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
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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 consideredAbundant 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.
Full description and application details
Description complète et détails sur le processus d'application
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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 callEmbeddings- 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.