Processing Assistant🔍Hoover Institution, Stanford, California, United StatesNew📁Library📅16 hours ago Post Date📅104867 Requisition #The Hoover Institution Library & Archives (HILA) at Stanford University is hiring a Processing Assistant. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to implement the processes by which incoming collection materials in all formats are efficiently managed to facilitate rapid researcher access and digitization. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a collaborative work environment and are enthusiastic about experiencing innovative collection management workflows implemented at a large scale.A cover letter and resume are required for full consideration. This is an on-site role based in Stanford, CA.About Stanford University's Hoover Institution: The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace is a public policy research center devoted to the advanced study of economics, politics, history, and political economy-both domestic and foreign-as well as international affairs.
Founded in 1919 by Herbert Hoover before he became the thirty-first president of the United States, the Institution began as a repository of historical material gathered at the end of World War I. The library and archives have grown to be among the largest private repositories of documents on twentieth-century political and economic history. Over time the Institution expanded its mission from collecting archival material to conducting advanced research on contemporary history and economics and applying this scholarship to current public policy challenges.With its eminent scholars and world-renowned library and archives, the Hoover Institution seeks to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity while securing and safeguarding peace for America and all humanity.This position is a 12-month fixed-term with possibility of renewal.JOB PURPOSE:The Processing Assistant will work directly with incoming collections, supporting the efficient review, physical stabilization, and documentation of archival materials to facilitate rapid researcher access and digitization. Reporting to the Acquisitions & Appraisal Archivist and situated within the Description department, the Processing Assistant will be part of a dynamic team focused on streamlining the management of the 1,000 linear feet of materials that HILA receives on average every year. Key responsibilities include supporting the tracking and documentation of incoming materials, rehousing a variety of formats including paper documents, photographic materials, and audiovisual materials while adhering to proper handling and archival housing standards and maintaining accurate holdings data. This position offers a unique opportunity to experience innovative collection management workflows implemented at a large scale in a fast-paced and agile environment, while also contributing to the mass digitization of L&A's unique primary source materials.CORE DUTIES*:
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