Overview: The Florida State University Libraries, in partnership with the School of Information, invites eligible Master’s and Ph.D. program students to apply for Graduate Assistantships in the University Libraries. The purpose of these assistantships is to provide graduate students with valuable, applied work experience that will enhance their classroom learning and their marketability to potential employers after graduation.

Special Collections & Archives: The graduate assistant will gain practical special collections, archives, and digital collections experience through work in research services, instruction, rare book & archival processing, digitization, and metadata creation. The Special Collections & Archives (SCA) Division is committed to connecting communities to our primary source collections (digitally and in person), to creating inclusive research environments, diversifying our collections, and improving our discovery systems. Work will be project based and may occur in the Special Collections Research Center, the Heritage Museum, the Pepper Library, and/or the Digital Library Center. We are a team-based work environment and graduate assistants are full members of that team. More information on Special Collections & Archives can be found at https://www.lib.fsu.edu/special-collections.

Position Duties:
The GA will work with the SCA Leadership Team to develop a work plan and project rotation each semester that helps the GA meet their goals for knowledge and experience building.
Due to the in-person aspect of this position, it is not designed for fully remote graduate students who do not reside in Tallahassee.

To Apply: Complete the University Libraries Graduate Assistantship online application form here. Applicants will be selected for interviews shortly after the deadline.
Contact: Please email kmccormick@fsu.edu with any questions