Article Writing
Positions available: up to 65 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. During the spring and summer, 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. During March and April, 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 topics Write articles for a specific journal Peer-review articles for other students Submit their articles for approval and revisions before publication
Book Publication: Phase 1 (Medical/Health) FULL
Positions available: up to 200 total students, working in groups of 12 We would like students to write and publish books. For phase 1 of this initiative, students will focus on medical health topics. To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) will: work with team pod of students to help write two books, one book each week write 2200 to 4000 words each week and edit other team (pod) members work on collective document upload documents for publication as books onto research sites keep with schedule and work as book writing team This project will be ongoing over 8 weeks, with different books being produced in each two-week segment. There will be 4 project postings on Riipen that students can apply for. Each phase will run for two weeks.
Book Publication: Phase 2 (History) FULL
Positions available: up to 200 total students, working in groups of 12 We would like students to write and publish books. For phase 2 of this initiative, students will focus on history topics. To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) will: work with team pod of students to help write two books, one book each week write 2200 to 4000 words each week and edit other team (pod) members work on collective document upload documents for publication as books onto research sites keep with schedule and work as book writing team This project will be ongoing over 8 weeks, with different books being produced in each two-week segment. There will be 4 project postings on Riipen that students will apply for. Each phase will run for two weeks.
Book Publication: Phase 3 (Human Sciences) FULL
Positions available: up to 200 total students, working in groups of 12 We would like students to write and publish books. For phase 3 of this initiative, students will focus on human sciences topics. To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) will: work with a team (pod) of students to help write two books, one book each week write 2200 to 4000 words each week and edit other team (pod) members work on collective document upload documents for publication as books onto research sites keep with schedule and work as book writing team This project will be ongoing over 8 weeks, with different books being produced in each two-week segment. There will be 4 project postings on Riipen that students will apply for. Each phase will run for two weeks. Book 1 will be submitted to "Milestone 1". Book 2 will be submitted to "Final Submission".
Book Publication: Phase 4 (Natural Sciences) FULL
Positions available: up to 200 total students, working in groups of 12 We would like students to write and publish books. For phase 4 of this initiative, students will focus on natural sciences topics. To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) will: work with team pod of students to help write two books, one book each week write 2200 to 4000 words each week and edit other team (pod) members work on collective document upload documents for publication as books onto research sites keep with schedule and work as book writing team This project will be ongoing over 8 weeks, with different books being produced in each two-week segment. There will be 4 project postings on Riipen that students will apply for. Each phase will run for two weeks.
Interdisciplinary Authorship
Positions available: up to 30 students, working individually We would like students to write and publish interdisciplinary articles that align with our focus as a non-profit charity. To accomplish this, we expect the student(s) will: work individually to author articles for publication relating to health-equity, education, social-philosophy, and health research. write 2200 to 4000 words each week - revise texts under the direction & mentorship of our program chair & LevelUp program director participate in tutorials for publication submission; execute learned skills with self-started publication submissions (students will not be expected to pay for journal submissions; student-work will be sent to free-submission journals only). maintain scheduling and productivity via a centralized gantt chart.
Graphic Designers & Digital Illustrators
This project will begin on August 1st following a kick-off meeting and orientation for all student-hires. This project’s end-date is September 3rd, 2022. 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 20 (twenty) post-secondary students currently enrolled in a graphic-design program to fulfill tasks needed to complete a catalog of pre-print children’s books. Applicants should be comfortable working with Adobe Indesign, converting files to alternative formats and creating digital illustrations. Additionally, designers will fulfill additional duties to prepare books for manuscript publication. This may include design work, manuscript formatting, and editing as needed.
Interdisciplinary Authors
This project will begin in August following a kick-off meeting and orientation for all student-hires. The end-date for the project and deliverable submission deadline is sept 3rd 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 76 (seventy-six) post-secondary students currently enrolled in a post-secondary program to author a variety of texts for publication. Topics and guidelines will be passed-down from the AIC chair during our kick-off meeting. Applicants must be comfortable writing according to a variety of conventions and formats and within diverse topic-areas.
Interdisciplinary Authors
This project will begin October 3 following a kick-off meeting and orientation for all student-hires. The end-date for the project and deliverable submission deadline is October 31 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 45 (forty five) 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.