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Student Research Assistant – CIDIHCA-FOCAS Community Archives Intern & Research Assistant
| Company | McGill University |
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| Location | Montreal, QC, Canada |
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| Salary | $30 – $30 |
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| Type | Internship |
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| Degrees | Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Internship |
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Requirements
- Must be a Full-time Master of Information (MISt) at McGill University
- Must have taken INFS 645
- Must have a valid study permit with authorization to work in Canada, on and off campus
- Must have a valid SIN number
- Experience or interest in community archival work
- Experience or interest in digitization
- Experience or interest in using archival databases & cataloging
- Interest in Haitian, Caribbean, and Black Canadian history
- Good understanding of French language (reading, writing, speaking)
- Curiosity and resourcefulness
Responsibilities
- Researching the organization’s collections
- Researching the organization’s filing and management system(s)
- Sorting and/or classifying archival boxes
- Cataloging collections in a relevant database
- Researching and identifying materials that meet the criteria for digitization
- Digitization training
- Digitizing paper documents and organizing them into a database
Preferred Qualifications
- If the student identifies as a member of the Haitian, Caribbean, and/or Black Canadian community, that is an asset. However, this is not mandatory to apply for this position.
