Sourcery Ambassador

Description

We are seeking current or graduated MLIS/MS/MA/PhD students who are passionate about archival research and digital research tools to fulfill scan requests in local archives. Help bring Sourcery to your city!

More information about Sourcery and the Sourcerer role can be found at https://sourceryapp.org/sourcerers.
Responsibilities & Duties:

• Attend a one-hour orientation meeting via Zoom
• Create and maintain a Sourcery App account
• Introduce Sourcery to your research/social circles
• Commitment to fulfill at least one (1) job posted in the Sourcery app for your chosen city between December 2025 - December 2026

Qualified applications will demonstrate the following:

• Enrolled or graduated from MLIS/MS/MA/PhD program
• Access to an iPhone or Android device running a recent version of the iOS or Android operating system
• Experience handling materials in closed archives

Compensation is a $50 honorarium from the University of Connecticut. You also will receive the full payment for each job fulfilled.

This is an open call to help launch Sourcery in new cities in the United States. We welcome all locations, and especially seek Sourcerers for each of the following cities:

1. Atlanta, GA
2. Austin, TX
3. Chicago, IL
4. Cleveland, OH
5. Denver, CO
6. Ft. Worth, TX
7. Kansas City, MO
8. Los Angeles, CA
9. Minneapolis, MN
10. New Haven, CT
11. New Orleans, LA
12. Philadelphia, PA
13. Pittsburgh, PA
14. Providence, RI
15. Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill, NC
16. Richmond, VA
17. Riverside, CA
18. Saint Louis, MO
19. San Francisco, CA
20. Seattle, CA