Graduate Student Research Assistant - Alq - Focas

McGill University

Montréal, Quebec, Canada
$30ph
Archival standards and procedures
Digital content collection and preservation
Cataloguing and indexing
The Archives Lesbiennes du Québec (ALQ) is dedicated to recovering, preserving, and bringing to life the traces left by lesbians in Quebec, focusing on materials produced in or connected to Quebec

Job Summary

  • The Archives Lesbiennes du Québec (ALQ) is dedicated to recovering, preserving, and bringing to life the traces left by lesbians in Quebec, focusing on materials produced in or connected to Quebec.
  • The Research Assistant will contribute to projects such as highlighting the book collection, updating an index of Canadian lesbian magazines, and systematizing the collection of digital newsletters.
  • This role offers learning opportunities in evaluating, describing, and analyzing documents, designing classification systems, and planning outreach activities while adapting traditional library and archival standards to the ALQ's specific context.

Matching Summary

The Archives Lesbiennes du Québec (ALQ) is dedicated to recovering, preserving, and bringing to life the traces left by lesbians in Quebec, focusing on materials produced in or connected to Quebec.

Salary

$30/hour

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Archival standards and procedures
  • Digital content collection and preservation
  • Cataloguing and indexing
  • French and English proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • Familiarity with lesbian or LGBTQ+ communities
  • Openness and creativity
  • Event organization skills

Key Requirements

  • Full-time, 2nd year Master of Information (MISt) student
  • Authorized to legally work in Canada
  • Must be willing to work in Quebec

Work Rights

Authorized to legally work in Canada

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