Hello all! Sourcery, an archival document delivery app based out of the University of Connecticut in partnership with Digital Scholar (the same non-profit behind Zotero), is hiring Community Ambassadors to act as beta testers in the Boston and DC areas!
Read more on our website at https://sourceryapp.org/ambassadors
Responsibilities & Duties:
- Act as a beta tester for Sourcery (complete requests and provide constructive feedback);
- Attend virtual testing workshops, place and fulfill test requests in local archives, contribute to design and UX discussions, and participate in dialogue and provide other feedback as needed;
- Introduce Sourcery to your research/social circles and act as a local point of contact for other "Sourcerers."
Qualified applicants will demonstrate the following:
- Must be currently enrolled as a Ph.D. or MLIS student at a university in the Boston or Washington, DC areas;
- Access to an iPhone or Android device running a recent version of the iOS or Android operating system;
- Experience researching in closed archives;
- Interest in the digital humanities.
Compensation is $1,000 for approximately 40 hours of work over a 6-week period.
Ends June 30, 2025.
Please send your CV/Resume and a statement (1-2 paragraphs) describing your interest in digital humanities and your experience in archival research to [log in to unmask] by April 15, 2025.
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