Collections and Archives Associate, Part-Time

Job overview

The Collections and Archives Associate works onsite in Stony Brook, NY, supporting library collections care and management. Compensation is listed as $26,500 at 0.48 FTE. The position is in Stony Brook University Libraries. The role helps preserve and provide access to rare books, manuscripts, archival materials, and general collections. Through careful handling, inventory and storage work, environmental monitoring, and operational support, the associate contributes to collections preservation and departmental services for exhibitions, research, instruction, and digitization.

What you'll do

• Retrieve, transport, shelve, refile, rehouse, label, and maintain collections
• perform basic preservation activities
• monitor collection condition and environmental or security concerns
• support inventories, storage organization, space management, and disaster response
• coordinate departmental student staff
• and prepare materials for exhibitions, research, instruction, and digitization.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

collections associate

archives

library collections

preservation

rare books

manuscripts

stony brook ny

part-time

temporary appointment

student staff coordination

exhibitions

digitization

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Part-time temporary appointment with a stated schedule of Monday/Wednesday 8:00 AM–1:00 PM and Tuesday/Thursday 8:00 AM–12:00 PM.

About the employer

Stony Brook University is hiring for this role. Industry: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. Sector: 61.