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If you feel you have the qualifications and would like to apply for this position, please notify the Human Resources Division at [log in to unmask] or fax: (301) 209-0847. See message below for full description (previously posted). ---- Original message ---- Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:46:51 -0500 From: Melanie Brown <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Part-time employment - Archives Assistant To: [log in to unmask] >The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is offering an 18-month grant funded >position as an Archives Assistant. AIP is located near the University of >Maryland College Park campus, close to the College Park Metro station. >Please see below for details: > >NIELS BOHR LIBRARY & ARCHIVES >American Institute of Physics >One Physics Ellipse >College Park, MD 20740 > >POSITION: Archives Assistant > >HOURS: 20 hours per week, flexible schedule > >WAGES: $12 per hour > >AVAILABLE: January 2009 > >DESCRIPTION: The Center for History of Physics at the American Institute of >Physics in College Park, MD seeks a part-time assistant for a digital >project in the Niels Bohr Library & Archives. The assistant will work with >an archivist to digitize and put on the Web a manuscript collection. Tasks >will include preparation of documents prior to scanning (removing staples >and other fasteners, slip-sheeting items with acid-free paper, reboxing or >refolding as needed), preparing shipments to the scanning vendor, and >checking the quality of the scanned items after receipt from the scanning >vendor. This is a grant funded position with a possible term of one and half >years. > >QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of Bachelors degree or previous experience >required; preference to a student currently enrolled in a Masters degree >program in archival studies. The ideal candidate should have previous >experience in collections processing, and have proofreading skills and >attention to detail. > >Knowledge of science is not required. > >Must be able to lift 40 pound boxes of library materials. _________________________________________________________________ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008