>> QPIRG Concordia Job Offer :: Community-University Research Exchange (CURE) Coordinator
Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 07:23 PM
This is a grant-based contract position for full-time students – please see eligibility requirements below.
deadline to apply is June 4th, 2009
The Quebec Public Interest Research Group (QPIRG) Concordia is a student-funded, non-profit organization that strives to: research, raise awareness of, and motivate action on diverse grassroots social and environmental justice issues; make campus-community links; and inspire sustainable change through fun, inclusive, and non-hierarchical methods. We are presently seeking a coordinator for the Community-University Exchange (CURE) project.
The Community-University Research Exchange (CURE) is a database by which students can integrate their academic research with the work of local movements and activist organizations. Through the administrative infrastructures already in place at McGill and Concordia University, students may complete a CURE research project as an independent study course, internship, or thesis advised by a departmental professor, or as a term project for an upper-level class. By connecting students to non-profit community groups with limited resources, we hope to encourage and support academic research that is socially relevant.
This is a grant-based contract position for full-time students – please see eligibility requirements below.
Job duties:
Outreaching to community groups
- contacting community groups to tell them about the project and solicit proposals
- supporting community groups to structure their project to both meet their needs and be accessible to student class requirements
- supporting community groups in framing their project and writing out the project proposal
Maintain and update projects
- make sure website is updated with new project proposals
- put completed projects on the website.
Coordination with QPIRG Concordia and QPIRG McGill
- communicate with staff and board of both QPIRGS about how the project is developing
- working collaboratively with staff and board of both QPIRGS to set short and long-term goals for the project
Job Requirements:
- Knowledge of Montreal-area community groups
- Experienced with the structures of academia and academic research
- Comfort with computers and updating basic websites
- Ability to communicate with people of diverse backgrounds
- Proven organizational and time management skills
- Ability to take initiative and work independently
- Very good written and oral communication skills in English
- Good oral communication skills in French
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Commitment to social justice and to QPIRG's mandate to counter discrimination on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, religion, colour, dis/ability, size, and class
Grant Eligibility Requirements:
- Have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next academic year;
- Be between the ages of 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations;
Employment equity:
QPIRG recognizes and welcomes the unique contributions that individuals from marginalized and oppressed communities bring to our organization, and invites these individuals to apply. We encourage applicants to describe the unique contributions they, as individuals with diverse experiences, would bring to QPIRG in their cover letter or resume. If you wish to be considered for Employment Equity, please indicate it in your cover letter.
Contract duration: June 15th - August 31, 2009
Salary: approximately $3,750 (gross) for the contract duration
How to apply:
-> Please send us your cover letter and CV, by e-mail or mail, BEFORE 5pm on JUNE 4th, 2009. Please indicate “Attn: Hiring Committee - CURE” on your e-mail or letter.
Mailing Address:
QPIRG Concordia
1455 de Maisonneuve West,
Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8
E-mail: info@qpirgconcordia.org
For more information contact QPIRG-Concordia at (514) 848-7585, or email us at info@qpirgconcordia.org.
For more information about QPIRG Concordia or about the CURE project, please visit our website www.qpirgconcordia.org or come by the office! Our office is located at 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204 (office hours: Monday to Thursday between 1-6pm)
QPIRG-Concordia: Your campus-community link for social change!
