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G. Baley Price Fellowship Student Hourly
Job Location:
Job Location:
Lawrence, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
8 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
5 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
70% - Surveying & Rehousing Descriptions in Kansas Collection
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
9-20 hours per week between the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday. Must work a minimum of 2 hours at a time.
Contact Information to Applicants
Charissa Pincock
Position Overview
The G. Baley Price Fellowship allows one undergraduate or graduate student to engage in hands-on work organizing describing and preserving the Kenneth Spencer Research Librarys (KSRL) historical materials in order to make them accessible to KU faculty staff and students and to the wider public. This position is specifically for a student interested in pursuing a career in archives and special collections or a career involving intensive archival research. This position will focus on inventorying and describing records within the Kansas Collection. This position will create and update metadata for material in support of the Spencer Research Librarys collection management effort to provide broader public access to unique historical collections highlighting the history of Kansas. This may include researching the history of Kansas as well as its cultural movements and historical figures. Additional opportunities may include writing a blog post for the KSRL blog meeting one-on-one with faculty and professional staff to learn more 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 in the KSRL processing department with the option of renewing while a student at KU.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate an interest in archival research and/or an archives and special collections career and will preferably be familiar with organizations and offices of the University of Kansas. This position requires the availability to work between 9-20 hours per week during the hours of 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday in shifts of at least 2 hours at a time.
Additional Candidate Instruction
In addition to the online application the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
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 pre-enrolled 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/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
- Survey and rehouse descriptions for processed materials within the Kansas Collection in preparation for transfer to the Library Annex.
- Work on special projects as assigned by supervisor in support of the KSRL Manuscripts Processing Team.
- Engage inprofessional development within the library archives and other information science fields as shaped by the candidates professional interest.
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
9-20 hours per week between the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday - Friday. Must work a minimum of 2 hours at a time.
Contact Information to Applicants
Charissa Pincock
- Work experience that required excellent organizational skills accuracy and attention to detail as evidenced by application materials.
- Work experience demonstrating excellent communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience with Microsoft Office applications and the demonstrated ability to learn new technology without formal training as evidenced by application materials.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently with little direct supervision as evidenced by application materials.
- Coursework in museum studies archives history literature linguistics or cultural studies.
- Work or volunteer experiencein a library archives or museum as evidenced by application materials.
- Work experience with databases spreadsheets and data entry as evidenced by application materials.
- Work experience organizing and/or working with organizational records as evidenced by application materials.
Position Overview
The G. Baley Price Fellowship allows one undergraduate or graduate student to engage in hands-on work organizing describing and preserving the Kenneth Spencer Research Librarys (KSRL) historical materials in order to make them accessible to KU faculty staff and students and to the wider public. This position is specifically for a student interested in pursuing a career in archives and special collections or a career involving intensive archival research. This position will focus on inventorying and describing records within the Kansas Collection. This position will create and update metadata for material in support of the Spencer Research Librarys collection management effort to provide broader public access to unique historical collections highlighting the history of Kansas. This may include researching the history of Kansas as well as its cultural movements and historical figures. Additional opportunities may include writing a blog post for the KSRL blog meeting one-on-one with faculty and professional staff to learn more 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 in the KSRL processing department with the option of renewing while a student at KU.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate an interest in archival research and/or an archives and special collections career and will preferably be familiar with organizations and offices of the University of Kansas. This position requires the availability to work between 9-20 hours per week during the hours of 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday in shifts of at least 2 hours at a time.
Additional Candidate Instruction
In addition to the online application the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Names and contact information for three professional references
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 pre-enrolled 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/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.
About Company
Thank you for your interest in employment with the University of Kansas. If you need assistance with the application process please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 785-864-4946.
