Student G Baley Price Fellowship

• 70 Inventorying university records created by various KU offices departments centers and other organizations
• 10 Researching the history of various KU organizations to improve public access tools
• 10 Providing assistance to manuscripts processing staff in preparing archival collections for public access
• 5 Labeling and locating boxes
• 5 Job shadowing other departments and types of archival work at the Spencer Research Library dependent upon the fellows talents and interests

Disclaimer
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Work Schedule
Up to 30 hours per week during the hours of 95 MondayFriday in shifts of at least 2 hours at a time during the summer semester with possibility of 920 hours per week during the hours of 95 MondayFriday in shifts of at least 2 hours at a time during the Fall and Spring semesters

Contact Information to Applicants
For any questions please contact Charissa Pincock at

1. Excellent organizational skills accuracy and attention to detail as evidenced by the application materials
2. Past work experience demonstrating ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
3. Experience with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn new technology without formal training as evidenced by the application materials
4. Ability to work independently with little direct supervision asevidenced by the application materials
5. Ability to work at least 9 hours per week during the hours of 95 MondayFriday in shifts of at least 2 hours at a time

1. Course work in museum studies archives public history literature linguistics or cultural studies.
2. Familiarity with organizations and offices of the University of Kansas as evidenced by the application materials.
3. Previous experience working with databases spreadsheets and data entry.
4. Previous experience organizing and/or working with organizational records.

Position Overview
Are you interested in the past Do you like solving puzzles Do you take satisfaction in seeing visible progress on big projects If so consider applying for the G. Baley Price Fellowship at the Kenneth Spencer Research Library! This position is specifically for a student interested in pursuing a career in archives and special collections or a career involving intensive archival research. For this academic year this position will focus on inventorying and describing the records of the University of Kansas found in the University Archives. This position will create and update metadata for material in support of University Archives collection management efforts and in order to provide broader public access to official university record. This may include researching the history of various offices departments and centers that have existed at KU over the decades. Additional opportunities may include writing a blog post for the KSRL blog meeting oneonone with faculty and professional staff to learn about different kinds of work and career paths in the archives and special collections field and other possibilities dependent upon the students talents and interests. This fellowship serves for one year with the option of renewing while a student at KU.

Additional Candidate Instruction
Please include resume and cover letter when applying for the position.

Application deadline is 05/04/2025 by 11:59PM Central Standard Time.

Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: 1 have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or 2 be preenrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or 3 be enrolled in summer session or 4 be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions
1 Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

2 This is an hourly/nonexempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/nonexempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.