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Job Location (Full Address):

755 Library Rd, Rochester, New York, United States of America, 14627

Opening:

Worker Subtype:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

200363 Rare Bks, Spcl Collctns & Pres

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 104 H

Compensation Range:

$18.65 - $26.11

_The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations._

Responsibilities:

GENERAL SUMMARY

The River Campus Libraries (RCL) Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation (RBSCP) seeks a Processing Assistant to provide support for detailed-oriented work that supports the processing, preservation, and accessibility of archival collections. With a high degree of accountability and authority to work independently and collaboratively, this temporary position is primarily responsible for assisting in organizing, processing, and describing archival collections. There may be an extension of the position, dependent on performance and departmental needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Arrangement and series determination

+ Separate physical material into series arrangement determined in conjunction with RBSCP Staff

Processing historical materials

+ Arrange historical materials and bound volumes in subseries, files, and with logical internal organization

Processing modern and visual materials

+ Respecting original order where possible, arrange modern archives, including visual and audiovisual materials

Discovery

+ Create finding aids in ArchivesSpace in compliance with archival metadata standards such as DACS and EAD

Professional Development

+ Maintain currency with library functions, resources, practices, and procedures

+ Participate in and contribute toward RBSCP and RCL meetings and events.

+ Maintain professional collaborations with RCL colleagues and other campus constituencies.

Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

+ Associate’s degree Required

+ Bachelor’s degree Preferred

+ 3 years’ work experience Required

+ Or equivalent combination of education and experience Required

+ Experience navigating and manipulating large spreadsheets while ensuring the integrity of all data points Required

+ Experience handling historic or fragile materials Required

+ Experience with data entry and editing Required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

+ Knowledge of archival arrangement, processes, and construction of inherited hierarchies Required

+ Ability to take clear and organized notes to establish intellectual organization and description of material and concerned agents Required

+ Excellent physical and spatial organization Required

+ Excellent written and verbal communication skills Required

+ Commitment to inclusion, equity, reparative justice, diversity, and an understanding of how these values are expressed in archival representation and description Preferred

+ Knowledge of editing records and fields in ArchivesSpace, RBSCP’s enterprise system for representation and recordkeeping of archival materials Preferred

+ Driver’s license and access to individual transportation, for accessing off-site storage Preferred

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At the University of Rochester, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture and are united by a strong commitment to be ever better—Meliora. It is an ideal that informs our shared mission to ensure all members of our community feel safe, respected, included, and valued.