This position will assist in the implementation of a research project collaboratively developed by faculty and staff in the USC Libraries and School of Architecture. The goal will be to build a dataset using digitized household survey cards compiled in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration that document demographic information about residents of the Bunker Hill neighborhood in downtown Los Angeles prior to the area’s clearing and redevelopment. Duties will include identifying and transcribing cards in the USC Digital Library. Using a Google Sheet, the research assistant will input metadata relating to ownership status, length of residence, rent, race or ethnicity from an initial set of cards. The position will also help to build an online research platform in Zooniverse, where transcription of the cards will be continued through a crowdsourced public history program.

This position will require about 6 to 10 hours per week during the summer semester with the possibility of longer hours in July. Some hours may also be available in the fall semester. The majority of tasks will be conducted online and so the research assistant should have access to a computer and a stable internet connection for the duration of the project.

Candidates are encouraged to discuss relevant experience and why you are applying for this position.

●      Proficient and comfortable inputting data into google sheets

●      Detail oriented with strong project management skills

●      Ability to work independently and as part of a team

●      Preferred experience (but not necessary) with some mapping and/or other visualization tools and software