Student Research Assistant, History

Job summary

Assist with primary source archival research and the creation of a digital citation database for a book project on Indigenous-Church policies. Tasks include collecting and labeling articles from church newspaper publications.

Job details

Location New Westminster Campus Salary Range $19.53/hour The Opportunity You’re passionate about research and bringing new knowledge to the forefront alongside others who are just as driven as you are in their search for answers. Your curiosity fuels your learning, but where you really shine is your ability to collaborate with diverse groups like students, faculty experts and employees, and community partners. If this sounds like you, we need your talents! Apply to the Student Research Assistant position, and gain real-world research experience, while creating meaningful career connections. Who We Are Do what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best degree-granting colleges even better. Be a part of an institution where everyone is committed to empowering successful students, creating responsive learning environments, fostering social and environmental responsibility, and supporting healthy learning and work environments. What It Takes In this position you will assist Dr. Carling Beninger with primary source archival research duties and the building of a digital citation database related to her book project, “From Assimilation to Reconciliation: The Indigenous-Church Policies of the Anglican, Presbyterian, and United Churches of Canada, 1946-2015.” Creating a Zotero citation database of scholarly secondary sources (academic books and journals Conducting primary source archival research at the Vancouver School of Theology, located on the University of British Columbia campus. The research assistant is tasked with going through church newspaper publications to collect (take a picture) and label articles related to the research topic. Training will be provided. To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Need Experience with undergraduate history research an asset Excellent communication skills (written and oral) Strong problem solving and time management skills Proficient with MS Office 365 (Word) Knowledge of Zotero an asset, but not required Knowledge of Dropbox an asset, but not required Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant: The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College throughout the work term; OR The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term; OR The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. throughout the work term International students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant: The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College, throughout the academic year; OR The international student, who is not a Douglas College student, but is an international student at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C., has a valid Study Permit that has the notation – “May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186 (F), (V) or (W). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.” Proof of enrollment in full-time studies from the other post-secondary institution is required. An original copy of a Social Insurance Number ( SIN ) and an original Study Permit are required by law before commencing work at Douglas College. Qualified Douglas College students meeting the above criteria will be given first preference over students of other qualifying institutions. Additional Information The position is located at the New Westminster campus. Hours of work: up to a maximum of 20 hours/week. The work terms for this position are: 1. Fall 2025: September 2, 2025 – December 15, 2025 Winter 2026: January 5, 2026 – April 24, 2026 Summer 2026: May 4, 2026 – August 16, 2026 This position will be located in the History Department.

What you’ll do

Assist with primary source archival research and the creation of a digital citation database for a book project on Indigenous-Church policies. Tasks include collecting and labeling articles from church newspaper publications.

Requirements

Candidates must be eligible students at Douglas College or another accredited BC post-secondary institution. Proficiency in MS Word is required, while experience with undergraduate history research and Zotero is an asset.

Listed skills

• Time management · Preferred
• written communication · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Archival Research
• Zotero
• MS Office 365
• Written Communication
• Oral Communication
• Problem Solving
• Time Management
• Dropbox
• Digital Citation Database Management

Job areas

• Science & Research
• Education