Through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Community centered-archiving grant managed by partnership with the University of California-Irvine, UNC Charlotte’s Atkins Library is seeking an oral history intern to assist with documenting the Presbyterian community history and church archival materials. The person in this position will be responsible for conducting oral history interviews and creating metadata to be preserved at Atkins Library. They will also work with the local Presbyterian community and Atkins Library to share selected materials from the archives online. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Conducting oral history interviews with participating individuals and congregations
• Creating metadata for interviews
• Loading digital objects and metadata into an appropriate platform
• Contributing to project outreach plan
• Working collaboratively with other interns in project to achieve goals

• Conducting archival research and contributing to community history

Learning Experience: 

• Community engagement
• Archival research and writing history
• Best practices in oral history
• Metadata and preservation standards for archival materials 
• Project management

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of, or interest in African American history, Presbyterian Church history and the antebellum period
• Experience or graduate coursework conducting independent historical research
• Experience or graduate coursework in digital history
• Ability to learn new systems quickly
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent time management, analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work in the evening and/or weekends
• Ability to interact respectfully and competently with people from a full range of backgrounds.