Part-Time Student Rural Archives Internship, Center for Rural Engagement
Indiana University

Department

CENTER FOR RURAL ENGAGEMENT (BL-CFRE-IUBLA)

Department Information

The IU Center for Rural Engagement improves the lives of Hoosiers through collaborative initiatives that discover and deploy scalable and flexible solutions to common challenges facing rural communities. Working in full-spectrum community innovation through research, community-engaged teaching and student service, the center builds vision, harnesses assets and cultivates sustainable leadership structures within the communities with which it engages to ensure long-term success. The center strives toward equity and inclusion by implementing and following antiracist principles.

Job Summary

As part of the Rural Scholars Program, we seek an IU student for a project-based internship with a rural museum partner in Spencer County, Indiana: the Santa Claus Museum and Village . Holiday World (formerly Santa Claus Land) holds important significance for Indiana. The museum is located 2 hours from the IUB campus.

Department Specific Responsibilities

• Physical and digital arrangement of letters to Santa that date back to the 1940s.
• Catalogs exhibit items, including photography of items.
• Files, purges, and organizes other items as directed.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

Required

• Currently enrolled as a student at Indiana University

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Required

• Possess a valid driver's license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Ability to problem solve

Preferred

• Digital photography and project management systems

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Additional Information

Support is provided for transportation

Work Location

Bloomington, Indiana
This position is eligible for hybrid working schedule

Work Hours

16-24 hours per week depending on project volume.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Job Classification

Career Level: Part Time Employee

FLSA: Nonexempt

Job Function: Part Time Employee

Job Family: Part Time Student Employee

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