Engage in digital archiving at McGill University as a Research Assistant focusing on Snowflake, Arizona's unique community history. This part time role emphasizes metadata generation and digitization.This position requires a full-time McGill student interested in disability and chronic illness advocacy. Responsibilities include working alongside the principal investigator and peers, learning metadata standards like MARC and DublinCore, and generating searchable metadata for community archives. Participants will also take part in community workshops and present findings at conferences.Key Responsibilities:Collaborate on a research team with experienced professionalsLearn standardized metadata fields for archivingGenerate metadata for Snowflake archival materialsEngage in community archiving workshopsPresent discoveries related to digitization processes at conferencesRequirements:Must be a full-time student at McGill UniversityAuthorized to work in Canada on and off-campusStrong interest in disability and chronic illness topicsEffective communication skills in EnglishAvailable part-time for the duration of the positionSupport the preservation and accessibility of Snowflake's rich history through archival work at McGill University.

📌 Research Assistant For Archiving Project (Hartland)
🏢 McGill University
📍 Hartland