Student Special Collections Assistant, Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection

Student Special Collections Assistant, Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection

Florida Gulf Coast University

The Student Special Collections Assistant supports the arrangement,description, preservation, and digitization of the Kevin Erwin Environmental Ecology Collection. This large, high-impactcollection includes ecological surveys, permits, planningdocuments, maps, photographs, correspondence, field data, and other materials that document the environmental history of Southwest Florida and the development of FGCU. The Student Special Collections Assistant will help make these materials accessible to students, faculty, staff, visiting researchers, and the globalscientific community by preparing them for long-term preservation and online access.

The position will collaborate directly withecosystem ecology, Kevin Erwin, to verify and enhance contextualinformation while this opportunity remains available.

• Arrange, organize, process, and digitize archival materials using professional archival standards (e.g., DACS) and methods.
• Research the materials to create descriptive metadata, findingaids, and item-level inventories for online and physical access that highlight the scientific purposes and importance of the materials.
• Consult with the collection creator to capture contextualinformation and ensure accurate description of the materialsalready in the collection and potential acquisitions to the collection.
• Support public access initiatives, including reproductionrequests, research requests, and instructional use.
• Maintain documentation of processing workflows and project progress.

• Other job-related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree OR pursuing bachelor's degree in environmental studies, environmental ecology, ecological history,or related field.
• Currently enrolled student at Florida Gulf Coast University attime of hire and throughout the appointment.

• Enrolled in a graduate degree program for environmentalstudies, environmental ecology, ecological history, or a related field.
• Coursework or experience working with ecological or historicalmaterials.
• Experience with digitization equipment, scanning software, ormetadata creation.
• Experience working with large research collections orscientific data.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Knowledge of ecological terminology; ability to identify and differentiate between ecological map types and survey data.
• Comfort working independently and collaboratively with faculty,staff, donors, and researchers.
• Willingness to learn professional archival standards, methods,and processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability7 to lift archival boxes up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to move and rehouse large-format materials (blueprints,maps, oversized documents).
• Extended periods of standing, scanning, or working withcollections in storage environments.

FGCU is a State University System of Florida member and an Equal Opportunity and Equal Access employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.