Special Collections Digital Research Intern - University Libraries

Special Collections Digital Research Intern - University Libraries

Salary

$15.00 Hourly

Location

Main Campus (BG), OH

Job Type

Student Worker

Job Number

BGSU02094

Division

Presidents Office

Department

Student Employment

Opening Date

11/10/2026

Closing Date

11/20/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits

Summary

This position is a 1 credit internship in conjunction with the Special Collections area for digitizing of special projects.

Career Readiness Competencies

• Take initiative to learn new tools, systems, or procedures on the job.

• Take ownership of assigned responsibilities and follow through.

• Demonstrate reliability and accountability in completing tasks.

• Arrive on time and prepared for each shift or meeting.

• Use campus tools and systems effectively to complete job tasks.

Essential Functions

• Requires concentration and strong attention to detail
• Demonstrate effective verbal and/or written communication skills
• Basic computer skills required and desire to learn new skills
• Experience with scanning documents and/or photographs and other images a plus but not required
• Experience with Photoshop and/or Lightroom or other advanced image editing software a plus but not required

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires concentration and strong attention to detail
• Basic computer skills required and desire to learn new skills on the job
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation

Additional Information

• This job will be 3 hours a week for a 1 credit internship. This internship will be part of the NEA Big Reads grant related to Betsy Ross and the Making of America by historian Marla Miller. This position will be documenting the submitted quilt blocks (photography/digitization), and creating metadata and an Omeka collection to display them.

Bowling Green State University is an equal opportunity employer. The University is committed to maintaining an employment and educational environment that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of protected class: age (40 years of age or older), ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender identity and expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, marital status, military status, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

EEOC Know Your Rights

OCRC Know Your Rights

In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Bowling Green State University, please call 419-372-8421 or email ohr@bgsu.edu.

BGSU is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents

This position is not eligible for benefits.

Employer Bowling Green State University

Address 1851 N Research Drive

Huntington Building

Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403

Phone (419) 372-8421 Human Resources

(419) 372-2865 Student Employment

Website https://www.bgsu.edu/human-resources/careers.html