OPPORTUNITIES

Below are current job and funding opportunities within the Indigenous Futures Research Centre and its affiliates.

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  • Application deadline: As soon as possible. We will accept applications until the role is filled.
    Start date: As soon as possible/immediate
    Salary: 24$/hour
    Hours per week: 35 hours/week
    Contract Length: 3-6 months with the possibility of extension
    Position title: Operations and Finance Support
    Primary Investigator: Prof. Jason Edward Lewis
    Joint Supervision: Finance Manager - Aboriginal Territories in Cyberspace; Coordinator North -
    Abundant Intelligences
    Location: Indigenous Futures Research Centre, 1250 Guy Street, Concordia University,
    Montreal, QC, Canada. This position is in-person.

    The Operations and Finance Support is responsible for providing administrative and logistical
    support to the Abundant Intelligences Operations Team, its partners, and their students while
    also working closely with AbTeC Finance Department. The primary duties include assisting with
    travel-related tasks, scheduling meetings, minute-taking, maintaining the reporting database,
    maintaining inventory and ordering when necessary, screening incoming correspondences,
    organizing and maintaining the program archives, and performing other duties in support of the
    Finance Manager, Coordinator North, and Primary Investigator (PI). This role is ideal for a
    detail-oriented individual who enjoys working in a research environment and is looking to gain
    experience in project coordination.

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  • Application deadline: Will close when the position is filled
    Salary: CAD$75,000
    Hours per week: Full-time
    Position title: Postdoctoral Researcher
    Immediate supervisors: Prof. Jason Edward Lewis, or other Abundant Intelligences co-investigator. To be determined in discussion with candidate
    Duration of the contract: 2 years
    Location: Strong preference for Montreal, though other locations will be considered

    Abundant Intelligences is establishing a detailed data sharing and intellectual property framework. This position will support this work through research on Indigenous data sovereignty, community protocols, and cultural & legal regimes for protecting cultural property within the context of AI research; developing protocols, methods, and tools for protecting and sharing Indigenous data to help in developing advanced technologies such as AI; and disseminating the knowledge acquired within the Partnership and in external publication and presentation venues. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work closely with program directors and working groups to ensure their research helps advance the partnership research priorities.

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  • Proposal deadline: Ongoing throughout 2025
    Eligibility: Applicants must be Abundant Intelligences Co-Investigators
    Value: The maximum request amount is $5,000 CAD per residency
    Duration: Abundant Intelligences will fund up to 10 residencies in the framework of this call

    Embeddings- Residencies and Other Extended Visits aims to support research collaborations amongst AbInt Co-Investigators. This call supports in-person, up to 6 days residencies allowing residents to provide or receive “just-in-time" advice, support, or technical expertise.

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