activities, and assist patrons and researchers. The Assistant
Archivist/ Digital Projects Curator will assist the University Archivist with special
projects, research, exhibits, and other assignments as needed. The part-time Assistant
Archivist will work 21 hours a week, Monday-Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m.to
5:30 p.m. or at specially scheduled times.
DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Arranges and describes archival collections from individual schools, departments,
and committees.
Identify, scan,
upload and create metadata for digital and online collections.
Prepares finding-aids and other research tools for processed collections.
Provides reference
or retrieval assistance for patrons requesting archival information. Patrons
may visit the Archives or make requests by phone, e-mail or fax.
Assists with the
preservation of documents, books, photographs, artifacts, and other materials.
Helps to design
exhibits and displays for special events in the library and on the university
Campus.
Supervise
Graduate student interns and temporary employees and assist with grant writing.
Assists with large
research projects
Completes other duties as assigned.
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum qualifications:
Master’s degree in public history, art history, Science with a specialization
in Archives or Museum Studies or equivalent from an accredited educational
institution.
Alternatively, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination
of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities
required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not
limited to, the following:
Strong interpersonal, written and communication skills are required. The
candidate must be able to learn and perform assigned tasks with little
supervision and be able to work cooperatively with colleagues, staff, students
and patrons.
Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University
Community.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University
and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The
mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of
service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an
ecumenical campus community.
APPLICATION
INSTRUCTIONS:
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information
for three professional references.
Duquesne
University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the
Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in
mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity,
Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and
as an employer.