Special Collections Assistant

Union/Affiliation

**C.U.P.E. Local 3338**

Pay range

**$30.67 hourly plus 14% in lieu of benefits**

SFU Department Descr

**Library Special Collections & Rare Books**

Position Grade

**8**

# of openings

**1**

Biweekly Hours

**70**

**Who We Are**

Simon Fraser University is a leading research university, advancing an inclusive and sustainable future. Our purpose – the essence of SFU – is to create and connect knowledge, learning and community for deeper understanding and meaningful impact. We are committed to fostering excellence, innovation, belonging and community in all that we do.

Special Collections and Rare Books is home to a broad range of rare and unique content, including personal and organizational archives, manuscript collections, books, photographs, sound recordings and other formats. We acquire material to support research, teaching and learning at SFU and beyond.

**About the Role**

This role will support the work of Special Collections and Rare Books by providing reference service for users, including faculty, staff, students, and members of the public. They will ensure that security is maintained and users adhere to requirements regarding safe handling, privacy, and other restrictions. The successful candidate will create library catalogue records and finding aids for archival and manuscript holdings. They will identify, prepare, and organize materials for digitization, including assigning metadata to digital objects. They will implement outreach strategies including exhibits and events to promote community engagement. They will contribute to policy revision and the development of workflows.

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