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Digital Collections Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511023
Division/Organization: College of Letters & Science
Department: Computer Sciences
Job Type: UW Student Assistant, UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Partially Remote
Location: COMPUTER SCIENCES
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.50
Job Categories: Digital Technology, Teamwork/Collaboration, Education and Training, Information Technology and Computers, STEM, Libraries, Archives, and Museums

Department Overview:

 Located in the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences (CDIS), Internet Scout Research Group (https://scout.wisc.edu) specializes in creating practical web-based information and software solutions for educators, librarians, and researchers. We are looking for a student (with a graduation date of May 2028 or later) to help us with a variety of tasks related to Scout's digital resource collections.

Submit a resume and cover letter to apply. In the cover letter, applicants should please discuss their professional or academic experiences with library or archival collections, data entry, database or information management, and/or any relevant technical skills. No programming skills required.

Please note that applications will be reviewed upon submission, and that interviews may be scheduled before this job posting has closed.

Anticipated Start Date:

 March 2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

  

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 10 Maximum: 20

Schedule:

 Some remote work permitted

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $14.50 

Number of Positions:

 1

Qualifications:

 Data entry or other administrative experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Written and verbal communication skills
Organizational skills
Ability to complete tasks in a timely manner and meet deadlines
Ability to work in a team-oriented environment as well as independently

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Job duties for the Digital Collections Assistant may include:
Data entry and record maintenance (primary task)
Documentation revision and upkeep
Research and fact checking
Assisting with special projects, as needed

Physical Demands:

Sitting - Remaining in a seated position
Near Visual Acuity - Clarity of vision at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e. reading small print on a computer screen)
Keyboarding - Entering text or data into a computer by means of a keyboard

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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