Reading Room Student Assistant, Radcliffe Library, Cambridge, MA
Posted December 17, 2015
Reading Room Student Assistant
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Hours: 17 hours a week. Shifts take place Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.
Eligibility: This position is a pre-professional position open to currently enrolled students.
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 18th century to the present.
Location: In Radcliffe Yard, 2 blocks from Harvard Square. The yard is between Brattle and Garden Streets in Cambridge.
Description: Under the supervision of the Research Services Department, reading room student assistants work in the Reading Room; retrieve and reshelve books, periodicals, and manuscript and audiovisual materials; scan materials for researchers and complete other projects that may arise. In addition, this person may work at the Registration Desk on the first floor.
Experience: Required: Ability to interact well with students, faculty, researchers, and staff. High attention to detail. Ability to lift boxes weighing up to 40 pounds. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Able to commit to a set weekly schedule.
Preferred: Interest in women’s studies; reading room or other special collections experience.
Salary: $12.50/hour
To apply:
Submit a cover letter, resume, and three references to
Amanda Strauss, Research Librarian
amanda_strauss@radcliffe.
Applications due January 4, 2016