[BCMA] Job posting - Intern Digitization Assistant, Jewish Museum & Archives of BC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Job Posting

August 3, 2011

 

Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia

Job title: Intern Digitization Assistant

Duration: 35 hours per week, Mondays - Fridays for 18 weeks

Start and end dates: September 6, 2011 - January 26, 2012

Hourly wage: $14/hour

 

The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia is seeking an Intern
Digitization Assistant to work on Phase 3 of our Online Photograph
Database Project.  The primary duties for this project include
digitizing and updating database information for the Leonard Frank
logging/lumber photographs from 1900-1944 from the Leonard Frank photos
studio fonds
<http://www.memorybc.ca/leonard-frank-photo-studio-fonds;rad> .  Other
duties may include transcribing oral history interviews, adding content
to the new JMABC website, assisting research requests and helping
visitors in the JMABC's Reference Room.

 

Leonard Frank is one of the great photographers of Western Canada in the
twentieth century.  When Leonard Frank (1870-1944) emigrated from Berne,
Germany to British Columbia in 1894, it was to seek his fortune in gold.
The beginning of Frank's photography career is attributed to chance -
the winning of a crude camera as a raffle prize at the Alberni mining
camp.  Frank began his career as a professional photographer in the late
1890s while living in Alberni, BC.  In 1917 he moved to Vancouver where
he pursued his profession with the Commercial Photo Company and later
founded the Leonard Frank Photos Studio.  Frank photographed significant
events and developments in British Columbia's history.  Major subject
areas include: logging; railroads; mining; fishing; shipping;
transportation; construction of bridges and buildings in the Vancouver
area; famous people; First Nations people; and scenic views of
mountains, coastal and urban areas.  The Leonard Frank Photos Studio
fonds holds approximately 39,000 photographs and 2 metres of textual
material.  

 

Candidate Profile:

The ideal candidate for the Intern Digitization Assistant at the JMABC
will have:

 

*        A demonstrated interest in working in an archival or heritage
institution shown through previous volunteer or paid work experiences
and/or an academic background in a related field such as history,
anthropology, museum studies, library studies or archival studies.
Preferences may be given to recent graduates of Museum or Archival
Studies programs.

*        Basic computer skills and will be comfortable working
independently at a computer station.  Any experience working with
databases or digital imaging software such as Adobe Photoshop will be
considered an asset.

*        Excellent English communication skills, both written and
verbal.

*        An enthusiastic attitude.

 

In addition to the above qualifications, all candidates must meet the
following requirements dictated by the Young Canada Works program:

 

*        Must be a recent graduate of an accredited post secondary
institution.  A recent graduate is defined as an individual who has
graduated from college or university within the last twenty-four months.

*        Must be between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of
employment.

*        Must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

*        Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or have refugee
status in Canada.

*        Must be registered in the YCW candidate inventory.

*        Must be willing to commit to the full duration of the work
assignment.

*        Must not have another full-time job (over 30 hours a week)
while employed with YCW.

*        Must not be receiving Employment Insurance (EI) benefits while
employed with YCW.

*        Must not have previously participated in or been paid under
this or any other Career Focus internship program funded under the
Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy.

 

Candidates will be short-listed for an interview based on how they meet
the criteria noted above.  The position will be posted for 2 weeks, and
interviews will not commence until the recruitment stage is closed.
Once the successful candidate for the Internship is determined, all
other applicants will be notified.

 

The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia advocates a
barrier-free workplace and encourages all qualified candidates to apply.

 

Please submit a resume and cover-letter by fax or email to the address
below by 5pm, Friday August 19th, 2011.

 

Attention: Jennifer Yuhasz, MAS - Archivist

6184 Ash Street

Vancouver, BC V5Z 3G9

Email: archives at jewishmuseum.ca 

Fax: 604-257-5198

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