Research Services Specialist
Berea College
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Berea, KY, USA
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Research Services Specialist (HRLY 6)
Minimum Qualifications Required
Education required to ensure success in this position:
• Bachelor’s Degree required
Experience required to ensure success in this position:
• Supervisory experience preferred
Special skills, knowledge and abilities:
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Advanced organizational skills
• Ability to interact positively with the public in-person, by email, and by telephone
• Ability to supervise students and to collaborate with other staff members
• Flexibility in adjusting to changing workflows
• Sensitivity in handling rare, fragile, and confidential materials
• Excellent general computer skills (Microsoft products); ability to learn departmental applications
• Familiarity with social media desired
License, certification, or registration necessary:
• None
Physical requirements:
• Mobility sufficient for the shelving of books and boxes
Environmental conditions:
• standard office plus archival storage areas
Ability to operate the following vehicles or equipment:
• standard office equipment; computer; scanner; copier
Summary:
The Research Services Specialist manages the Special Collections & Archives reception desk and reading room, answers incoming research requests, and assists researchers in-person and remotely. This position also supervises student labor positions and assists with maintaining departmental statistics and records.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Regular and predictable attendance is essential. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
In support of Berea College’s great commitments, this position requires student supervision. The fourth great commitment is to promote learning and serving in community through the student labor program, honoring the dignity and utility of all work, mental and manual, and taking pride in work well done. The Supervision would include scheduling, assigning and approving work performed. Developing students about common workplace acumen and giving them tangible work experience is an expected outcome.
Manages the SCA Reception Desk and Reading Room by
• Managing Reading Room appointments and registrations
• Assisting patrons with research, identification, and use of SC&A archival, manuscript, print, and audio-visual materials
• Training, scheduling, and managing student assistants
• Ensuring that security and safety protocols are followed
• Monitoring the retrieval and shelving of all materials to ensure accuracy
• Contributing to SCA outreach planning, exhibits, and events
Manages research services by
• Serving as the primary contact for receiving general information and research requests (email, phone, mail, in-person)
• Coordinating and completing in-person and remote research requests and appropriate duplication services
• Ensuring the accurate and timely gathering and compiling of department usage statistics
Manages departmental administrative services by
• Overseeing the ordering and maintenance of office supplies
• Coordinating equipment and systems maintenance requests
Other roles/duties will be assigned as necessary to assist the College in the attainment of the goals set forth and the enhancement of a positive, respectful learning environment for all staff, faculty and students.
Founded in 1855, Berea College achieved national distinction as the first coeducational and interracial college in the South. Berea has a longstanding commitment to interracial education and is one of the most racially diverse private liberal arts colleges in the United States. With an emphasis on service to Appalachia and beyond, Berea enrolls 1,600 students from 43 states and U.S. territories and more than 70 countries. Berea College admits students who are unable to afford tuition and provides all of them a no-tuition promise, valued at more than $178,000. Berea’s students excel in the College’s supportive yet demanding academic environment, and many are the first in their families to attend college. As one of only nine federally recognized Work Colleges, all Berea students are expected to work 10-12 hours weekly in various positions across campus. Berea College was again named one of the nation’s “Best Institutions for Undergraduates to Earn their College Degree” in the 2022 edition of The Princeton Review’s book, The Best 387 Colleges. Berea also appeared on four other lists within the publication: Best Colleges in the Southeast; Best Value Colleges; Best Green Colleges; and Tuition Free Schools. Berea College is ranked #148 by The Princeton Review – the highest-ranked Kentucky college, and the #3 “Best Value College” in the nation. Berea is one of only two private institutions ranked in the Top 10 for Value in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) 2022 College Rankings. The Washington Monthly ranks Berea College #13 among the nation’s liberal arts colleges, recognizing Berea for maintaining “consistently high rankings thanks to their economic diversity, relatively strong graduation rates, and commitment to meeting students’ financial need.” U.S. News and World Report Rankings lists Berea as #30 among National Liberal Arts Colleges, including ranking Berea #1 in Service Learning, #2 for Most Innovative Schools, #3 in Co-ops/Internships, #4 in First-year Experiences, and tied for #13 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.
Located where the Bluegrass Region meets the Cumberland Mountains, the town of Berea (pop. 16,000) lies forty miles south of Lexington and is approximately two hours from Cincinnati, Louisville, and Knoxville. More information about Berea College is available at www.berea.edu.
Berea College, in light of its mission in the tradition of impartial love and social equality, welcomes all people of the earth to learn and work here.
Berea College is always looking for talented, self-motivated individuals to join our team. If you think you are ready to be a part of an exciting team, then we encourage you to continue with this applicant friendly, online job application!
Berea College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status
