Senior Student Associate for AVAnnotate – Project Design and Management Job Posting
DUE JUNE 15, 2025
Job Posting Title: Senior Student Associate (SSA)
Position Open To: Graduate students
Scheduled Hours: One student at 20hrs/week
Hourly Rate: $25/hr
Earliest Start Date: August 15, 2025
Position Duration: Terminates May 16, 2026
Location: The University of Texas at Austin
Hiring Department: Humanities Institute
General Notes: AVAnnotate welcomes and respects all individuals and communities by valuing and consciously maintaining awareness of diverse perspectives and experiences. Inclusivity is critical to fostering excellence in all of our endeavors, and we promote diversity in our collections and services, and our recruiting, hiring, and retention practices.
Description: This SSA position does not require technical knowledge. Scholars and teachers use the AVAnnotate platform (AVAnnotate) to create accessible digital projects featuring sound and video archival holdings. The SSA will work closely with Dr. Tanya Clement, PI, and fellow team members associated with AVAnnotate at the University of Texas at Austin to coordinate, encourage, and document AVAnnotate activities, including research and teaching with audiovisual materials. The SSA(s) will be introduced to current project and design principles and methods and will help coordinate projects developed by AVAnnotate partners including the IIIF Consortium, the American Folklife Center and Labs (Library of Congress), the Furious Flower Poetry Center (James Madison University), the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (Yale), the Harry Ransom Center at UT, the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky, the Woodberry Poetry Room (Harvard) and the SpokenWeb Consortium.
Essential Functions:
- Support AVAnnotate project management. Assist with general scheduling meetings, documentation, and outreach; select materials for AVAnnotate workflows; and develop general orientation materials and training workshops.
- Participate in and eventually conduct professional development sessions and other training workshops.
- Promote work via blog posts, WordPress updates, and other forms of public humanities address, conference presentations, or articles.
- Participate in a tiered mentorship program as a mentor and a mentee; meet regularly with direct supervisors at UT and partners to discuss project work and professional goals. Lead research teams with fellow graduate and undergraduate students.
Marginal/Incidental Functions: Other related functions as assigned during the term of the Senior Student Associate Fellowship
Required Qualifications: Must be enrolled in a graduate program at the University of Texas at Austin. Must be willing to learn new technological skills and have an interest in audiovisual media, teaching, and data practices in cultural heritage institutions, libraries, museums, and archives.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience teaching or working with the public. Strong communication (verbal and written), organizational, and analytical skills. Ability to work both independently and as a team member. Strong critical thinking skills. Experience using personal computers, word processing, and media software. While candidates from all programs of study may apply, candidates enrolled in a humanities program are strongly encouraged to apply.
Hours and Benefits:Work begins one week before the first day of class until the last day of the month of the last class day. SSAs are not required to work during spring break or between semesters.
Working Conditions:
Exposure to standard office conditions, including continuous viewing of screens. Independent work as well as collaborative team-based working conditions. The selected applicant will be supervised and given supervision. The applicant selected for the position will be required to participate in a background check.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions. If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification form, I-9. You will be required to present acceptable, original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Information from the documents will be submitted to the federal E-Verify system for verification. Documents must be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in dismissal.
Required Documents:
● A resume
● A letter of interest
● The names and contact information for three (3) references
Please submit materials to Dr. Tanya Clement at tclement@utexas.edu