Assistant Program Manager: Phase 1 Book Writing

Note: Phase 2 for APM's corresponds to Phase 1 of Book Writing (Medical/Health) Positions available: 15 (working as a team)The Antarctic Institute is a Canadian interdisciplinary think-tank and content creation consortium led by Dr. Austin Mardon.We provide a variety of opportunities for post-secondary students to develop their skills as authors, publishers, and content creators. Through our various programs, we employ students and recent graduates to produce scholarly research articles, books, and communications material intended for publishing.Project Description:We are currently seeking 7 post-secondary students (or recent graduates) who would like to develop project management and organizational leadership skills. The Assistant Program Manager (APM) will liaise with all stakeholders of our projects to support content creators and execute directives from the Program Manager, Creative Directors and Program Chair.For this phase, our students are invited to write books about topics surrounding Medical Health. During the writing process, our graphic design teams work with the authors to develop the visual qualities of a finished book (cover, sleeves, inserts, etc.) Upon completion, the Audiobook department narrates and records these works for publication in audiobook format. Our house publisher, Golden Meteorite Press, prints physical copies of these books for sale and distribution. With guidance from the Creative Directors, Program Chair, and Program Manager, the Assistant Program Manager will oversee the duties of authors, audio engineers, and graphic designers to ensure program timelines and directives are fully honoured by all stakeholders. Project Outcomes:Successful completion of your designated cohort’s books (including edits and graphic design)Attendance at all administrative meetings (reasonable attendance exemptions will be accepted)*** Note: Receipt of the Level UP honorarium is contingent upon successful completion of these project outcomes at the end of phase 2.Responsibilities: Working within a team of Assistant Program Managers to implement program procedures, policy, and approaches as requested by the Program Manager and Creative Directors.Carrying out leadership roles in hiring, onboarding and training student employees on platforms and procedures relevant to the Antarctic Institute.Collaborating on the creation and assignment of novel book outlines, article topics, and audiobook ideas.Maintaining responsibility for mentoring, monitoring, and guiding student cohorts (leading group meetings, answering questions, maintaining availability to assist students with a variety of tasks and queries, check-ins, etc.)Creating forms and documents, and record keeping.Liaising regularly with the Program Manager and Creative Directors.This project would be a great fit for students who possess:A desire to work in a management role.Experience (or at least an interest to work) in management, human resources, or organizational governance.Previous experience in academic writing, creation of fiction and nonfiction texts, and/or multimedia production.A collaborative mindset with a high degree of flexibility and effective conflict-resolution techniques.A high degree of motivation and competence in large-scale planning and organization.Proven ability to implement plans with exemplary attention to detail.A relational, non-confrontational approach to leadership and administration.

Assistant Program Manager: Phase 2 Books (History)

Note: Phase 3 for APM's corresponds to Phase 2 of Book Writing (History)Positions available: 17 (working as a team)The Antarctic Institute is a Canadian interdisciplinary think-tank and content creation consortium led by Dr. Austin Mardon.We provide a variety of opportunities for post-secondary students to develop their skills as authors, publishers, and content creators. Through our various programs, we employ students and recent graduates to produce scholarly research articles, books, and communications material intended for publishing.Project Description:We are currently seeking 7 post-secondary students (or recent graduates) who would like to develop project management and organizational leadership skills. The Assistant Program Manager (APM) will liaise with all stakeholders of our projects to support content creators and execute directives from the Program Manager, Creative Directors and Program Chair.For this phase, our students are invited to write books about topics focused on History. During the writing process, our graphic design teams work with the authors to develop the visual qualities of a finished history book (cover, sleeves, inserts, etc.) Upon completion, the Audiobook department narrates and records these works for publication in audiobook format. Our house publisher, Golden Meteorite Press, prints physical copies of these history books for sale and distribution. With guidance from the Creative Directors, Program Chair, and Program Manager, the Assistant Program Manager will oversee the duties of authors, audio engineers, and graphic designers to ensure program timelines and directives are fully honoured by all stakeholders.Project Outcomes:Successful completion of your designated cohort’s history books (including edits and graphic design)Attendance at all administrative meetings (reasonable attendance exemptions will be accepted)*** Note: Receipt of the Level UP honorarium is contingent upon successful completion of these project outcomes at the end of phase 2.Responsibilities:Working within a team of Assistant Program Managers to implement program procedures, policy, and approaches as requested by the Program Manager and Creative Directors.Carrying out leadership roles in hiring, on-boarding and training student employees on platforms and procedures relevant to the Antarctic Institute, authorship, and publication of history books. Collaborating on the creation and assignment of novel history book outlines, article topics, and audiobook ideas. Maintaining responsibility for mentoring, monitoring, and guiding student cohorts (leading group meetings, answering questions, maintaining availability to assist students with a variety of tasks and queries, check-ins, etc).Creating forms and documents - record keeping as needed.Liaising regularly with the Program Manager, Creative Directors, and Program Chair. This project would be a great fit for students who possess:A desire to work in a management role.Experience (or at least an interest to work) in management, human resources, or organizational governance.Previous experience in academic writing, creation of fiction and nonfiction texts, and/or multimedia production.A collaborative mindset with a high degree of flexibility and effective conflict-resolution techniques.A high degree of motivation and competence in large-scale planning and organization.Proven ability to implement plans with exemplary attention to detail.A relational, non-confrontational approach to leadership and administration.

Assistant Program Manager: Phase 3 Books (Human Sciences)

Note: Phase 4 for APM's corresponds to Phase 3 of Book Writing (Human Sciences)Positions available: 17 (working as a team)The Antarctic Institute is a Canadian interdisciplinary think-tank and content creation consortium led by Dr. Austin Mardon.We provide a variety of opportunities for post-secondary students to develop their skills as authors, publishers, and content creators. Through our various programs, we employ students and recent graduates to produce scholarly research articles, books, and communications material intended for publishing.Project Description:We are currently seeking 7 post-secondary students (or recent graduates) who would like to develop project management and organizational leadership skills. The Assistant Program Manager (APM) will liaise with all stakeholders of our projects to support content creators and execute directives from the Program Manager, Creative Directors and Program Chair.For this phase, our students are invited to write books about topics focused on Human Sciences. During the writing process, our graphic design teams work with the authors to develop the visual qualities of a finished history book (cover, sleeves, inserts, etc.) Upon completion, the Audiobook department narrates and records these works for publication in audiobook format. Our house publisher, Golden Meteorite Press, prints physical copies of these Human Sciences books for sale and distribution. With guidance from the Creative Directors, Program Chair, and Program Manager, the Assistant Program Manager will oversee the duties of authors, audio engineers, and graphic designers to ensure program timelines and directives are fully honoured by all stakeholders.Project Outcomes:Successful completion of your designated cohort’s Human Sciences books (including edits and graphic design)Attendance at all administrative meetings (reasonable attendance exemptions will be accepted)*** Note: Receipt of the Level UP honorarium is contingent upon successful completion of these project outcomes at the end of phase 2.Responsibilities:Working within a team of Assistant Program Managers to implement program procedures, policy, and approaches as requested by the Program Manager and Creative Directors.Carrying out leadership roles in hiring, on-boarding and training student employees on platforms and procedures relevant to the Antarctic Institute, authorship, and publication of history books.Collaborating on the creation and assignment of novel history book outlines, article topics, and audiobook ideas.Maintaining responsibility for mentoring, monitoring, and guiding student cohorts (leading group meetings, answering questions, maintaining availability to assist students with a variety of tasks and queries, check-ins, etc).Creating forms and documents - record keeping as needed.Liaising regularly with the Program Manager, Creative Directors, and Program Chair.This project would be a great fit for students who possess:A desire to work in a management role.Experience (or at least an interest to work) in management, human resources, or organizational governance.Previous experience in academic writing, creation of fiction and nonfiction texts, and/or multimedia production.A collaborative mindset with a high degree of flexibility and effective conflict-resolution techniques.A high degree of motivation and competence in large-scale planning and organization.Proven ability to implement plans with exemplary attention to detail.A relational, non-confrontational approach to leadership and administration.

Assistant Program Manager: Phase 4 Books (Natural Sciences)

Note: Phase 5 for APM's corresponds to Phase 4 of Book WritingPositions available: 17 (working as a team)The Antarctic Institute is a Canadian interdisciplinary think-tank and content creation consortium led by Dr. Austin Mardon.We provide a variety of opportunities for post-secondary students to develop their skills as authors, publishers, and content creators. Through our various programs, we employ students and recent graduates to produce scholarly research articles, books, and communications material intended for publishing.Project Description:We are currently seeking 7 post-secondary students (or recent graduates) who would like to develop project management and organizational leadership skills. The Assistant Program Manager (APM) will liaise with all stakeholders of our projects to support content creators and execute directives from the Program Manager, Creative Directors and Program Chair.For this phase, our students are invited to write books about topics focused on Natural Sciences. During the writing process, our graphic design teams work with the authors to develop the visual qualities of a finished Natural Sciences book (cover, sleeves, inserts, etc.) Upon completion, the Audiobook department narrates and records these works for publication in audiobook format. Our house publisher, Golden Meteorite Press, prints physical copies of these books for sale and distribution. With guidance from the Creative Directors, Program Chair, and Program Manager, the Assistant Program Manager will oversee the duties of authors, audio engineers, and graphic designers to ensure program timelines and directives are fully honoured by all stakeholders.Project Outcomes:Successful completion of your designated cohort’s Natural Sciences books (including edits and graphic design)Attendance at all administrative meetings (reasonable attendance exemptions will be accepted)*** Note: Receipt of the Level UP honorarium is contingent upon successful completion of these project outcomes.Responsibilities:Working within a team of Assistant Program Managers to implement program procedures, policy, and approaches as requested by the Program Manager and Creative Directors.Carrying out leadership roles in hiring, on-boarding and training student employees on platforms and procedures relevant to the Antarctic Institute, authorship, and publication of Natural Sciences books.Collaborating on the creation and assignment of novel Natural Science book outlines, article topics, and audiobook ideas.Maintaining responsibility for mentoring, monitoring, and guiding student cohorts (leading group meetings, answering questions, maintaining availability to assist students with a variety of tasks and queries, check-ins, etc).Creating forms and documents - record keeping as needed.Liaising regularly with the Program Manager, Creative Directors, and Program Chair.This project would be a great fit for students who possess:A desire to work in a management role.Experience (or at least an interest to work) in management, human resources, or organizational governance.Previous experience in academic writing, creation of fiction and nonfiction texts, and/or multimedia production.A collaborative mindset with a high degree of flexibility and effective conflict-resolution techniques.A high degree of motivation and competence in large-scale planning and organization.Proven ability to implement plans with exemplary attention to detail.A relational, non-confrontational approach to leadership and administration.

Assistant Program Manager: Phase 5 (Volunteer Program, Grants)

Positions available: 17Project Description: With guidance from the Executive Creative Director and Program Manager, the Assistant Program Manager (APM) will collaboratively execute administrative and governance tasks to insure continuity of the Antarctic Institute’s operations in the Level Up program. For Phase 5, APM's will be working alongside the Program Manager and Volunteer Program Coordinator to plan, execute, and manage an ongoing volunteer writing opportunity for 200 post-secondary students across Canada. These APMs will also produce documentation for grants that the Antarctic Institute of Canada relies on each summer. General duties related to seasonal wrap-up and debriefing will also be carried out. Project Outcomes: Administrative governance of volunteer cohorts of up to twelve (12) students across Canada. All CSJ documents must be produced for the upcoming grant season. All administrative work from the publication season must be considered complete by the Program Chair. Roles of the Assistant Program Manager include:Work within a team of up-to twenty (20) Assistant Program Managers to implement program procedures, policy, and approaches as requested by the Program Manager and Creative Directors.Efficiently carry out administrative tasks and procedures as needed and requested. Create forms and documents, keep records, maintain and update productivity logs, collecting tax forms, other duties as required.Liaise regularly with the Program Manager, Creative Directors, and Riipen representatives for consultation. The Assistant Program Manager will possess the following qualifications and attributesA desire to work in a management role.Previous experience in management, human resources, or organizational governance is considered an asset.Previous experience in academic writing, creation of fiction and nonfiction texts, and/or multimedia production.Collaborative mindset with a high degree of flexibility and effective conflict-resolution techniques.A high degree of motivation and competence in large-scale planning and organization.Proven ability to implement plans with exemplary attention to detail.A phone number, email address, or other means of communication to be made available to students.A relational, non-confrontational approach to leadership and administration.

Collective Interchange - Knowledge Sharing Through Social Media

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This social media project sheds light on the challenges that radicalized people may face due to existing systemic barriers. Also we will highlight issues such as gender/race equality, women's economic wellbeing, diversifying workplaces, etc. Collective Interchange is a non-profit community service co-operative dedicated to meeting community needs through innovative and cost-effective solutions. It chooses partnership not competition to fill gaps and strengthen the good work being done everywhere. Together we are stronger! In 2015, our team formalized its long-standing value-based partnership under the Collective Interchange umbrella. With this new look, we continue working in collaboration with new and existing networks to generate efficient and creative results. Our team’s collective efforts have impacted stakeholders throughout Newfoundland and Labrador and elsewhere in Canada.This is a great project for students to prove their digital marketing expertise, gain hands-on experiences, and build up their resumes. KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES/TÂCHES ASSOCIÉES AU PROJET:Creating resourceful contents aligned with the mandate of our organizationOutlining the highlights of our organization's projects Creating blog posts on topics including gender equity, GBA+, gender wage gap, radicalized people in business, systemic barriers faced by underserved people, human rights advocacy, etc. IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES/RÔLES/RESPONSABILITÉS:*We’re excited to work with students who can help us not only brainstorm but also execute a strategy to help us communicate our mandate with people, and make them familiar with what our organization that strives to bring economic sustainability to the community through the cooperative model that we create and suggest.FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES/LIVRABLES DU PROJET:Completed resourceful contentsCompleted blog posts

Antarctic Institute of Canada - Research + Writing

PROJECT DESCRIPTION/DESCRIPTION DU PROJET:The Antarctic Institute of Canada has trained and mentored 100s of students over the last 20 years. Most of our students choose to work with us on an ongoing basis, from their first year of undergraduate studies to Ph.D. and beyond. Your main mentors are well experienced in the difficulties of navigating education and transitions. The founder, Dr. Austin Mardon, is a Member of the Order of Canada, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, in addition to dozens of other professional and scientific organizations. Dr. Catherine Mardon is a retired attorney from the United States, a recognized social justice advocate, and a bioethics expert. Both are approachable and hands-on, and former students continue to include them in their successes well after the end of their internships.KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES/TÂCHES ASSOCIÉES AU PROJET:Writer of book-length manuscripts as part of a team.Research an important/timely topic for the writing project.IDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES/RÔLES/RESPONSABILITÉS:*Channel a thirst for knowledge into a project of a lifetime. Get a jump on your peers by working as part of a collaborative team to take a topic, research your aspect of the topic, and produce a book-length manuscript for publication. Learn to edit your own work and the work of other members of your team. There are also opportunities to foster leadership abilities, conflict resolution, and remote work skills.FINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES/LIVRABLES DU PROJET:At the end of the project, you will be a published author, showing your research and writing abilities, and your ability to see a large and important project through to completion.

Article Writing 2022 January Phase 1

We would like students to help us with creating content that is aligned with our vision, mission, and sector. We will ensure the student has a clear understanding of what these elements are for our organization.The Antarctic Institute of Canada runs a program called Sharpen the Quill. The goal of the project is to develop student's writing and publication skills.Students will be expected to write 4 articles for us. These can be blogs, newspaper, or peer-reviewed articles.We have places to publish the articles for free on peer-reviewed publications.

Article Writing 2022 January Phase 1C

Positions available: 4We would like students to help us with creating content that is aligned with our vision, mission, and sector. We will ensure the student has a clear understanding of what these elements are for our organization.The Antarctic Institute of Canada runs a program called Sharpen the Quill. The goal of the project is to develop student's writing and publication skills.Students will be expected to write 4 articles for us. These can be blogs, newspaper, or peer-reviewed articles.We have places to publish the articles for free on peer-reviewed publications.Students will be expected to:Research topicsWrite articles for a specific journalPeer-review articles for other studentsSubmit their articles for approval and revisions before publication

Wordsmith & short video clip smith! AKA writer + videographer

We're looking for a student who has a good sense of humour and excellent writing and video skills! Gunkii's brand, tone and theme are all about being tongue & cheek. We will make sure that you have a clear understanding of our company vibe, from there let's make some magic and have fun. Ultimately, you will be working on content creation for our brand, including video, social media, and other collateral that we can use.If this sounds like you –– we'd love to hear from you.We expect the student(s) will:Write! You must be able to create blogs, respond to Quora and be ready for Reddit! Create, execute deliver videos gunkii can use for: tiktok, YouTube, Vimeo, instagram reels, etc. Have a tongue or be related to some who does. The role is ideal for someone fun-natured, a big thinker, and someone who prides themselves on execution and getting sh*t done.

Career Coaching Certification - Training and Development Module

Level-Up anytime 2024 - Internship Positions available: 15 Individuals for the Level-Up programWilling to accept take University or College Projects.Be involved in the development of a new type of Career Coaching Certification. This involves Research and Development of a competitive program to select best practices and unique positioning to develop full courses and or modules. CareerNiche Inc. is a growing HR boutique transition firm that assists with Employee training, and coaching (both one on one and group coaching on zoom and with career masterminds). You will develop piece of an exciting new Career Transition approach that is new to the marketplace. You will learn about the 140,000 plus person coaching industry in North America .You will help create a multifacted Coaching Program that will help move the industry forward especially with the layoffs happening now. Each module of the coaching program will help transform tens of thousands of peoples lives and career for the future.

Exavier Fundraising and Grants

What is the main goal for the project?We are looking offer a virtual internship opportunity to 1-2 Fundraising or Grant writing students who would like to support a technology platform startup in identifying, creating the strategy for and making applications for sources for investments, loans, grants and wider fundraising activities.The main goal of this initiative is to create a roadmap for fundraising activities, application timelines and ensure all application materials are documented and in place.

Pet sitter / Vendor sourcing

With the soft-launching of the service, FurrySitter needs to validate the traction model. Before concluding, sufficient pet sitters will need to serve FurrySitter's customers. And it is the background of this project. Internship support will be essential for the success of the trial run of the business.ObjectivesWe hope to achieve the following targets by the end of the project:Build up a lead list with 100+ pet sitters/ pet-care professionalsGetting 30%+ pet-care professionals onboarding to FurrySitter

Preparation of a wellness quantification model

Project Scope:Preparation of wellness quantification modelsThe primary project requirements include:Working under the direction of the CEO and work independently on the development of 2 different wellness quantification models, one to be used for companies as a whole, and one that can be used for individuals. The models will use various inputs and provide a quantitative output to assess the wellness of either a company or individual.We’re excited to work with a student who can help us not only brainstorm but also execute a strategy to achieve:The development of a non-standard financial quantification model for individualsThe development of a non-standard financial quantification model for businessThis is a great project for a student to enhance their finance skills, modeling skills, data collection skills, data organization and data analysis skills.To work well together, and potentially have you as a member of our team in the future as we grow.

Reduce Employee Turnover

Recently we have seen a decrease in the life cycle of our employees. Previously, individuals progressed through one or more roles within the organization over 2-5 years before leaving and moving onto new organizations. This has significantly decreased and we are unable to pinpoint what the exact reason for this might be. With employee turnover at an all-time high, we are finding that this to be expensive for our organization from a hiring standpoint, but also from a cultural/moral standpoint. Your goal is to find out how to increase our employee lifecycle and find the optimal way to hire employees, and what to look for in our employees to allow us to have a longer employee lifecycle.

Interdisciplinary Authors

This project will begin November 7 following a kick-off meeting and orientation for all student-hires. The end-date for the project and deliverable submission deadline is December 5 at 11:59 PM MST. The Antarctic Institute of Canada (AIC) is a non-profit organization that conducts research activities, academic mentorship programs, and equity building through a variety of government-funded work initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students. The AIC is seeking 100 (one hundred) post-secondary students currently enrolled in a post-secondary program to author a variety of texts for publication. Topics and guidelines will be determined following the kick-off meeting. Participants will produce a finalised deliverable of a minimum 3000-word article. Applicants must be comfortable writing according to a variety of conventions and formats and within diverse topic-areas.

Graphic Designers & Digital Illustrators

The Antarctic Institute of Canada (AIC) is a non-profit organization that conducts research activities, academic mentorship programs, and equity building through a variety of government-funded work-initiatives for graduate and undergraduate students.The AIC is seeking 6 (six) post-secondary students with experience in graphic-design to fulfill tasks needed to complete book and audio cover designs.This project will begin November 7. The end-date for the project and deliverable submission deadline is December 5.Job ExpectationsApplicants must be experienced in AIC book design and audiobook cover design. As such, applicants should be comfortable working with Adobe Indesign, converting files to alternative formats and creating digital illustrations. Experience with Printful design is an asset.Additionally, designers will fulfill additional duties to prepare books for manuscript publication. This may include design work, manuscript formatting, and editing as needed.

Vulnerable Person Registries in Canada: Literature Review

Literature review of vulnerable person registries in Canada.

Interdisciplinary Authors - January 2023

This project will begin January 2nd following a kick-off meeting and orientation for all student-hires. The end-date for the project and deliverable submission deadline is January 31st at 11:59 PM MST. The Antarctic Institute of Canada (AIC) is a non-profit organization that conducts research activities, academic mentorship programs, and equity building through a variety of government-funded work initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students. The AIC is seeking 100 post-secondary students currently enrolled in a post-secondary program to author a variety of texts for publication. Topics and guidelines will be determined following the kick-off meeting. Participants will produce a finalised deliverable of a minimum 3000-word article. Applicants must be comfortable writing according to a variety of conventions and formats and within diverse topic-areas. Applications will only be accepted if the team name is your first and last name. Do not apply in teams.

Interdisciplinary Authors - March 2023

This project will begin March 1st following a kick-off meeting and orientation for all student-hires. The end-date for the project and deliverable submission deadline is March 31st at 11:59 PM MST. The Antarctic Institute of Canada (AIC) is a non-profit organization that conducts research activities, academic mentorship programs, and equity building through a variety of government-funded work initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students. The AIC is seeking 100 post-secondary students currently enrolled in a post-secondary program to author a variety of texts for publication. Topics and guidelines will be determined following the kick-off meeting. Participants will produce a finalised deliverable of a minimum 3000-word article. Applicants must be comfortable writing according to a variety of conventions and formats and within diverse topic-areas. Applications will only be accepted if the team name is your first and last name. Do not apply in teams.

Interdisciplinary Authors - May 2023

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BEFORE MARCH 31st WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.This project will begin May 1st following orientation for all student-hires. The end-date for the project and deliverable submission deadline is May 31st.The Antarctic Institute of Canada (AIC) is a non-profit organization that conducts research activities, academic mentorship programs, and equity building through a variety of government-funded work initiatives for undergraduate and graduate students. The AIC is seeking 100 post-secondary students currently enrolled in a post-secondary program to author a variety of texts for publication. Topics and guidelines will be determined following the kick-off meeting. Participants will produce a finalised deliverable of a minimum 3000-word article.Applicants must be comfortable writing according to a variety of conventions and formats and within diverse topic-areas. Applications will only be accepted if the team name is your first and last name. Do not apply in teams.