Student Employment Opportunities

Library Archive & Special Collections

Briggs Library

Position Description:

General Summary:
The University of Minnesota, Morris Archives and West Central Minnesota Historical Research Center id a dual facility that holds historical materials both form the region and the college. The archive assistant keeps regularly scheduled hours, helps maintain and organize the collection, preforms basic archival responsibilities and works with students and other patrons.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Staff the archives area of the library
2. Accession archival materials according to archival standards
3. Shelve and retrieve materials
4. Assist onsite patrons with research (onsite, phone and online queries)
5. Fill online and in-person requests for copies and transcripts
6. Work with library and other professional staff in developing and implementing special projects. This would include image data base development and work with special collections .
7. File materials and preform general office maintenance
8. Assist in the processing of special collection items.
10. Shelve, label, and other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Additional Comments:

Minimum/ Essential Qualifications Needed to preform Job:
Ability to work according to an established schedule, attention to detail, basic computing skills, ability to work without close supervision, organizational skills, some understanding of historical research methods and approaches, ability to solve problems and some heavy lifting of boxes. Must have the ability to work with the public.

Preferred Qualifications:
Interest in historical methods, research or museum studies.
* The employer reserves the right to change or add duties to this position as long as the changes and/or additions are consistent with the job classification. If needed or upon employers discretion with authorization form Financial Aid Office

Hours Per Week:

• Preferred Application Procedure(s): www.morris.umn.edu/library/studentjobs.php

Number of Positions Available