[van-announce] SFPIRG is Hiring for a new Research Coordinator! Spread the word!

[ARX - Action Research eXchange]

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Please see pdf posting attached.

*Research Coordinator                                                   *
JOB POSTING
(Part-time, permanent position)
28 hours/week (hours may decrease to 25 in April 2012)
Wage rate: $24.90/hr with benefits

This is a unionized position with CUPE.
Starting date: Week of May 31, 2011

The Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group [SFPIRG] is a student-based
social justice resource centre located at Simon Fraser University [SFU] in
Burnaby, BC. SFPIRG is focused on providing skills training, learning
opportunities and resources to students on a wide range of social and
environmental justice issues.
The Action Research eXchange [ARX] is a program of SFPIRG that facilitates
connections between community organizations that need research but have
limited resources and SFU students who take on that research for course
credit.

This position is responsible for managing the ARX program, as well as,
working in conjunction with the staff collective and board of directors to
manage the organization. The position involves extensive work with
volunteers, temporary staff and students. Applicants must be able to work
efficiently in a chaotic environment and provide a strong leadership role in
mentoring, organizing and running the ARX program and SFPIRG as a whole. An
emphasis on process is key, meaning that applicants must value collective
work within an anti-oppression framework.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Action Research eXchange Program:
•        Facilitate research partnerships between students and community
organizations: set up and facilitate initial meeting between student
researchers and community
         groups; set research parameters; provide support throughout the
research process; ensure project and evaluations are completed.
•        Manage the process of accepting new community research proposals:
community outreach and relationship building, proposal development and
evaluation.
•        Develop strategies for effective program management, development,
and long-term planning.
•        Ensure ARX legal and policy framework is up-to-date and appropriate
including research ethics, research publication standards/ownership, and
criteria for
         accepting community proposals.
•        Revive the ARX committee and develop strategies to engage students
and grassroots activists in ARX.
•        Recruit, train, supervise and appreciate volunteers and temporary
student staff involved with ARX.
•        Develop campus and community outreach strategies in conjunction
with the Outreach and Programming Coordinators.
•        Network with faculty, SFU departments, and other SFU groups to
promote ARX and build partnerships to support the program, including
reviving the faculty
         advisory committee.
•        Manage the online ARX project database and project files.
•        When possible, provide resources and training for students on
progressive social justice research methodology.

Organizational and Collective Duties
•        Work with the other staff to manage SFPIRG: staff and maintain the
office; respond to requests from students and the public; participate in
SFPIRG
          organizational initiatives and events.
•        Contribute to ongoing organizational development of SFPIRG
including strategic planning, union collective agreements, hiring, and staff
collective development
         and communication.
•        Work with the staff collective to determine and prioritise the
goals for each semester and to delegate the day-to-day management of the
organization.
•        Committee work to implement the organizational goals.

Skills and Experience Required:

•        Program coordination experience in progressive non-profit
organization: ability to translate vision into action, keep attentive to
details, carry out policy work and
          program development, and prioritize and delegate tasks.
•        Experience and interest in consensus decision making and working
collaboratively in collectives.
•        An understanding of the academic process and experience with the
structure and requirements of university courses.
•        A strong understanding and keen interest in the theory, ethics and
practice of progressive research methodologies, particularly social justice,
community-based,
          and Participatory Action Research, within an anti-oppression
framework
•        Commitment to social and environmental justice and experience with
grassroots organizing towards social change, with a strong anti-oppression
analysis and
          practice.
•        Excellent communication skills: clear written and verbal
communication, public speaking, networking, conflict resolution,
facilitation, collaborative working style,
          ability to dialogue with diverse parties, ability to openly give
and accept feedback.
•        Interest and experience in working in a mentorship capacity with
young adults.
•        Experience coordinating volunteers including recruitment, training,
delegation and appreciation.
•        Ability to work efficiently in busy, people-filled, self-directed
environment.
•        Extremely organized with excellent time-management skills.
•        Solid computer skills (word processing, email, internet, database).
•        A sense of humour.

Application Procedure:

SFPIRG is an affirmative action employer. In order to increase the range and
diversity of skills, perspectives and experience presently existing within
SFPIRG, hiring preference shall be given to qualified applicants from groups
who face systemic barriers to employment. Applicants who wish to be
considered for affirmative action are encouraged to discuss this in their
cover letter. We also encourage applicants to include other skills and
experiences in addition to those outlined above. SFPIRG is committed to
accommodating people with mental and physical disabilities, including, for
example, obtaining necessary adaptive technologies.

Please submit cover letter and resume via email to hiring_research at sfpirg.ca

Attn:  Research Coordinator Hiring Committee
Please include cover letter and resume in ONE attached document, with your
name as the title of the file
No faxes please.
Application deadline is May 8, 2011 at Midnight

No phone or email inquiries, please. Late applications will not be accepted.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.



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Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group (SFPIRG)
  ~For a just, sustainable, and meaningful world~
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 http://www.sfpirg.ca            (778) 782-4360




-- 
Setareh Mohammadi, Research and Education Coordinator, SFPIRG
~mobilizing academic resources for social change~
*My office hours for the spring term are normally Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursdays from 10:30 - 4:30*
SFPIRG
Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group
[Unceded] Coast Salish Territories
Simon Fraser University TC 326
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
Tel (778) 782-4360
Fax (778) 782-5338
Email: arx at sfpirg.ca

Check out the Action Research Exchange online at www.sfpirg.ca/arx





-- 
Setareh Mohammadi, Research and Education Coordinator, SFPIRG
~mobilizing academic resources for social change~
*My office hours for the spring term are normally Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursdays from 10:30 - 4:30*
SFPIRG
Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group
[Unceded] Coast Salish Territories
Simon Fraser University TC 326
Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada
Tel (778) 782-4360
Fax (778) 782-5338
Email: arx at sfpirg.ca

Check out the Action Research Exchange online at www.sfpirg.ca/arx