Assist with the processing, organization, and description of born-digital archival materials to prepare them for ingest into the UT-Austin institutional repository, Texas ScholarWorks.
Position Title: Digital Archiving Assistant
Department: RSDI
Supervisor: Ian Goodale
Position is subject to renewal each semester.
Work Schedule: 20 hours per week, scheduled between hours of 8-5, Monday-Friday.
Duties:
- Create and edit metadata and check existing metadata for errors
- Edit images to prepare them for uploading to our institutional repository, Texas Scholar Works
- Organize files into a production-ready state before they are uploaded to Texas ScholarWorks
- Optional, depending on candidate experience: run existing Python scripts to automate certain processing steps for the data
Required Qualifications: UT Austin graduate student enrolled in minimum of 6 credits for the Spring 2025 semester. Research or professional interest in archival material and/or digital archives.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Python for automating archival workflows, file manipulation, and/or text processing
We want to emphasize that although experience in certain areas is desirable, candidates who meet the required qualifications and demonstrate excellent promise are encouraged to apply and will be given serious consideration.
Working Conditions: Regular indoor working conditions.
Rate of Pay: $20.00
Applicant Instructions: Applicants should apply with a letter of interest, resume, and contact information for three references here. Please indicate that you are interested in the Texas ScholarWorks Project unit.
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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