Senior Student Associate, Massie Project Digitizing Intern, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Job Posting Title:

Senior Student Associate, Massie Project Digitizing Intern, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Hiring Department:

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

10

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Massie Project Digitizing Intern

Senior Student Associate, Massie Project Digitizing Intern, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

HOW TO APPLY: When applying, in the My Experience section in Workday when asked to upload your Resume/CV, please upload not only your resume but also a letter of interest and the names of 3 work references with their contact information either as one pdf or all separate but in this same section. **Your application cannot be considered without all required materials.**  

AVAILABLE: Available beginning as soon as possible.  Appointed on a semester by semester basis.  19 hours per week. Schedule to be arranged with supervisor, Monday through Friday, 8:00-5:00.

PURPOSE & RESPONSIBILITIES:  The Massie Project Digitizing Intern will write metadata for and digitize the William Massie papers as part of the CLIR grant, Bearing Witness. The link to the finding aid: https://txarchives.org/utcah/finding_aids/00250.xml

Materials to be digitized may include correspondence and other documents and bound volumes. The intern will use digitization equipment, including a PhaseOne camera with CaptureOne and Photoshop software and an Epson flatbed scanner. 

The intern will maintain statistics and meet regularly with digitization staff.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• University of Texas student status and enrolled in at least six semester credit hours
• Excellent organizational skills
• Regular and punctual attendance
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Ability to work under supervision
• Ability to lift up to 50-pound boxes during a three- to four-hour period of time
• High school graduation or GED and two years full-time equivalent library experience; or 60 hours college credit and one year full-time equivalent library experience; or twelve hours of graduate coursework in library and information science

***Must not be in another paid position with the University***

http://www.utexas.edu/hr/student/student_non-acad_employment.html.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in the social sciences or humanities
• Knowledge of research methodologies and techniques
• Familiarity with handling fragile library, archival, and museum materials
• Experience with working with digital camera or other digitization equipment and software
• Graduate coursework in history, library science, and/or archives
• Knowledge of preservation materials, practices, and theories
• Experience with preservation methods

SALARY:  $16.00 per hour. This is a temporary student position and does not carry benefits.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Exposure to standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Use of manual dexterity. Molds, dust, and other air-borne allergens may be present.

WORK SHIFT: Temporary appointment. Available beginning ASAP through August 31, 2026, with the possibility of continuing in the Fall 2026. Appointed semester by semester. 19 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. Schedule to be arranged with supervisor on semester basis and will work around class schedule.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

• Resume/CV
• The names of tjhree (3) work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
• When applying, in the My Experience section in Workday when asked to upload your Resume/CV, please upload not only your resume but also a letter of interest and the names of 3 work references with their contact information either as one pdf or all separate but in this same section. **Your application cannot be