Job Posting: Women's History Researcher with Heritage NL

 

Julia Salter Earle during the 1925 municipal election campaign.

Job Posting: Women's History Researcher

Heritage NL has received funding through the Job Creation Partnerships program to hire an EI-eligible worker for a 52 week period, $670/wk, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Heritage NL and the Newfoundland & Labrador Historical Society are hiring a Women's History Researcher to conduct scanning parties across the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in an effort to digitize documents and photographs relating to women’s and gender-diverse folk’s lives and history. The Researcher will coordinate with community museums, heritage and history groups, libraries, and seniors groups to organize scanning parties to digitize documents and photographs contributed by the public with a theme of women’s history. The Researcher will create the metadata for these documents and upload them to the Memorial University Digital Archives Initiative. 

The Researcher will also be tasked with providing an update of the research done to date during the Suffrage Symposium November 14-16, 2025; assisting with symposium planning, and leading a workshop to teach other researchers and academics how to conduct scanning parties. The Researcher will also give an overview of the works achieved at public presentation before the end of the project.

Strong research, communication, and writing skills required.  A background in women’s history or gender studies is a definite asset. 

Eligibility Criteria: 

• Be a resident of the province;

• Canadian citizens or permanent residents legally entitled to work in Canada;

• Meet the definition of EI-eligible;

• Be approved by the department under Section 25 of the Employment Insurance Act as insured participants who are active EI claimants; and

• Have an employment plan that identifies that the JCP work experience being considered supports a reasonable occupational goal.

Send your cover letter and resume to dale@heritagenl.ca

Deadline to apply: June 6, 2025