The Middlebury Oral History program records the real-life experiences, memories, and perspectives of College students, faculty, staff, and alum. The Special Collections Oral Historian will assist with duties related to the collection, curation, cataloging, and use of oral histories: data rich narratives that represent a wide range of voices, many whose stories may not have been accurately documented in the official written record.
Core Responsibilities:
· Perform historical and archival research
· Identify Middlebury College community members (current: students, staff, faculty; and former: alumni, retired staff, emeriti faculty) to interview
· Conduct oral history pre-interviews and interviews via Zoom or digital audio
· Edit oral history transcripts
· Process and catalog oral histories
· Index oral history recordings
· Edit audio and/or video files
Requirements
Position Prerequisites:
· Attention to detail, ability to work independently, research experience, and interpersonal skills required
· Experience conducting interviews, performing historical research preferred
· Specialized, on-the-job training in recording equipment and software, transcription-generating software required
· Demonstrated interest in history, archives, storytelling, audio production, podcasting
· Ability to practice discretion and maintain confidentiality required
· Audio and video editing skills preferred, otherwise, ability to learn these skills and software required
· Must be prepared to present one idea for an oral history project related to Middlebury College history
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position, operate a computer and other machinery, and possess the ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
Unless restricted by certain visa status, all students with an active status for the semester are eligible for jobs on campus.
Students on leave or withdrawn are not eligible to work in student employment positions until the semester in which they return. If you are currently withdrawn or on leave you are eligible to be employed in staff positions.
Some may be restricted due to financial aid status. International students (non-resident aliens) may not work off campus unless they have applied for and received work authorization from the United States government. (An F-1 visa does not give work authorization.) Off campus work study positions are available only to U.S. citizens on financial aid with a federal work study component.
Student are not eligible to work remotely from International locations.
All student employees are limited to working no more than 20 hours per week in on campus jobs during the academic year (this includes exam periods). The only exception is when there is a full week when school is not in session. Specifically: February recess, Spring recess, and full weeks of December or summer recess. During these time periods only, students can work up to 40 hours per week. International Students: Visa restrictions prohibit international students from exceeding 20 hours of work per academic calendar week.
