Research Assistant - Arcmtl - Focas

McGill University

Montréal, QC, Canada
$30ph
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Digitization equipment operation
Analog-to-digital transfer
Metadata creation and ingestion
** McGill University is seeking a Research Assistant for its ARCMTL - FOCAS program, focusing on the digitization and cataloguing of audio-visual and graphic materials from community archives in Montreal. The position is part-time, requires in-person work, and is specifically aimed at a second-year Master of Information student at McGill. **

Job Summary

  • The internship's main objective will be to support the digitization, description and cataloguing of audio-visual, audio, and graphic items from the ARCMTL archives and special collections, with an emphasis on audio and audio-visual documentations.
  • The Research Assistant will aid ARCMTL directly in serving its community by facilitating the sharing of digitized archival material and documentation with the public.
  • The student will receive an introduction to the organization’s archival practices, procedures and policies and will be able to observe the general operation of the archive centre and its research clientele.

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** McGill University is seeking a Research Assistant for its ARCMTL - FOCAS program, focusing on the digitization and cataloguing of audio-visual and graphic materials from community archives in Montreal. The position is part-time, requires in-person work, and is specifically aimed at a second-year Master of Information student at McGill. **

Salary

$30/hour

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Digitization equipment operation
  • Analog-to-digital transfer
  • Metadata creation and ingestion
  • Archival description standards
  • Handling fragile analog media

Nice-to-have

  • Familiarity with Montreal independent arts
  • Basic preservation tasks
  • Research for descriptive metadata
  • Public programming support

Key Requirements

  • Full-time, 2nd year Master of Information (MISt) student at McGill University
  • Authorized to legally work in Canada
  • Advanced written and oral English
  • Basic level of French (ideal, not mandatory)

Work Rights

Authorized to legally work in Canada

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