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1400WestMarsHillRd\|Flagstaff,Arizona86001-4499\|USA
928.774.3358\|lowell.edu
POSITIONANNOUNCEMENT
ArchivesCatalogingAssistant
ThemissionoftheLowellObservatoryArchivesistocollect,preserve,andprovideaccessto
recordsofenduringvaluethatdocumentourinstitutionshistory.WeseekatemporaryArchives
CatalogingAssistanttoaddourcollectionofhistoricphotographstoanewcontentmanagement
systemandcreateandedittheassociatedmetadata.Thispositionreportstothe
Archivist/Librarian.
RESPONSIBILITIES
?Uploadourcollectionof9,000digitizedhistoricphotographstoanewcontentmanagement
systemcalledArchivEra(library.lowell.edu)
?Createandeditthedescriptivemetadata(title,date,subjects,etc.)forthephotographs
QUALIFICATIONSANDEXPECTATIONS
? Knowledgeofmetadatacreationanduseforarchivalmaterials
?Strongorganizationalskills,especiallytotrackindividualfilesandtheirstatus
? Strongtimemanagementskillstoadheretoaschedule
?Abilitytoaccuratelymanagefilesandtasksthroughverbalandwritteninstructions
?Strongverbalcommunicationskillstoaskquestionsandtoseeksupportfromcolleaguesora
supervisor
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Thepreferredcandidatewillbeanundergraduateorgraduatestudentinarchivalstudies,library
andinformationscience,history,humanities,museumstudies,orarelateddiscipline.
WORKINGCONDITIONS
Thispositionrequireslongperiodsofstanding,walking,bending,stretching,reaching,climbing,
andlifting(under40lbs).Movingthroughoutthecampus,onsometimesuneventerrain.
Status: PartTime,Temporaryunder29hours/week
Term: January1,2024throughDecember31,2024.Approx.750to1000
hours.
Location: MarsHillCampus,Flagstaff,AZ
CompensationType: Hourly
Compensation:\$19-\$21/hr,Internshipcreditthroughthestudentsprogramofstudy
maybeavailable
BenefitEligible: Yes*
FLSAClassification: Non-exempt
ToApply:
? StandardLowellApplication(www.lowell.edu/careers)
? Resume
? Letterofinterestaddressingyourqualifications
? Phonenumbersande-mailaddressesofthreeprofessionalreferences
WewillbegintoreviewapplicationsonJanuary30th.
*PartTimeemployeeswillreceivesicktimeaccrualaccordingtoAZstatelaw.After6monthsofemployment,part
timeemployeesareeligibletoparticipateina5%matchiftheycontribute5%ormoretotheirretirementplan,as
wellas2paidpersonaldaysperyear.
Employmentissubjecttopassingabackgroundcheck
LowellObservatoryisproud