Position: Graduate Student Research Assistant, Wilson Library Special Collections and NCSU Special Collections Research Center
Available: January 1, 2013

Wilson Library Special Collections and the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University seek qualified applicants for a 15 hr/wk Temporary Research Assistant position. The position is available January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013 with a salary of $843.75/month, and will work on campus at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. This position may also qualify for additional benefits, including the graduate student health insurance. Applicants must be enrolled as a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This assistant will work on the Content, Context, and Capacity project, a large-scale manuscripts digitization project for the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN) university libraries, including Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This CCC project is digitizing thirty-eight manuscript collections and archival record groups that document the historical era known as the Long Civil Rights Movement (LCRM), during which struggles for racial, social, and economic justice reshaped the cultural and political landscapes of North Carolina and America.

• Reviewing materials for concerns related to privacy and intellectual property
• Preparing materials for shipment to UNC-CH for digitization
• Receiving materials
• Assistants must be able to work during regular weekday work hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
• Please note: Job location is D. H. Hill Library, NC State University, Raleigh NC

Required Qualifications

• Familiarity with and strong interest in archives, manuscripts, digitization, and special collections, including methods and practices
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment

To Apply
Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled. Interviews will be conducted in person or via phone beginning December 18.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to both:
Brian Dietz, Digital Program Librarian for Special Collections at NCSU Libraries
brian_dietz@ncsu.edu
Jenn Riley, Head, Carolina Digital Library and Archives, UNC University Libraries
jlriley@email.unc.edu
SUBJ: CCC TRA

For more information about the position, please contact:
Sonya Harris
962-8027
srharris@email.unc.edu

The University of North Carolina is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff.