Student Employment

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Looking for part-time work or a summer job to complement your education? King’s students have numerous paths to seek paid practical experience.

Current Listings

The Student Employment Board lists opportunities below that are exclusively available to King’s students.

 

IT/AV Assistant

Department: Facilities

Reports To: Information Technology and Audio-Visual Officer

Employment Type: Part Time, to a maximum of 15 hours/week

Salary: As per student employment policy ($16.20/hr + $0.50 per year of experience working in the same department)

Expected Work Term: Fall Semester 2025 and Winter Semester 2026

Apply by: September 21

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Provide basic AV support for classes and events, such as setting up projectors and microphones
  • Troubleshoot basic AV issues
  • Set up and moderate Microsoft Teams and Skype meetings
  • Set up new computers
  • Connect computers to printers and O:drive
  • Install and update software
  • Troubleshoot basic IT issues including ethernet and internet connection
  • Provide IT support for Brightspace, Dal Online and MyDal
  • Remove and dispose of old technical equipment

Preferred Skills

  • Related IT and AV knowledge/skills will be considered an asset
  • Ability to take direction and work with minimal supervision
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Good communication and organization skills

Additional Notes

Previous experience or knowledge related to IT or AV is an asset, but training can be provided for anyone with an interest. Hours for the position will vary.

Applications may be submitted by email to:

Amir Kaveie | Information Technology and Audio-Visual Officer Email: amir.kaveie@ukings.ca

The deadline for applications is Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 5 p.m. (ADT). Questions about the position can be submitted by email to amir.kaveie@ukings.ca.

Forestry Research and Digital Advocacy Assistant

Hiring Organization: Hutchinson’s Acres Maple Syrup (in collaboration with Blomidon Naturalists)

Address resume to: Alan Warner, President, Blomidon Naturalists

Send resume, care of: Leigh Gillis at leigh.gillis@ukings.ca

Location: Virtual (with on-site visits to southwest Kings County, NS)

Duration: Fall 2025 (with possibility of ongoing for part-time work)

Apply By: Monday, September 22, 2025

Position Overview and Objective of Role

A coalition of forestry protection advocates and rural businesses—led by Hutchinson’s Acres Maple Syrup—is seeking a motivated and digitally skilled university student to support a public education and engagement initiative during fall 2025. This initiative focuses on raising awareness of proposed protected wilderness areas in Nova Scotia, including the Chain Lakes region in southwest Kings County.

The successful candidate will play a lead role in conducting research, translating that research into compelling digital storytelling and implementing a multi-platform social media campaign.

The objective of this position is to highlight the need for immediate government action to:

  • Designate proposed protected wilderness areas
  • Stop wood harvesting in these zones
  • Prioritize long-term, sustainable forest use over low-value extraction practices

Key Responsibilities

Conduct journalism-style research on forestry practices, environmental regulations and biodiversity impacts specific to topics related to:

  • Comparison of sustainable forest (tourism, recreation, sugarbushes, etc.) with low value efforts (biomass, pulp and paper)
  • Comparison of regulations for forest use on crown land by forest companies and regulations for environmental assessments of other industries using public lands
  • Consideration of the impacts on forest lands if the proposal for pulp and paper mill in southwest Nova Scotia were to go forward
  • Review scientific and government documents to support evidence-based storytelling
  • Create engaging, informative content (visuals, text, infographics, short videos) for social media platforms
  • Manage and publish content across digital platforms (Instagram, X/Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, etc.) using scheduling and analytics tools
  • Design and implement a digital campaign calendar to support phased messaging and outreach
  • Participate in virtual meetings with campaign partners to share updates and refine strategies
  • Visit the Lake Paul area at least once (preferably 2–3 times) to document the site for use in digital content

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a university program (journalism, or arts-focused program with minors in environmental studies, sustainability, communications or related field preferred)
  • Strong journalistic research and writing skills; experience interpreting scientific/environmental data an asset
  • Proficiency with digital content creation tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite or CapCut
  • Experience managing or contributing to social media campaigns, including use of scheduling and analytics tools
  • Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and coordinate remotely
  • Passion for environmental advocacy, community engagement and sustainability
  • Strong organizational and communication skills

Additional Details

  • This role is suited to someone living in Nova Scotia, but is largely organized as a virtual/remote work position.
  • Occasional site visits to southwest Kings County. The student should be able to provide their own vehicle but financial support for travel may be provided.
  • The student must have access to their own computer and stable internet.
  • Supervision will be provided jointly by representatives of both Hutchinson’s Acres Maple Syrup and Blomidon Naturalists.
  • Regular supervisory, as well as team meetings and updates to be held via Zoom, email and phone.

Hours and Remuneration

  • $18.00 per hour
  • up to 35 hours per week–negotiable, to be discussed at hiring as per student’s availability

Graduate Research Assistant, School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing

Name of project: Ethnic Media in Canada at a Crossroads: Challenges, Opportunities and Contributions to Canadian Society

Supervisor: Prof. Brian Daly (Atlantic Research Lead)

Start Date: Oct. 1, 2025

End Date: March 31, 2026, with supervisor’s option to extend

Remuneration: $33 per hour + benefits

Work week: Eight to 10 hours per week to 160 hours maximum.

Application Deadline: Sept. 19, 2025 @ 11:59 p.m. AT

 

Overview

The School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing at the University of King’s College is seeking a Graduate Research Assistant to gather and analyze data, and organize interviews, for a qualitative case-study analysis of Black-owned media companies in Atlantic Canada. The study is part of a national, eight-city research project entitled Ethnic Media in Canada at a Crossroads: Challenges, Opportunities and Contributions to Canadian Society, funded by an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Study rationale and research questions

Ethnic media in Canada is at a crossroads, as younger generations distance themselves from longstanding ethnic publications that are struggling to stay afloat in the digital marketplace. This digital shift has left behind some older ethnic Canadians as their trusted newspapers and magazines go online, or shut down altogether. The decline of some ethnic media can leave groups on the brink of cultural marginalization, and communities without a key source of information, connection, and identity. The problem is exacerbated among Black communities in Atlantic Canada, which are geographically dispersed and lack legacy media properties. Given this context, what are the future prospects for Black media in Atlantic Canada? How are they building audience and seeking out sources of financing? How is this critical role unfolding in different communities with different challenges? In what ways are some better positioned than others to meet challenges and expand into the future? How inclusive are the changes?

Job Details

The Graduate Student Assistant (GRA) position is open to students currently enrolled in one of the following programs at the School of Journalism, Writing & Publishing: Master of Journalism, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction, and Master of Fine Arts in Fiction. The ideal candidate will have experience conducting qualitative research, either as a student or a professional. They will have a demonstrated, graduate-level proficiency in spoken and written English. An academic or professional background in journalism, communications or media studies will be a strong asset. Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Teams and Excel, will also be a strong asset.

The Graduate Research Assistant will work with the Atlantic Research Lead (ARL) in developing and implementing interviewee recruitment strategies, organizing interviews and focus groups, coding data, identifying emerging themes, putting form to findings; and conducting literature searches/reviews. Pedagogically, students will observe and benefit from their supervisor’s experience in building relationships of trust and respect with communities for the long term.

The GRA will be trained, instructed and mentored in research design, protocols, methodologies and pedagogy as they assist in implementing a case studies research plan. This project will create opportunities for GRAs to present and publish in academic and community settings. It will also help them to identify innovative areas of research to inform future studies.

Closing Date: September 19, 2025

Candidates should submit applications addressed to Assistant Professor Brian Daly, by Friday September 19, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., ADT. They are requested to send them via email to adminj@ukings.caLate applications will not be considered.

A candidate’s digital file will include a cover letter, complete CV, examples of research work, at least two letters of reference attesting to the candidate’s suitability for the position, and any other materials that would shed light on their suitability. Ideally, the application materials will be contained in a single PDF file, beginning with the cover letter and CV.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted during the week of September 22 and interviewed on campus or via Microsoft Teams.

I think working while affiliated with the university is special and places a great responsibility on the student to make use of their time in the most productive ways possible.

Trisha Malik
Trisha Malik

Exhibition Content Developer, Discovery Centre, through a King's Undergraduate Fellowship in Public Humanities

Employment Programs

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.

Student Assistantship Program

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.

Student-run businesses

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.

External opportunities

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.

Paid fellowships

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.

Student Workbook

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.