Archives Assistant
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Job No: 512094
Division/Organization: Community Partners
Department: Wisconsin Historical Society
Job Type: Local Work Study Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: HISTORICAL SOCIETY, STATE
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $14.00
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Digital Technology, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Department Overview:
Archives Section, Wisconsin Historical Society
Anticipated Start Date:
September 21, 2026
Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):
Remote Work Eligibility Detail:
Not Remote
Anticipated Hours Per Week:
Minimum: 8 Maximum: 15
Schedule:
8-15 hours per week. Normal operational hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 to 4:30
Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:
Minimum: $14.00
Number of Positions:
2
Qualifications:
Work Study hours required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
Enrollment in iSchool masters program with archives/records concentration preferred. Knowledge or experience working in an archival setting is preferred.
Position Summary/Job Duties:
Assist the local government records archivist or manuscripts accessioning staff with the processing of incoming local record series and manuscript collections. Tasks include, but are not limited to, arrangement and description of incoming collections and record series, creation of MARC catalog records and descriptive finding aids, and shelving/storing of processed collections in the archives stacks.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to lift 30 lbs.
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/
Advertised: September 10, 2026 09:00 AM Central Daylight Time
Applications close: September 24, 2026 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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