Volunteer Archiving Intern, Laboratory of Adult Development, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Posted September 8, 2014
The Laboratory of Adult Development
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Principal Investigator: Robert J. Waldinger, M.D.
About the Lab
The Study of Adult Development is one of the longest and richest longitudinal studies of human development ever conducted. For more than 70 years, two groups of men have been studied from adolescence into late life to identify the predictors of healthy aging. This study has allowed us to examine psychological traits, social factors, and biological processes that characterize adolescents and forty-year-olds who evolve into vigorous and engaged octogenarians. The study has created an unprecedented database of life histories with which to view the dynamic character of the aging process. To date, it has been a resource for over 150 scholars and scientists studying topics ranging from the influence of maternal warmth on young adult physical health, to the effects of combat exposure on social functioning, to the relationship between early life adversity and late life cognitive functioning.
Position Description:
Recently, our lab has undertaken a project to completely archive all study data in electronic format in order to preserve this one-of-a-kind data set and make it more widely available as a resource for scholars of human development.
- Preparing the records for scanning.
- Document labeling, ordering, and organizing,
- Inventory creation.
Commitment: 8 hours per week (two 4 hour shifts) for the summer and fall, with a start date in June. Days and hours are flexible.
Candidates should possess excellent organizational skills and the capacity to work independently.
This is a wonderful opportunity for students with an interest in archiving, library work, history, historical research, and/or preservation.
If interested, please send a resume and cover letter to: Laura Distel, Project Coordinator, [email protected].