Anticipated Start Date: January 2025

Estimated Pay: $15.00 per hour

Number of Jobs Available: 1-3

Schedule: Flexible

Location: Graham Hall, Room 166

About the department / center:

First established by Disaster Research Center co-founder Enrico Quarantelli, the E. L. Quarantelli Resource Collection is one of a very small number of disaster and emergency management-focused research collections in the United States. The collection includes books and other published materials, rare and otherwise hard-to-find disaster reports and reference materials, archival holdings comprised of historic disaster research data, and a small collection of disaster-related objects. The Center also maintains its own book, monograph, and report series, and these materials are available through the collection as well.

Role Description:

The E.L. Quarantelli Resource Collection at the Disaster Research Center seeks a student worker to assist with digitization and reorganization of collection materials.

Primary Responsibilities:

Assist with digitization and reorganization of collection materials.

Qualifications:  

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat
• Prior research, library/archives, and/or data management experience preferred
• Interest in disasters and disaster research preferred
• Must be a University of Delaware undergraduate student in good standing

Hiring Timeline:

Applications will be reviewed on a first come basis. Interview scheduling will be begin on January 2nd until position filled.

Applicants must be undergraduate students at the University of Delaware. Work study eligibility can be found here. Applicants who are not enrolled as undergraduate students at the University will not be considered for this position. Employment Limitations and Exceptions