Appointment Type: Part-Time, Contract (17-20 hours/week, with potential for extension and additional hours)

Contract Term: October 2025 – August 31, 2026

Location: Burnaby Campus, Vancouver Campus, and in-community (travel as required)

Start Date: Preferred October 6, 2025; applications reviewed on a rolling basis until position is filled

Position Summary: The Faculty of Education is seeking an Indigenous Research Project Manager to support the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Education & Governance and UNESCO Co-Chair programs, led by Dr. Amy Parent, Inaugural Associate Director of the Cassidy Centre for Educational Justice.

The role requires a high degree of expertise with Indigenous knowledge systems, protocols, and values, particularly in working with BC First Nations communities, as well as an ability to navigate academic, governmental, and community-based contexts. The Indigenous Research Project Manager must balance high-level coordination with detail-oriented administrative and technical work, ensuring respectful, culturally informed engagement.

The successful candidate will ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with the priorities of the Canada Research Chair and UNESCO research chair programs.

The Indigenous Research Project Manager will play a key role in coordinating complex, multi-partner, multi-year Indigenous-led research and knowledge mobilization projects, community engagement, events, grant competitions, sponsorship and partnership development, and diverse knowledge mobilization projects (including film and media).

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To apply, please submit a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references to aparent@sfu.ca. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Preferred start date is: Oct 6, 2025