Job Description

Student Assistant (HARVEST), LibraryIn the appointment of Student Assistant, your general duties and responsibilities will be:Assisting with depositing research outputs such as articles and reports from USask Signature Areas into HARVEST (https://harvest.usask.ca/), USask\'s institutional repository, as part of a University Library mediated deposit service. This will include:

• Depositing items in HARVEST (metadata, organizing files, licensing)
• Reviewing CVs, websites, and other sources to find articles and other items to deposit
• Reviewing licensing and copyright agreements to determine various criteria enabling deposit
• Using a template, communicating with faculty and staff to get correct versions of their files
• May include reviewing and editing spreadsheets of data for batch deposit processes
• Documenting and providing feedback on workflows
• Tracking tasks and time
• Administrative tasks associated with organizing files, contacts, and sources for deposits
• If additional students are hired for the service in the future, collaborating with those students to share deposit workload
• May include occasional work on past deposits to make corrections, add DOIs, or bring metadata up to standard

Your location of work will be largely remote, with periodic trainings and meetings on campus in the Murray Library. You will report to Emily Hopkins (emily.hopkins@usask.ca).Required Number of Hours: approximately 10-20h/week during the summer; closer to 10h/week in the Fall and Winter semesters pending student availability and budget.
Duration of Employment: 1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025
Qualifications (Skills and Abilities)

• Candidates should be registered in a USask graduate program.
• Basic familiarity with/interest in open access, scholarly publishing, sharing research output
• Basic familiarity with Microsoft Office software such as Excel, and sharing files with OneDrive
• HARVEST runs on DSpace software; we will provide training as we don\'t expect you to have used it before, but if you have used it or a similar platform (other repositories, other digital collections sites, even a web CMS) please mention those experiences in your cover letter
• Comfortable working independently and reaching out for support when needed
• Accuracy and attention to detail is necessary

Training in HARVEST depositing using DSpace, open access licensing, and copyright will be provided.To Apply:
Interested applicants must include the following in their application: cover letter, curriculum vitae.Inquiries for this position can be directed to Emily.Hopkins@usask.ca.Where a graduate student is appointed to this position, it will be in scope of PSAC.Department: Library
Status: Casual
Employment Group: Graduate Students - PSAC
Rate of Pay:
Posted Date: 6/19/2024
Closing Date: 6/25/2024
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: May be eligible for hybrid work under the terms of USask\'s Alternative Workspace Guidelines#LI-DNI The University is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are proud to support career opportunities for Indigenous peoples to reflect the community we serve. We are dedicated to recruiting individuals who will enrich our work and learning environments. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We are committed to providing accommodations to those with a disability or medical necessity. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work together on the accommodation request. We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the and Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Successful candidates that assert Indigenous membership/citizenship will be asked to complete the verification process of Indigenous membership/citizenship with documentation. The University of Saskatchewan\'s main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the M\xc3\xa9tis. We pay our respects to the First Nations and M\xc3\xa9tis ancestors of this place and reaffirm our relationship with one another. Together, we are uplifting Indigenization to a place of prominence at the University of Saskatchewan.

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