Student: Library Student Digitization, Archives & Technical Assistant 2025-26 bei Augsburg University

Augsburg University is committed to helping our student explore their vocation. As a University with a calling, we welcome the unique gifts that each of our employees brings to our collective work, and we are committed to supporting our students as they seek to match those gifts with the needs of the University and our larger community.   

Student employment with Augsburg is more than a job - it is an opportunity for Augsburg students to gain meaningful work experience in a supportive setting that promotes professional growth, personal accountability, teamwork, collaboration and quality work that lives up to our mission of educating students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.  

Student employment is managed by Augsburg Human Resources in partnership with student supervisors from across campus.

Digitization and Archives:

• Scanning print materials, photographs, and other physical items for addition into the digital archives. Recent examples of student work include the Pan-Afrikan Collection and the Women's Athletics Collection
• Digitizing analog audiovisual media and producing online versions of that media using  audio and video production technologies and uploading to the archives' YouTube Channel
• Creating descriptive inventories for archival collections and performing other work to make collections accessible

Technical Services:

• Pre-order searching, receiving, invoicing, cataloging, and processing materials made available through the library's website and in its physical collections
• Withdrawing unused materials from the collection and preparing for shipment to be reused or recycled
• Other duties as assigned

Hours & Schedule

• 10-15 hours a week during the school year, 20 hours during summer
   

Work-study eligible students welcome.

Compensation and Benefits

• Rate of Pay: $15.97/hour
• Minnesota Sick and Safe Time
• Not eligible for health insurance benefits
   

• Students must be currently enrolled at Augsburg and must be work-study eligible.
• Familiarity with, or a strong interest in learning, technologies that include Audacity, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Premiere
• Demonstrated ability to work independently
• An interest in working with historical materials.
• May include some heavy lifting

If you have questions about your work-study eligibility, please consult your financial aid award letter or contact Student Financial Services: [email protected]

All student applicants must attach the following for consideration: 

• Resume
• Cover Letter (optional)

Augsburg University is an Equal Opportunity employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees regardless of their race, creed, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, military service, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete our application process, please contact the Human Resources department by phone at  612.330.1058 or email at [email protected].  Human Resources is located at 20 Memorial Hall.