- Department: History
- Supervisor:
Responsibilities
- Assist with research tasks
- locate sources in the library or online
- browse a collection of sources and analyze pertinent sources
- provide written summaries of source content
- Assist with preparing customized course readers for history classes
- download public domain texts
- type, format, and proofread
- Perform other duties assigned; past examples include
- preparing PowerPoint presentations for Constitution Day
- correlating students’ and professors’ schedules for Senior Seminar defenses
- aggregating assessment data in respect to departmental and institutional learning objectives
- assisting history students with development and orgainzation of a biographical and congregational profile archive for use in class service learning project
- formatting students’ work for publication to the ELS Historical Society website (proofreading, citation polishing, html tagging, etc.)
Work schedule
- Days per week: flexible within M – F
- Hours per week: 5 – 10
Minimum qualifications
- Library research skills: Independently locating and analyzing materials pertinent to a research question, and providing concise written summaries with full citations.
- Computer skills: LibreOffice is preferred, but Microsoft office is acceptable (either way, including spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation software abilties): file sharing abilities via Dropbox.
- Language skills: Clear and professional oral and written communication in English is essential; background in Greek, Latin, Hebrew, and/or German would be especially helpful for certain research topics.
- Background knowledge: Familiarity with U.S. and world history, philosophy, and/or theology is strongly preferred, with a willingness to learn as needed for particular research tasks.
- Scheduling: Able to meet attendance requirements (to be established in consultation with the supervisor).