SCUA Archives Processor

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Position Information

Position Title

Position Title SCUA Archives Processor

Requisition Number

Requisition Number S02499P

Position Category

Position Category Staff

Campus Location

Campus Location Weber State University - Ogden, UT

Hours per week 40

Months per year

Months per year 12

Occasional evenings and weekends.

Pay Grade

Pay Grade N27

FLSA

FLSA Non-Exempt

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 10/19/2026

Review Date

Review Date 10/29/2026

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Job Summary/Basic Function

Department Overview

The Special Collections and University Archives department ( SCUA ) at Weber State University is seeking applications for a full-time Archives Processor. The Archives Processor provides high quality access and research services to the WSU campus and the greater Weber/Davis community by providing access to primary sources and collections. The Processor will consult with the leadership team for the SCUA department, working closely with colleagues responsible for Special Collections, University Archives, the Weber State Community, and Weber/Davis Communities as a whole.

Job Description

Under minimal supervision, performs highly skilled archives and special collections duties at the paraprofessional level. The Archives Processor provides high quality research services to the WSU campus and the greater Weber/Davis community by providing access to primary sources and collections. The Processor will improve the physical and intellectual control, access, and preservation of materials through collection organization and preservation, creating finding aids using DACS best practices, inputting data to various automated library databases, and working with the digitization lab to preserve analog materials.

Processor will provide assistance with exhibit development, creation, and installation. Provide ongoing support for SCUA outreach through social media postings and advertising. Serve on a library team as a representative of the SCUA department.

In addition to the processing and research service duties, the Archives Processors serve as project managers for one of SCUA’s primary functional areas. This includes but is not limited to:

• Digital Initiatives (this will be the primary role of this position)
  • Project Manager will work closely with the Digital Initiatives department and oversee digitization processes for primary sources, including metadata, digital collections and exhibits, and uploading collections into the digital content management system.
• Oral History
  • Project manager will provide access to the Stewart Library’s Oral History collection by organizing oral history interviews and overseeing transcription, edits, and publication processes.
• Digital Initiatives Workflow
  • Project manager is responsible for digitization lab management and overseeing the entire student hiring process (with input from student assigned supervisor), onboarding, training, progress reports, wage tracking, raises and TAS verification.
  • Project Manager will work closely with the Digital Initiatives department and oversee digitization processes for primary sources, including metadata, digital collections, Special Collections digital collections ( SCDC ), and uploading collections into the digital content management…