1) Peer notetakers (PNT)
UC undergraduate students (first to final year) are eligible to become peer note takers and sell their lecture notes as independent contractors. International students with student visas are not eligible, as they cannot be independent contractors because of their visa conditions.
Notes are purchased at a rate of $10.00 per one hour lecture, $20.00 per 2-3 hour lecture.
See Notetaking information for more information about students use of peer notetaking.
For further details please write to assistech@canterbury.ac.nz
2) Casual Job opportunities within HA|AT
Hangarau Āheinga|Assistive Technology also employs a number of casual staff to assist in the provision of learning supports to students registered with our service.
If you are a post-graduate student interested in this type of work or looking for work here on campus (Ilam and Dovedale), please write to atnotes@canterbury.ac.nz attaching a brief resume. We offer information sessions to all successful applicants.
We do one main recruitment drive each year and additional, more targeted searches to meet the changing needs of students and their subjects/courses.
Please note that you can register your interest at any time to be contacted during our next recruitment drive.
Role
- Casual notetaking - taking notes in lectures, tutorials and labs. Available during term times, allocated according to student needs and course requirements. Casual note takers are used when there is no peer notetaker coverage in a course.
3) HK|AFC (Hōputu Kē|Alternative Format Centre)
We specialise in converting information into accessible formats for individuals with auditory, print, and learning disabilities. We employ support staff to help us provide this service.
- Formatter - to reformat lecture material, textbooks and research work
- Editor - to edit transcripts of audio and video recordings.
Those with a high touch typing speed should apply and highlight this in their application email and CV.
Those with experience in MathType, LaTeX, and CorelDraw/other drawing software applications should apply and specify this in their application email and CV.
To learn more, please write to assistech@canterbury.ac.nz
