Looking for part-time work or a summer job to complement your education? King’s students have numerous paths to seek paid practical experience.
The Student Employment Board lists opportunities below that are exclusively available to King’s students.
DEPARTMENT: Office of Enrolment and Student Life
HOURS OF WORK : Minimum of 4 – 6 hours/week (to a maximum of 15 hours/week), on agreed days between Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CONTRACT DURATION: August 26, 2024 – June 14, 2025 (start date may be negotiable)
RATE OF PAY : $15.70/hour plus 4% vacation pay
GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY
The Peer Advisor acts as a primary resource for in-person service in the Office of Enrolment and Student Life between the hours of 9:00am – 4:00pm Monday to Friday. Responsibilities include appointment scheduling, general degree advising; registration support; responding to a wide range of inquiries including those regarding regulations, policies, and forms; assisting with Academic Calendar and What’s Next Guide; and planning/support for events including Encaenia, Matriculation, the King’s Advising Luncheon and other advising/retention activities and initiatives.
ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE
This position reports to the Assistant Registrar of Academic and Enrolment Services.
SPECIFIC DUTIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:
The Peer Academic Advisor is responsible for the following:
The above accountabilities are not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position described. Additionally, while this position is primarily a resource for in-person services, there may be occasional opportunities for at-home work.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education – Applicants must be a current first or second year University of King’s College student (third-year students who are completing their degree within a five-year timeline will be considered). Preference is given to students with flexible schedules.
Experience – Preference is given to students with strong interpersonal skills and experience working in a related service field.
Closing Date: July 31, 11:59 p.m. ADT
Interviews will take place between August 5-9, 2024.
To apply for this position, please e-mail your resume, cover letter, two references and availability to:
Jennifer O’Keefe
Assistant Registrar, Academic and Enrolment Services
registrar@ukings.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
The University of King’s College is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community.
Books by Heart is a public humanities research project that will explore the potential of story (reading) and book culture to affect patient outcomes in a hospital setting in 2023. Books by Heart is a partnership between Nova Scotia Health, the University of King’s College, and the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association. The research is a collaboration between King’s and Nova Scotia Health, with the QEII Health Sciences Centre executing the medical study under the leadership of Principal Investigator Dr. Gabrielle Horne.
As a student research assistant for Books By Heart, you will play a crucial role in assisting with the implementation and research efforts within the cardiac ward at the QEII hospital. You will work closely with hospital staff and patients to conduct surveys, collect data and engage with patients in a meaningful way as they participate in the reading program. Tasks will include but are not limited to:
Patient Interaction: Engaging with patients, their families and healthcare professionals to introduce the program, explain its benefits and coordinate participation.
Data Collection: Assisting in the collection of mental health surveys through REDCAP and following up with patients during and after their stays. Calling patients to administer post-discharge surveys.
Documentation: Keeping a detailed and organized record of patient interactions, participation and research related findings.
Adaptive Problem-Solving: Being a personable and adaptable team member who can think quickly on their feet in dynamic and sometimes stressful situations.
Successful candidates will be hired as employees of Nova Scotia Health.
Because of the nature of the work and NSH protocols, during the final stages of the hiring process, successful candidates will be required to provide proof of standard vaccinations, COVID vaccination, TB test. Hospital employees are also required to receive an annual flu shot when those are available.
The study will run five days per week, Monday to Friday. Each team member will be required to work 4-5 hours per week; these hours may take place during a weekend and/or over afternoons so team members must have availability for this timeline. It is possible that work hours may increase as more patients are enrolled in the study and require additional check-ins every three months.
The wage will be set by hospital HR and is estimated to be $20.95/h. Contracts will be issued for the fall term, with opportunity to renew for the winter term, subject to student’s availability (we need to cover certain shifts) and performance.
We are anticipating a start date of September 7, 2024, to allow for the hiring process and hospital onboarding procedures. Note that start dates may shift due to hiring and onboarding timelines with NS Health.
The research being done with Books By Heart is an amazing opportunity to gain experience in a healthcare setting, contributing to cutting edge research within the intersection of the humanities and healthcare. It will allow you to develop interpersonal skills through patient interaction and collaboration with healthcare professionals and gain insight into how research is conducted in a hospital setting.
This opportunity is ideal for individuals who have an interest in pursuing a career within the healthcare world (medicine, allied professions, health policy, research, research policy, healthcare innovation, etc.). It is certainly open to others. We are looking for the best candidates.
To apply for the position of Student Research Assistant for Books By Heart, please submit the following documents via email to leigh.gillis@ukings.ca and Nicole.Ponto@dal.ca by 11:59 p.m. – August 9:
We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming dedicated and personable students to our research team.
Application review and interviews will occur in August and early September.
We appreciate all applications; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
King’s Athletics is seeking student-staffers to produce and broadcast varsity livestreams for the 2024-25 season. Staff assignments will include, but not be limited to, play-by-play/colour commentating, camera operation, live interviews, in-game analysis and broadcast production.
Note: Priority will be given to King’s students studying in the Journalism program.
Responsibilities:
Successful Candidates will have:
Compensation level:
To apply, please email resume to James Wise, Varsity Administrator, Athletics Department at james.wise@ukings.ca.
For more information, feel free to contact James.
The University of King’s College is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community.
King’s students have the opportunity to work in almost every area of university life, and even beyond the university through facilitated internships and fellowships. Typical jobs include peer mentor, fundraising campaign caller, residence junior don, reporter for the communications team, fitness centre attendant and athletics photographer, just to name a few.
If you are looking for an opportunity to work as an assistant to a professor, look for the Student Assistantship Program (SAP) listings at the beginning of fall, winter, and summer term. Successful candidates will be paired with a faculty supervisor to work on a project such as academic research, publication preparation, new course development, journalistic projects, academic and cultural events, outreach, or archival work. These positions are light on hours—just 30h completed over a term, usually according to the student’s preference—so they offer the opportunity to gain career-building academic experience and skills, while making a minimal impact on study time.
Students have the opportunity to work on campus at one of three student-owned and operated businesses: the King’s Co-op Bookstore, the Wardroom (student lounge) and the Galley (coffee shop). Ask at these locations about openings.
King’s also coordinates several funded summer internships and part-time work experiences at external organizations and businesses that will offer students the opportunity to experience for themselves the value of their liberal arts education.
The King’s Undergraduate Fellowships in Public Humanities is an opportunity to do an experiential learning internship at an organization or business that brings the humanities to bear on the world.
The Scotia Scholars Award, funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, is a funded opportunity for two undergraduate students at King’s to be the principal investigator on their own research study in the area of health research.
King’s encourages all student employees to use this workbook as a template for planning, documenting, and reflecting on their work experience. The goal of this document is to help elevate all student work experiences to work-integrated learning, so that students can maximize their personal and professional growth while supported by their university.