Student Preservation Technician

Location: Wilson Library (West Bank)

Total Hours Per Week Scheduled: 8-10 hours per week

Work Study Requirement: No requirement or preference

Job Duties:

• Perform a variety of book repair procedures, custom enclosure and other associated treatments to circulation collection items.
• Other duties may include clerical tasks such as searching databases, entering statistics.
• Special projects as assigned, such as measuring books for enclosures, processing materials from bindery shipments and assessing or preparing materials for collections moves.

Required:

• Enrolled as a University of Minnesota student for 6 or more credits.

Preferred:

• Aptitude for hands-on work and close attention to detail. 
• Ability to closely follow instructions and procedures.
• Ability to work around dust and strong odors with appropriate personal protective equipment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing
• Background or interest in the book arts (i.e. paper making, printing, binding, box making etc) is desirable but not mandatory.

The Collection Management & Preservation Department provides strategic stewardship of University of Minnesota Libraries content to ensure continuing access for future generations of users. The unit employs cost-effective strategies for managing the life cycle of content and collections, including stabilizing physical materials to ensure usability, reformatting materials to ensure long-term access to their content, implementing preventative preservation practices throughout the Libraries, promoting preservation and providing educational opportunities for Libraries staff and users, coordinating the safe and timely transfer of materials to remote storage and other locations through collections moves, and managing and planning for optimal use of collections storage spaces. 

Pay Range: $15.25/hour

Please visit the Office of Student Health Benefits website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

Student workers are eligible to participate in the Student Health Benefit Plan, if they maintain 6 or more eligible course credits within a given semester. The same applies for Undergraduate Students, Graduate Assistants, Residents, Fellows and Interns.

Student positions are a form of financial support while pursuing an education at the University of Minnesota.

Applications must be submitted online.  To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions.  You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a resume.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

Please attach the following documents in Word or PDF Format (DO NOT copy and paste) along with online application to be considered.

1. Resume.
2. Screenshot of class schedule.
3. Complete Google Form here.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail [email protected] or call (612) 624-8647.

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