As part of the Rural Scholars Program , the Indiana University (IU) Center for Rural Engagement (CRE) improves the lives of Hoosiers through collaborative initiatives that discover and deploy scalable and flexible solutions to common challenges facing rural communities. Working in full-spectrum community innovation through research, community-engaged teaching, and student service, the center builds vision, harnesses assets, and cultivates sustainable leadership structures within the communities with which it engages to ensure long-term success.
Job Summary
The IU Center for Rural Engagement seeks a student for a project-based internship in partnership with Indiana Landmarks. The Scholar will interview and transcribe oral histories of some of the oldest Black residents in rural south-central Indiana and document locations of historic significance for digital mapping.
Department-Specific Responsibilities
- Conducts and transcribes oral history interviews
- Researches and maps locations of historical significance to rural Indiana history
- Participates in Rural Scholar leadership programming
Qualifications
EDUCATION
Required
- Currently enrolled as a student at Indiana University
WORK EXPERIENCE
Preferred
- Experience with Geographic Information System (GIS) ArcGIS
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES
Required
- Valid driver's license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University
SKILLS
Required
- Proficient communications skills
- Maintains a high degree of professionalism
- Demonstrates time management and priority-setting skills
- Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Seeks to acquire knowledge in the area of specialty
- Demonstrates a high level of accuracy
- Highly thorough and dependable
- Ability to problem-solve
Preferred
- Strong writing and editing skill
- Interpersonal skills, including trust-building, listening, and respect for complex histories
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.
Rural Scholars commit to their internship for 1 academic year, from August until completion in May.
Work Location
Bloomington, Indiana
This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.
Advertised Salary
$15.00 per hour
Hourly hires are eligible for a $0.50 raise for each academic semester (Fall/Spring) that they continue with the CRE in their position.
Work Hours
8 hours per week
August through May
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Health savings account with generous IU contributions
- Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
- Basic group life insurance paid by IU
- Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
- Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
- Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
- Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
- 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
- Generous paid time off plans
- Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .
Job Classification
Career Level: Part Time Employee
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Part Time Employee
Job Family: Part Time Student Employee
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