Job Description
Student employees supplement the activities of the full-time staff at the Doris Z. Stone Latin American Library and Research Center (DSLAL) by providing assistance during peak work periods and/or assisting the Curator of Special Collections with archival processing for the semester. This position is to beginas soon as agreed upon for thesemester and end on a determined basis. No more than 20 hours per week is allowed for all combined student positions. Please keep this in mind when applying for this position.
Pay Rate: $12-14.00/hour
Hours of Operation: 8:00 – 4:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays
Location: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, 4th Floor
Training will be provided for all tasks.
Job duties may include the following:
- Reshelving, also sort and prepare book trucks to be reshelved.
- Shifting, as needed, in order to accommodate new books on overloaded shelves.
- Help to check book vendor catalogs.
- Prepare informational packets for DSLAL events.
- Review/check newly cataloged books and newspapers for processing/labeling errors
- Assistance with DSLAL events.
- Answer phones and general clerical assistance as needed.
- Basic to moderate computer skills for word processing and data input.
- Active enrollment as a student at Tulane University
- PREFERRED: Spanish language skills
REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION:
Please submit a cover letter with information about work-study funding for the upcoming and/or current year and about your experience with any of the job duties listed. Also please submit a screenshot of your class schedule from classschedule.tulane.edu and a screenshot of your work-study acceptance and amount from Gibson if applicable.
About Us:
Everyone here at the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library strives to make this a safe, welcoming, and inclusive space. We’re looking for students who are outgoing, thrive on public interactions, and enjoy showing off the library’s resources.
Tulane University is an equal opportunity educator and employer committed to providing an education and employment environment free of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Legally protected demographic classifications (such as a person’s race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, shared ancestry, disability, genetics, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws) are not relied upon as an eligibility, selection or participation criteria for Tulane’s employment or educational programs or activities.
Tulane University is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing an application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources by phone at 504-865-4748 or by email at hr@tulane.edu
