Job Description

Competition # : 38377

Department: Communities, Culture, Tourism & Heritage

Location: HALIFAX

Type of Employment: Student

Union Status: Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG

Closing Date: 4/11/2023 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time)

About Us

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a part of the Nova Scotia Museum. The Museum collects and interprets the tangible and intangible marine history and experience of Mi\'kma\'ki/Acadia/Nova Scotia. Rooted in an appreciation of this place as an ancient and enduring Indigenous maritime landscape, the museum seeks to understand and represent the region\'s long-established coastal communities and their connections to the broader maritime world.

About Our Opportunity

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (MMA), the Nova Scotia Museum\'s (NSM) flagship branch on the Kjipuktuk/Halifax waterfront, is seeking a skilled and enthusiastic intern to assist with the critical review and digitization of its collection in support of its equity, diversity and inclusion goals. The review aims to identify historical biases in the collection, along with resources with which to support community-driven interpretive renewal. The successful candidate will assist with interpretive renewal planning and implementation in accordance with the museum\'s commitment to diversity and inclusion in its public-facing work. Working under the supervision of the Curator of Marine History, the intern will be a key member of the team developing and implementing these projects.

Following training in collections management principles and procedures, research and reporting practices, database use, digitization equipment and standards, and the principles of interpretive renewal, the intern will undertake research in support of critical review and digitization of the NSM\'s Marine History collection. In conjunction with museum staff, volunteers, and community partners the intern will support the development of new interpretive products related to individuals and communities historically excluded from the museum\'s activities.

The successful candidate will be based at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Qualifications and Experience

All applicants must be registered in the Young Canada Works (YCW) online candidate inventory (www.youngcanadaworks.gc.ca) and meet the eligibility criteria of the Young Canada Works Internship program

• Must be pursuing studies towards a degree in History, Indigenous Studies, Africana Studies, Museum Studies, Cultural Heritage Studies, or Education, or possess an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Education in, or living experience of, maritime history, Mi\'kmaw history and culture, African-Canadian history and culture, and/or public history is a strong asset for this position.
• Historical research skills and computer skills including proficiency with email, internet applications, the Microsoft Office suite, scanning and basic image manipulation software (Photoshop Elements or equivalent).
• Strong communication and organizational skills; attention to detail.
• Self-motivation; ability to work both independently and as a member of a team; ability to work with community partners.
• Ability to take direction and accommodate constructive criticism.
• Fluency in English.
• Basic digital photography skills.
• Strong interest in issues of equity and inclusion, marine history and museum work.

Assets:

• Experience working with artifacts in a museum context.
• Experience conducting historical research.
• Experience with report writing.
• Experience with delivering programs to diverse audiences.
• Physical requirements include standing, walking, crouching, moving for extended periods of time, ability to handle loads of up to 15 kg, ability to work outdoors, use of basic hand tools, use of digital cameras and scanners.

Additional Information

Offer of employment is conditional on the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer or will result in termination of employment. Background checks will include completion of a police record check and child abuse registry check.

Salary range: $18/hour for a 35-hour week plus 4% vacation pay.

Period of employment: 16 weeks, with an anticipated start date of 1 May 2023 and an anticipated end date of 18 August 2023.

Pay Grade: HOURLY

Salary Range: $18.00 - Hourly

Employment Equity Statement:

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we serve. The Government of Nova Scotia has an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Women in occupations or positions where they are under-represented. If you are a member of one of these equity groups, you are encouraged to self-identify on your electronic application.

Current government employees may access this posting through the link below:

Offer of employment is conditional upon the completion of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials, the results of which must be satisfactory to the employer. We thank all applicants for the interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All questions and concerns may be directed to Competitions@novascotia.ca.

Government of Nova Scotia