Job Description

Posting Reason: New Position
Location where work is to be performed: Desmarais Hall
Session: 2026 Winter Semester | Trimestre d'hiver
Faculty: Faculte des arts / Faculty of Arts
Unit: Department of History_Students and Casuals
Job Classification: Research Assistant (CUPE)
Posting Type: Recherche / Research
Course Title: Histoire sociale/Social History
Course Code: N/A
Section:
Supervisor name (if known):
Danika Gourgon
Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2025/12/09
Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2025/12/24
Description of tasks (hours):
Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work. Recherche / Research:0
Preparation / Preparation:0
Contact avec etudiants / Contact with Students:0
Correction - Notation / Grading:0
Surveillance / Proctoring:0
Formation / Training:0
Autre / Other:0
Number of positions: 1
Expected Enrolment: N/A
Work Start Date: January 01, 2026
Work End Date: April 30, 2026
Total Work Hours: 105
Hourly Rate: AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $50.25 (2024-2025)
The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.
Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate.
These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.
These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.
Language of Work: Anglais | English, Francais | French
Requirements and Nature of Work:
English follows
La revue Histoire sociale / Social History est a la recherche d'une adjointe ou d'un adjoint a la redaction pour assister avec des taches administratives reliees a la publication d'une revue savante. La candidate ou le candidat travaillera sous la direction de la directrice generale et sera responsable pour la gestion du processus de publication des etudes critiques et comptes rendus de la revue. Les taches incluront principalement, mais ne seront pas limitees a :

• Gerer le compte de messagerie-courriel ;
• Communiquer avec les auteurs, les responsables des comptes rendus et les maisons d'editions ;
• Commander des ouvrages recents aupres des maisons d'edition ;
• Enregistrer les livres recus dans une base de donnees et mettre a jour les dossiers courants ;
• Maintenir un index a jour des etudes critiques et comptes rendus ;
• Poster les ouvrages a faire recenser aux auteurs ;
• Suivre les directives des responsables des comptes rendus afin de preparer les recensions pour publication ;
• Effectuer les revisions d'epreuves des comptes rendus ;
• Finaliser et envoyer les ententes relatives aux droits d'auteurs ;
• Organiser l'envoi des exemplaires de la revue ;
• Classer et archiver des documents administratifs generales ;
• Creer et maintenir une archive digitale ;
• Contribuer a la mise a jour et a l'amelioration continue du site web.

A la demande de la directrice, il ou elle entreprendra d'autres taches administratives, dans la limite des heures prevues au contrat.
La preference sera accordee aux candidats bilingues enregistres dans le programme d'etude superieure en histoire.
Pour plus de renseignements, communiquez avec la directrice generale de la revue, Danika Gourgon, Ph.D. ( ).
Histoire sociale / Social History is looking for an Editorial Assistant to help with administrative tasks related to the publication of an academic journal. The candidate will answer to the Executive Director and will be responsible for the management of the publishing process of the Review Essays and Book Reviews. Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Managing emails;
• Communicating with authors, Book Review Editors, and publishers;
• Ordering recent books for review;
• Recording books received in a spreadsheet and maintaining the appropriate files;
• Maintaining an index of books received and keeping it updated;
• Shipping books for review to authors;
• Following the directives as provided by the Book Review Editors in order to prepare the Book Reviews for publication;
• Revising page proofs of the Book Reviews before publication;
• Finalising and sending Copyright agreements to authors;
• Assisting with the shipment of the journal;
• Filing and archiving general administrative documents;
• Creating and maintaining a digital archive;
• Updating the journal's website.

As requested by the Executive Director, the Assistant may be asked to undertake other administrative tasks within the hours allocated by the contract.
Preference will be given to bilingual candidates who are registered in a Graduate program in the History department.
For more information, please contact the Executive Director, Danika Gourgon, Ph.D. ( ).
Additional Information and/or Comments:
All University of Ottawa employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training offered by the University. The list of training requirements may be modified by provincial law. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. We may consult with the Health and Wellness sector of Human Resources, if needed. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.
The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click to find out more.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact the academic unit to communicate the accommodation need.
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