The Indigenous Research Support Initiative (IRSI), the UBC Learning Exchange, the Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (RSHDC) and the Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) are collaborating with other key partners to develop teaching and learning resources to support ethical engagement practices in Indigenous community-based research. Ultimately the goal is for UBC staff, students, and faculty to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to respectfully, ethically and appropriately engage with Indigenous communities. The project will benefit Indigenous communities by building towards a community informed ethics “toolkit” for engagement supported by the creation of practical open educational pedagogical instruments that are respectful of community-based ethics standards and approaches.
We are seeking a Graduate Academic Assistant (GAA) at Masters or PhD level for 4 months to conduct a literature review of best practices for ethical engagement and complete an environmental scan to identify community engaged initiatives with Indigenous Peoples that fall outside of the traditional ethics review process at UBC. The GAA will present their findings in written and verbal form to members of a Steering Committee, other units at UBC and Indigenous community members and partners as requested.
For more information, please see the job description & apply by June 19, 2020 with a letter of interest and CV to luc.desmarais@ubc.ca.