(PT/Remote) Local Contexts Internship – Museum Studies

Local Contexts Internship (Research Assistant) – (Remote) PT Position

10 hours a week @ $27.50/hour for 20 weeks, with potential for renewed contract

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 for this internship (research assistant) include but are not limited to:

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

Regular meetings with international team,
Coordinating meetings with Local Contexts Hub users and collaborators (national and international)
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