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Director of Administration and Finance (Hybrid Opportunity)
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UMass Amherst
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| The Department of Communication Director of Administration and Finance serves in a senior leadership role, partnering with the Chair in the overall administrative and operational management of the department. |
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Outreach and Broadening Participation Senior Coordinator for CBIKS (Hybrid or Remote Opportunity)
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UMass Amherst
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| The National Science Foundation Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (NSF CBIKS) The Outreach and Broadening Participation Senior Coordinator oversees the broader impacts activities for the NSF CBIKS, including broadening participation, education, and knowledge transfer. The Senior Coordinator carries out broadening participation activities, including mentorship and skill development for post doc and graduate student cohorts, community-building and cultural competency training for the NSF CBIKS team, youth and community engagement design, and protocols and action plan development. This position also coordinates outreach strategy and network-building activities for key audiences relevant to the NSF CBIKS mission.
This is a term-limited position. Continuation of the position for an additional five years is contingent upon grant funding. |
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Postdoctoral Research Associate 100% - CBIKS
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UMass Amherst
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| This position is with the Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS), a National Science Foundation Science & Technology Center. CBIKS is an interdisciplinary center that examines how to effectively and ethically braid Western and Indigenous science research, education, and practice related to the urgent and interconnected challenges of climate change, protections of cultural places, and food sovereignty.
CBIKS activities include studying and promoting wise practices in community-based research with Indigenous communities, from relationship development and the research development process through storywork and knowledge mobilization. CBIKS activities include promoting the respectful braiding of Indigenous science with Western science, and supporting community-based research agendas and collaborative research design.
This position assists CBIKS thematic research groups in conducting “science of science” research within the CBIKS network. The eight research theme areas at CBIKS are: ethics, data sovereignty, relationality & research development, fieldwork & braiding knowledges, formal & informal science education, storywork & knowledge mobilization, training scientists, and policy & government agencies.
This is an on-site position at CBIKS Central on the UMass Amherst campus in Amherst, MA with the possibility of some remote work. This is a one-year position with a possibility of renewal for a second year.
Postdocs are expected to engage in at least two of the eight research themes. Applicants should note areas of interest and experience in their cover letter. |