Student Archive Tech - Summer 2024
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Full-time
Accounting
Posted on April 24, 2024
Posting Details
Posting Details
Job Title
Student Archive Tech - Summer 2024
Requisition Number
DU12033
Department Name
40520:KY Geological Survey
Work Location
Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
Salary Range
$15.00 - $16.00/hour
Type of Position
Student
Position Time Status
Full-Time
Required Education
High School diploma or GED
Required Related Experience
current UK student
Required License/Registration/Certification
NA
Physical Requirements
Ability to lift 25 lb boxes, push wheeled carts, and move stacks of publications from one storage location to another. Ability to handle materials above head to shelve/store. Typing, sitting for long periods of time, operating scanning equipment.
Shift
On-site working hours between Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Up to 40 hours per week until Fall 2024 semester.
Job Summary
The Kentucky Geological Survey is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated individual to work on a summer project. The project's goals include organization and cataloging of the publications and documents at the Mining and Mineral Resources Building.
What you'll do:
Attention to detail, organizational skills, excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills, teamwork, must have legible handwriting, data entry, filing and scanning experience.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No
Preferred Education/Experience
Experience with data management, Excel or similar spreadsheet tools; entering item-level metadata; experience organizing and cataloging collections of physical items; interest in preservation and archival storage a plus.
Deadline to Apply
04/28/2024
University Community of Inclusion
The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
Posting Details
Job Title
Student Archive Tech - Summer 2024
Requisition Number
DU12033
Department Name
40520:KY Geological Survey
Work Location
Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
Salary Range
$15.00 - $16.00/hour
Type of Position
Student
Position Time Status
Full-Time
Required Education
High School diploma or GED
Required Related Experience
current UK student
Required License/Registration/Certification
NA
Physical Requirements
Ability to lift 25 lb boxes, push wheeled carts, and move stacks of publications from one storage location to another. Ability to handle materials above head to shelve/store. Typing, sitting for long periods of time, operating scanning equipment.
Shift
On-site working hours between Monday – Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Up to 40 hours per week until Fall 2024 semester.
Job Summary
The Kentucky Geological Survey is seeking a detail-oriented and motivated individual to work on a summer project. The project's goals include organization and cataloging of the publications and documents at the Mining and Mineral Resources Building.
What you'll do:
- Catalog research documents, including publications, theses and maps
- Learning established KGS naming conventions for files and other resources
- Use established criteria for scanning needs
- Recording metadata and description of physical and digital representations of items
- Work closely with KGS staff to ensure data conformity and collection management systems
- You have high attention to detail and can spot minute differences between data
- You have an interest in geology or earth sciences
- You care about findability and preservation of research data
- Your written and verbal communication skills are clear (including handwriting)
- You enjoy working on a small team
- You are skilled at organizing things by topic, type, and/or identifying relationships between items/collections
- You have (or desire) training with archival preservation techniques and library systems
Attention to detail, organizational skills, excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills, teamwork, must have legible handwriting, data entry, filing and scanning experience.
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities?
No
Preferred Education/Experience
Experience with data management, Excel or similar spreadsheet tools; entering item-level metadata; experience organizing and cataloging collections of physical items; interest in preservation and archival storage a plus.
Deadline to Apply
04/28/2024
University Community of Inclusion
The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
