McGill University
StudentProjectAssistant-ArcticandCircumpolarcollections
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“Student Project Assistant - Arctic and Circumpolar collections at McGill University. Skills: Digitization, Scanning, Data entry. Assist with digitization of Print books. Assist with digitization of Archival material”
What You'll Achieve.
Completeness and accuracy of digitized materials
Industry & Context.
Authorized to work in Canada, Willing to work in Quebec
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Authorized to work in Canada, Willing to work in the province of Quebec, English communication verbally and in writing (Level 3 on a scale of 0-4)
What You'll Do.
Assist with digitization of Print books
Assist with digitization of Archival material
Ensure completeness and accuracy of digitized materials
Use a variety of scanning
Perform quality control on scanned
Maintain a project spreadsheet
How You'll Work.
Communication Scope
English communication
Full Job Description
**Please refer to the[How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates)](https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/files/hr/apply_at_mcgill_university_-_guide_for_external_candidates_en.pdf) job aid for instructions on how to apply.** **If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at McGill University), do not apply through this Career Site. Login to your McGill Workday account and apply to this posting using the Find Jobs report (type Find Jobs in the search bar).** **Arctic and Circumpolar collections****Digitization project – Digitization Lab** * **Hiring Unit:** Digitization (Library Technologies) * 20 hrs/wk * **Start date:** May 18, 2026 * **Number of weeks:** 15 (end date of Aug. 28) * **Reporting to: Supervisor,** Media & Digitization **Primary duties:** The Student Project Assistant for the Arctic and Circumpolar collections Digitization project, under the supervision of the Digitization administrator, provides assistance with digitization of Print books and Archival material and ensures the completeness and accuracy of digitized materials. This collection consists primarily of printed books from the Lande Inuit Collection with some possible additions from polar expeditions with maps and illustrations. The assistant position will: * Use a variety of scanning equipment; * perform quality control on scanned items; * handle rare material; * enter data and maintain a project spreadsheet. **Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities:** The Student Project Assistant, under the supervision of the Digitization administrator, provides assistance with digitization of Special Collections and Archives material and ensures the completeness and accuracy of digitized materials. The assistant position will: Use a variety of scanning equipment; perform quality control on scanned pages; handle rare material; enter data and maintain project spreadsheets. **_Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work
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