Title: Special Collections and Archives Library Student Assistant
Position Type: Student
Search Type: External - minimum 7 days
Department: 33R000 - Libraries
Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs
Position Location: Richmond Campus
Driver Classification: Non-Driver
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Schedule Type: Part Time, No Benefits (less than 20 hrs per week)
Hours Per Week: Up to 20
Posted Salary Grade: Minimum of $8.00 per hour
Retirement: None
Contact Person: Cherrelle Harris
Job Summary/Basic Functions
Student Assistants in Special Collections and Archives are expected to be able to work independently with little supervision. They must be detail oriented, able to follow instructions, and maintain confidentiality. A work schedule is typically ten hours a week between 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please include a cover letter explaining why you would like to work in Special Collections & Archives.
Duties include but are not limited to:
· Processing of manuscripts, university records and photograph collections.
· Organizing, preserving, and describing materials according to established archival practices.
· Conducting research to write descriptive metadata.
· Digitizing, indexing, and abstracting oral history interviews.
· Metadata creation, optimization, and normalization
· Working in WMS to optimize records in the book collection.
· Assisting patrons, if required, via incoming phone calls or in person.
· Doing to research to find sources, scanning and/or making photocopies.
· Solving technical problems and creating workflows for digitization processes.
· Uploading content to digital collections website and creating online exhibits
· Occasionally assisting with department events i.e., Friends of the Library
· Curating materials for our social media.
· Remediating mold on selected items.
· Paging and shelving materials and shifting books or boxes.
Minimum Qualifications
Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Special Instructions: Please attach your resume, cover letter, Fall 2025 schedule of classes, and Fall 2025 schedule of availability in the boxes provided.
EEO Statement
Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.
Background Check Statement
Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
