Student Job Title: Emerging Professional in Digital Scholarship – Collections Projects
Location: U of T Scarborough Library Research & Digital Initiatives (Digital Scholarship Unit)
Normal Days and Hours of Work: Normal daytime hours with some flexibility.
This is an on-site position with the opportunity for occasional hybrid work. Full-time (37 hrs/week)
Closing date April 6
The U of T Scarborough Library is a leader in academic library service and program development. The library supports research and study by housing an extensive network of scholarly materials in many formats. The library offers an extensive reference and research service and holds a local collection of about 400,000 print items, journal subscriptions, sound recordings, videos and films, a leisure reading collection, special research, and archival collections. The library’s collections are complemented by our services and professional staff of librarians and technicians that support the daily operation of a library that is committed to promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion to help create a truly rich and engaging academic experience.
Background
The U of T Scarborough Library’s Digital Scholarship Unit (DSU) provides Scarborough-specific support for digital scholarship in the related areas of data, the digital humanities, digital collections building, digital preservation, and scholarly communications. We work closely with open-source developers and Information & Instructional Technology Services (IITS) for the creation and maintenance of the library’s special digital collections and Faculty research collaborations and support key research projects within the library as well as the library’s website presence.
Job Description
The Emerging Professional in Digital Scholarship – Collections Projects works on digital scholarship projects, digital collections, and digital exhibits that require transcription, description, and analytical work.
Student Job Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities
- Research historical context and best practice to inform cataloguing and exhibition efforts.
- Collaborate on visual elements of websites and promotional materials designed to promote digital collections and inform users.
- Follow established workflows for transcribing information from digitized documents into spreadsheets.
- Test functionality of collections and documents, as well as making suggestions for improvement.
- Other collections data related duties as assigned (and aligned with skill set and learning objectives of student).
Skills / Qualifications Needed
- Demonstrated technical acumen and interest in technology.
- Familiarity with spreadsheets and willingness to learn.
- Takes ownership of responsibilities, can work both independently and as part of a team and has a strong sense of when to seek guidance.
- Excellent organization and planning skills.
- Excellent ability to recognize and meet deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail and able to plan for multiple contingencies.
- Strong ability to think ahead to next steps to keep projects moving forward.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including formal and informal reports.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to present oneself professionally and manage multiple demands, changing timelines and deadlines under pressure.
- Ability to exercise tact and good judgement.
Additional Skills and Experience
- Library-specific skills and experience.
- Familiarity with spreadsheet-based data entry.
Application Instructions
Send an e-mail with cover letter demonstrating your areas of interest, skills and professional goals, a resume, and the names of three referees in a single electronic file (PDF or MS Word) with the file name convention of SurnameFirstName_GSLDS to dsu.utsc@utoronto.ca before April 6, 2025.
Rate of Pay: $28.50