Job Title: Transcription Assistant 

Job Classification: Business Operations, Student

Department: Institute for Oral History 

Hiring Manager: Kalia Mata

Contact: [email protected]

Work Schedule: Minimum 10 hours per week between the hours of 8am-5pm 

Desired Length of Employment: Ongoing

Pay Rate: $10.00/hr

Key Components:

• In a student employee capacity, may perform or assist with specialized business or operational functions that contribute to departmental goals and initiatives.

Job Description:

Mission Statement:

To foster a deepening understanding of the past by collecting, preserving, and sharing the historically significant memories of individuals according to the highest ethical and professional standards; to work with scholars across disciplines to design and execute innovative research projects; to equip community groups in their oral history endeavors; and to mentor students in the interdisciplinary field of oral history.

Job Summary:  

Primarily to serve as transcriber of oral history interviews (including proofreading and audit-checking). Secondarily to serve as office assistant on a variety of tasks as needed.

Job Function:

Transcribe audio recordings from oral history projects that may be collected by the institute

Audit-check/proofread transcripts and research spellings of names and terms utilizing departmental and online resources

Other duties as assigned:

Assist with mail, including journal distribution

Post flyers around campus for upcoming events

Learning Outcomes:

Develop speed and accuracy producing and processing transcripts

Strengthen research skills through expanded knowledge of primary sources at the institute

Gain knowledge on oral history methodology including how to develop a project

Employer: Baylor University

Work Location: Carroll Library 

Work Address: 118 E 5th St, Carroll, IA 51401