CREW Research Assistant - Research Creation
Last updated: June 7, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
Application deadline: July 15, 2024
Planned start date of appointment: September 5, 2024
End date: May 1, 2025 OR October 1, 2024 to June 1, 2025
Position Title: Research Assistant
Principal Investigator or Immediate Supervisor: Meghan Moe Beitiks, MFA
Salary information: $25.00 per hour
Approximate number of weekly hours of work: 8 hours (approx.)
Job description:
Reporting to Meghan Moe Beitiks, the candidate will be responsible for carrying out research tasks related to the second year phase of the SSHRC-Funded Project “Angles of Consequence”. Please review the project website before applying: https://ofconsequence.org/
Responsibilities will include:
- Support the production of several site-specific performances and their promotion with the following approaches:
- Stage Management (creating schedules, running meetings, tracking design concerns like props and costumes, facilitating communication around performance development).
- Performance and Project Documentation (Photo and Video).
- Assistance of artists, performers and designers.
- Community dialogue and support relative to site-specific performances.
- Presentations, updates and discussions around performance practises with the LePARC research community.
- Additional research and administrative support on climate impacts contextualized by the projects’ established work.
- Assistants will be part of a Slack workspace and be expected to be in regular communication via that platform and email.
Qualifications/skills required:
- Undergraduate student in arts, performance or sustainability.
- Working spoken and written English.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to interact effectively with faculty and staff.
- Good communication skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Performance production skills preferred: stage management, props building, experience with 3D printing and laser cutting, photo and video shooting and editing.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter to meghanmoe.beitiks@concordia.ca by the posting end date of July 15, 2024. Please include any postings or information directly relevant to the skills above.
This position is subject to all conditions outlined in the CREW (previously TRAC) collective agreement.
Territorial Acknowledgement
Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.
Employment Equity
Concordia University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, 2SLGBTQI+ persons, and persons with disabilities; candidates are invited to self-identify in their applications.
Immigration Status
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applications must include one of the following statements:
Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
or
No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.