Pacific Northwest Curatorial Assistant

Special Collections (Suzzallo/Allen Libraries)

Pacific Northwest Collection Curatorial Assistant (Student Specialist)

28 September 2012

2012-10-16

$9.04 - $9.85 per hour, DOE.

10-19.5 hours per week. Schedule to be arranged between the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday.

• Assist Curator with accessions, correspondence and donor outreach
• Search complex printed and online bibliographic tools in support of adding materials to Special Collections
• Arrange and describe archival collections according to Describing Archives: A Content Standard, and other standards in consultation with the Curator
• Prepare inventories and finding aids of archival collections using a variety of software, including XMetal, Google Drive, Microsoft Excel
• May research, write, compose, edit and/or revise electronic documents
• Re-house materials as necessary
• Retrieve and reshelve record storage boxes
• Perform research using primary and secondary sources on the historical context of the collection

• Bachelor's degree
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Careful attention to detail
• Must be able and willing to lift boxes weighing up to 40 pounds and climb stepladders
• Ability to perform data entry with a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to handle fragile items with care
• Ability to work independently
• Must be able to tolerate working with dusty materials

• Currently enrolled in a Masters program at the University of Washington
• Library, archival or museum experience

1. Complete a UW Libraries student job application form. To ensure compatibility and consideration, complete the application form using Adobe Reader^*.
2. Submit the application form, and cover letter, along with a  résumé, by uploading them to the Library student employment online dropbox.

Selected applicants will be contacted for an interview.

^*Some programs, including versions of Mac Preview, are not fully compatible with PDF forms.