Jobs
Join the CERC Team as a Research Assistant, Research Associate, Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Professional or Technician. Check out the open positions below.
We are looking for students (undergraduate or graduate) with strong software engineering, computer science or system engineering skills for a range of topics:
- data and simulation result visualization for urban platform
- IoT and urban sensor data communication and analysis
- coding support for urban modeling and data analytics platform
Scope
The Manager of Built Environment Projects is responsible for the administration, project management, professional content, and strategic development of the Built Environment Projects team. See the job description details.
Posting start date: June 11, 2024
Start date: September 16th, 2024
End date: September 31st, 2025, with the possibility of an extension
Hours of work: 40 hours per week (full time), with a flexible schedule, according to hybrid work guidelines
Location of work: 2155 Guy St., Montreal, QC H3H 2L9
Posting start date: August 28, 2024
Scope
The Project Manager (Research Assistant) is responsible for the overarching tasks of selected projects. He/she is responsible for overseeing the team's operations and administrative functions and is particularly responsible to ensure on-time delivery, the quality of results and to support partnership development. In this role, he/she supports the team leads of the research teams, to facilitate regular meetings and workshops and to foster the development of projects.
Responsibilities
Support projects through analyzing and documenting multi-residential building projects, including innovative measures, additional cost of innovative measures, energy performance and benchmarking.
Develop detailed project plans to track the progress of projects
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Coordinate and follow up on tasks of different national and international projects
Organize workshops related to the projects to establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders and partners
Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
Coordinate joint publications with project partners
Coordinate and create progress reports
Support the creation of research proposals and public tender documents
Requirements
Master’s Degree in a relevant professional field related to the decarbonization of buildings and neighborhoods.
Decision-making skills, and the ability to establish and respond to priorities.
Superior interpersonal skills.
Ability to multi-task and work on a variety of projects concurrently.
Academic background in building engineering and environmental studies.
Experience with initiating and managing projects in the fields of decarbonization of the built environment.
Experience in multi-project and multi-stakeholder coordination.
Very good knowledge (Level 5) of spoken and written English to express ideas effectively and communicate clearly in complex situations.
Good knowledge (Level 4) of spoken and written French.
Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Miro and other related software packages related to project management tasks.
Salary
$ 34 per hour
Benefits
As this contract falls under the CARE union, benefits will be offered according to the CARE union agreement.
Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover letter to ursula.eicker@concordia.ca
IMPORTANT: The language and computer skills of short-listed candidates will be tested.
Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Start date: January 1st, 2025
End date: December 31st, 2025, with the possibility of an extension
Hours of work: 35 hours per week (full time), with a flexible schedule, according to hybrid work guidelines
Location of work: 2155 Guy St., Montreal, QC H3H 2L9
Posting start date: November 14th, 2024
Posting end date: December 13th, 2024
Scope
The Data Manager (Research Assistant) is responsible for the overarching tasks of data management in the NGCI group. They are responsible for overseeing the team's data life cycle and preparing all the data the team is receiving from the different sources. In this role, they support the research team leads by facilitating regular meetings and workshops, fostering project development using data sources, and ensuring interoperability. Additionally, the Data Manager will ensure compliance with data protection regulations under Law 25 of Québec and establishing the necessary methodologies to do so.
Responsibilities
- Develop a full data life cycle plan for the NGCI.
- Conduct research on ontologies and adapt them to meet project needs, implementing them across all data sources in Montréal.
- Collaborate with the middleware team from the PTIDEJ group of Concordia.
- Develop neural networks on top of the established knowledge graph based on project functionality.
- Develop detailed project plans to monitor progress.
- Create and maintain comprehensive database documentation.
- Coordinate and monitor tasks for various national and international projects regarding data management and ontologies.
- Organize workshops related to data to establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders and partners.
- Create and maintain comprehensive data documentation (CKAN).
- Coordinate joint publications with project partners.
- Support the creation of research proposals and public tender documents.
Requirements
Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in a relevant professional field related to the decarbonization of buildings and neighborhoods.
Decision-making skills, and the ability to establish and respond to priorities.
Superior interpersonal skills.
Ability to multi-task and work on a variety of projects concurrently.
- Academic background in data management and AI.
- Hands-on experience in developing neural networks and understanding data pipeline requirements.
Experience with initiating and managing projects in data management.
Experience in multi-project and multi-stakeholder coordination.
Very good knowledge (Level 5) of spoken and written English to express ideas effectively and communicate clearly in complex situations.
Good knowledge (Level 4) of spoken and written French.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Miro and other related software packages related to project management tasks.
- Advanced programming skills in Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Statistical Analysis, SQL, NoSQL, and Cypher.
- Knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing concepts, data integration, and ETL/ELT techniques.
- Proficiency in data pipeline creation and database management tools (time-series databases, graph databases, Apache Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker).
Salary
$ 34 per hour
Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover letter to ursula.eicker@concordia.ca
IMPORTANT: The language and computer skills of short-listed candidates will be tested.
Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.
Start date: January 1st, 2025
End date: January 31st, 2026, with the possibility of an extension
Hours of work: 25 hours per week, with a flexible schedule, according to hybrid work guidelines
Location of work: 2155 Guy St., Montreal, QC H3H 2L9
Posting start date: December 11, 2024
Scope
The Finance Coordinator (Support Professional) plays an important role in overseeing the Institute’s financial resources and monitoring and controlling them. We seek a highly qualified person to join our team at the Next-Generation Cities Institute.
As a financial coordinator, you will manage the financial operations of our Institute. You’re highly analytical and systematic, and you love numbers and planning.
If you are an experienced and driven person who can provide strategic guidance and help make informed financial decisions to ensure the success and growth of our research Institute, you’re perfect for this role. By joining our team, you can work with an interdisciplinary, international team and collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals in an exciting work environment. We offer competitive remuneration, benefits, reimbursements and ample opportunities for growth.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain financial systems
- Plan, direct, and control accounting and financial operations of the Institute
- Prepare reports and documents covering accounting transactions for management review
- Ensure that accurate records are kept by Concordia standard practices
- Establish budgets, forecast future cash flows, and provide periodic financial analysis
- Monitor budget performance, expenditure control
- Manage purchasing and invoicing procedures
- Oversee, monitor and execute contracts for staff and students
- Coordinate and create progress reports for diverse research projects
- Support the creation of research proposals and tender documents in close collaboration with the Office of Research and the Departments
- Perform other duties in support of the Institute's operation
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant professional field related to the Institute's activities.
Decision-making skills, and the ability to establish and respond to priorities.
Superior interpersonal skills.
Ability to multi-task and work on a variety of projects concurrently.
- Experience with managing multiple accounts and providing strategic insights through indepth resource flow analysis within different projects.
Experience in multi-project and multi-stakeholder coordination.
Very good knowledge (Level 5) of spoken and written English to express ideas effectively and communicate clearly in complex situations.
Good knowledge (Level 4) of spoken and written French.
- Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Airtable, SAP work environments and other related software packages related to financial monitoring and analyzing.
Salary
$ 34 per hour
Benefits
As this contract falls under the CARE union, benefits will be offered according to the CARE union agreement.
Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover by December 16th to nextgencities@concordia.ca
IMPORTANT: The language and computer skills of short-listed candidates will be tested.
Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.