(P/T, Remote) Research Assistant with Local Contexts

Job Title: Research Assistant

Job Status: Part-time, Remote. 10 hours a week.

Salary: $27.50/hr

Local Contexts supports Indigenous communities to manage their intellectual and cultural property, cultural heritage, environmental data and genetic resources within digital environments. Local Contexts recognizes the inherent sovereignty that Indigenous communities have over knowledge and data that comes from their lands, territories, and waters.

The Local Contexts Hub provides an interface to apply the Traditional Knowledge (TK) and Biocultural (BC) Notices and Labels to ground Indigenous data sovereignty.

Responsibilities of the research assistant include but are not limited to: 

Assist Local Contexts Outreach team with administrative support tasks, including:

  • Coordinating meetings with Local Contexts Hub users and collaborators,

  • Tracking action items and deadlines,

  • Supporting logistics for Local Contexts Hub training, and

  • Scheduling social media posts to Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

 

Interested applicants can direct questions or send their resume/CV and letter of interest to: support@localcontexts.org