Undergraduate Research Assistant Positions with Dr. Sara Ann Knutson

Interested in a paid summer position in History, Global Medieval and Early Modern Studies, and Pedagogy?

Dr. Sara Ann Knutson is hiring two undergraduate research assistants for the project, “‘Desert Imaginations’: Engaging Students as Partners (SaP) in North African History Course Design” for Summer 2026.

Anticipated start date: June 15
Approx. 10-15 hours/ week from June to early September (with the possibility of completing some hours in the Fall) for total of 120 hours

Brief project description:

This project will mobilize the Students as Partners (SaP) pedagogical approach to collaborate with two undergraduate research assistants and co-design, as intellectual partners, a new thematic course in the UBC History curriculum on North African History. The course will introduce and engage Indigenous Amazigh perspectives, epistemologies, and histories.

Must be a UBC undergraduate student to apply. Project team meetings will be held remotely online

Application deadline: June 5, 2026 at 5PM

For more information on the position and to apply, see https://tinyurl.com/5bhaxy64

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