Dartmouth College Libraries seeks a dedicated, organized, and intellectually curious person to fill the entry-level position of Processing Specialist. The Processing Specialist works to create access to our archival and manuscript collections in both physical and digital formats. Under the direct supervision of the Assistant Archivist for Collections in Rauner Special Collection Library, the position processes new accessions and reprocesses existing collections in all formats to appropriate levels. The specialist works within existing systems to input descriptions and other metadata, assists researchers in the reading room, and participates in a dynamic environment dedicated to access, research, and teaching.
Bring your unique skills, grow them through professional development and engagement, and help us empower students by unlocking their individual potential.
As a potential staff member at Dartmouth Libraries, you will be joining our organization at a pivotal moment. After consulting and collaborating with our academic community, campus partners, and library colleagues, Dartmouth Libraries have a new strategic direction – Research Engine, Powering Knowledge. Grounded in our Purpose and Vision, this strategic framework supports us in achieving our goals and aspirations. Those aspirations are to:
- Empower students by unlocking individual potential
- Accelerate advanced research
- Elevate scholarship with powerful research tools and methods and
- Amplify Dartmouth’s impact across the scholarly ecosystem
Position description: https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/0095201
Contact: joshua.a.lascell@dartmouth.edu
Salary Range: $21.50-24.40/hr
Dartmouth Benefits: Benefits Information
Dartmouth Libraries values diversity in all forms and believes that each employee brings a set of diverse experiences and identities to the workplace that makes us stronger, encourages innovation, and enhances our collective contributions. We encourage candidates to evaluate and explore our department as they move through our interview process. We continue to develop our hiring process to ensure our candidates are empowered to bring their whole selves to the interview process and encouraged to learn about our workplace.
We do this by:
- Avoiding scheduled interviews on religious or cultural days of observation.
- Requiring all hiring committee members to be trained in Implicit Bias.
- Providing employees opportunities to learn, grow, and be challenged.
- Fostering an inclusive and respectful work environment.
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.
– Posted 5/2/24