Contact Information:
Michael Brown, Executive Director
Indiana Jewish Historical Society
6705 Hoover Road; Indianapolis, IN 46260
Phone: (317) 749-0048
Email: michael.brown@ijhs.org
Hours: 10-15 hours/week, includes some Sunday travel throughout Indiana, and weekday remote work.
Job Description:
Help us collect and process the Indiana Jewish Historical Society Archival Collections. Have fun learning about Indiana history and working with archives and history professionals.
- Position begins February through May 2022.
- Duties include the collection, describing, inventorying, boxing and moving of historical materials, records, papers, photographs.
- Computer data entry recording archival metadata, editing, indexing archival collections, and performing other duties as assigned.
- Scanning and filing documents and photographs, updating records, helping volunteer staff with interviews, oral histories, of community members.
- Complete other duties as assigned by a supervisor.
Job Qualifications:
- Ability to work with detailed information.
- Ability to enter data accurately in GoogleDocs spreadsheets and database systems, for example ContentDM.
- Ability to work independently and initiative to ask questions, valued.
- Ability to read, or learn to read cursive handwriting.
- Must have reliable transportation.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Digitizing experience, proficiency in photo editing, working knowledge of GoogleDocs and Sheets.
- Previous archival or records management experience preferred, but not required.
Physical Demands:
- Ability to lift and move boxes that can weigh up to 40 pounds, handcarts available.
- Ability to kneel, stretch, and bend in order to collect archival
- Ability to wear an N-95 or similar mask over mouth and nose for several hours of indoor work.
- Vaccination and booster(s) are required.
Application Instructions:
Contact Michael Brown, michael.brown@ijhs.org with resume & cover letter, to apply. Review of applications to begin immediately (March 2022).
Salary: $1500 stipend upon completion of internship, travel expense reimbursed.
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