AY Student Archives Processing and Digitization Assistant (WS-ST1)

Job Title: NAHA Archives Assistant (WS-ST1)

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College 1520 St. Olaf Ave Northfield MN 55057

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Department Name: Norwegian-American Historical Association

Unit Number (5 digits): 23096

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization

Contact Person/Supervisor: Archivist for the Norwegian-American Historical Association

Wage Range: $12.00-13.00/hour

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position):

Assist the Archivist of the Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA) in sharing archival materials that document the Norwegian-American immigrant experience.

Transferable Skills:

Develop transferable skills in communications public history and digital media
Learn about archival processing cataloging digitization and best practices

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Norwegian-American Historical Association Archives Assistant will help catalog digitize and create metadata for materials related to Norwegian-American experience in the United States and Canada. Tasks will include scanning creating metadata quality checking metadata records and image files processing and cataloging existing collections.

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

No prior experience is required training will be provided.

Physical and Environmental Factors:

This position requires crouching kneeling/crawling stooping twisting/pivoting climbing/balancing reaching overhead grasping/handling pushing/pulling and lifting and carrying objects up to 50 lbs. to perform the essential functions. It also requires exposure to loud noise and rare exposure to respiratory factors and heights or cramped quarters to perform the essential functions. Candidates must possess the ability to safely perform the physical work required of all duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College with or without prior notice.