Research Services Student Assistant, Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Cambridge MA

Posted November 7, 2013

Hours needed: 17 hours a week during the Schlesinger Library’s  hours, Monday – Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

 

Start date: Monday, January 6, 2014

 

About the Schlesinger Library:  The Schlesinger Library draws thousands of researchers each year to study the history of women in America.  The collection consists of manuscript collections of individuals, families, and organizations, with particular strengths in women’s rights, suffrage, feminism, health and sexuality, social reform, and education.  Some collections of note are the papers of Betty Friedan, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, June Jordan, Julia Child, Pauli Murray, and Judy Chicago, and the records of the National Organization for Women.  In addition, the library’s book and periodical collections cover the full range of research on women as well as writings by women.  The library has a particularly strong collection of cookbooks dating from the late 18^th century to the present.

 

Location:   In Radcliffe Yard, 2 blocks from Harvard Square.  The yard is between Brattle and Garden Streets in Cambridge, close to the Graduate School of Education, the Divinity School, and Harvard Yard.

 

Description:  The student assistant will aid the Research Services department with reference work and patron service. Work will vary, but may include assisting with reference questions, scanning patron material, and other special outreach and departmental projects. The student assistant will also work in the Reading Room to help monitor Reading Room security, will page and reshelve books, periodicals, and manuscript and audiovisual materials, and will assist the reference staff with checking in and returning Harvard Depository material.

 

Experience:  Required: Ability to interact well with students, faculty, researchers, and staff.  High attention to detail.  Some word processing experience.  Ability to lift boxes weighing up to 40 pounds.

Preferred:  Interest in women’s studies / women’s history.  Prior library experience a plus.

 

Salary:             $12.50/hour

 

To apply:         Submit cover letter, resume, and references.  Application deadline: November 25, 2013.

 

Contact:          Amanda Strauss, Research Librarian, [email protected]