Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S.
Fairbanks, Alaska

Application deadline: Sunday, 10 July 2011 at 5:00 p.m. AKDT

For further information, please go to:
http://www.arcus.org/arcus/jobs

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The Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS) seeks applications to the position of Education Project Manager. This position provides professional project management to the education programs of ARCUS and reports to the Executive Director. The position will be located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

ARCUS is a nonprofit consortium of universities concerned with arctic research and education. This position primarily focuses on PolarTREC, a program that pairs K-12 teachers with researchers to improve science education through polar teacher research experiences. This position works with the ARCUS Executive Director, PolarTREC Principal Investigator, other ARCUS staff, advisory committees, and other relevant individuals and organizations.

To apply, please send a resume, cover letter, and application (available at: http://www.arcus.org/arcus/arcus_pdf/arcus_app.pdf) to:

Susan E. Fox, Executive Director
ARCUS
3535 College Road – Suite 101
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Fax: 907-474-1604
Email: fox@arcus.org
No phone calls, please.

Application deadline: Sunday, 10 July 2011 at 5:00 p.m. AKDT.

Dechinta Land-­Based University Partnership Development Grant

A PhD Student is required for a 1-3 year commitment to assist with tasks and activities associated with a SSHRC-funded research project focused on developing an institutional structure for a land- based university. Students with research interests and background in the areas of Indigenous education and governance, decolonization theory and methodologies, policy analysis, institutional development, Northern studies, cultural anthropology, public health, development studies, and indigenous research methods are encouraged to apply.

Dechinta land-based university is located at Blachford Lake Lodge, 220km east of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on the traditional territory of the Yellowknives Dene. The program blends land based cultural activities and knowledge with university courses accredited by university partners. Courses are co-taught by Indigenous knowledge holders and university professors. The purpose of the program is to provide students with a university level learning experience grounded in Indigenous cosmologies and cultural practice.

The PhD Student will be expected to assist the principal investigator with developing the institutional model for Dechinta through:

1. Conducting on-site evaluative research of Dechinta course delivery and institutional practices;
2. Researching and developing land-based university curricula, and co-teaching a Dechinta course with a land-based knowledge expert; and,
3. Assisting with administrative duties related to the research project.

Expectations associated with this position will be identified through a work plan and be consistent with SSHRC guidelines for research student funding. Remuneration for this position is $15,000.00 per year.

CLOSING DATE: June 10, 2011

For further information about Dechinta: dechinta.ca

Please direct inquiries to:

Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox, PhD
Principal Investigator, Dechinta Partnership Development Grant
Email: sirlbach@ualberta.ca

Send resumes with a cover letter and names of three references (2 academic, one work experience) to:

Kyla Kakfwi Scott
Program Manager, Dechinta
Email: dechinta.research@gmail.com

Project Overview

Effective, culturally relevant educational programming in Northern Canada has proven elusive at all levels of the educational system. At the post-secondary level, Northern colleges provide essential vocational training, but they rely on partnerships with southern universities to provide some access to degree programs to northern students unable to leave the North. Canada remains the only circumpolar country without a Northern-based university. The need for a well-educated northern population is great, and growing. Faced with unique challenges ranging from climate change and Arctic sovereignty to Indigenous social, economic and political development, the future of North will depend on the capacity of residents to think critically and act wisely in the stewardship of Northern lands and resources.

Dechinta Bush University is based on the vision and commitment of a group of Northern based scholars and southern university supporters seeking to establish a Northern university that draws on Northern strengths: Indigenous cultures, connection to the land, and the necessity for innovating to address unique northern circumstances. This project will see up to 225 graduate students receiving instruction through land-based hands on learning from up to 90 academic instructors and land-based experts in bush-camp settings, supported by several well-established southern universities and Northern Aboriginal, cultural and research organizations.

The partnership will assist in establishing an institutional structure for a permanent Northern land- based university program targeting Northern and Indigenous students who would otherwise be unwilling or unable to attend a university program in the south. The program will speak directly to the needs and aspirations of both students and Northern communities: its aim is to produce a cohort of Northern Indigenous students positioned to respond to their community needs through the unique training they will receive at Dechinta.

Conceptualized on a tutoring/apprenticeship pedagogical approach strongly influenced by critical Indigenous educational methodologies, Dechinta will offer an environment where Indigenous cultural skills and knowledge will provide the basis for developing twenty university-accredited courses. The plethora of issues facing the North today – from climate change to self government – require that decision and policy makers working in communities are increasingly required to function effectively across a range of knowledge sectors.

Small Indigenous communities are beginning to achieve wide-ranging powers to govern under land claims and self-government agreements, at the same time that they are struggling to overcome effects of colonization and face global challenges. Tomorrow’s leaders and policy-makers face a complexity of information assimilation and decision-making unparalleled in history. Communities are increasingly relying on their cultural confidence in their Indigenous knowledge as a source of strength and guidance in making decisions. As these communities achieve a level of self-government, they are anxious to see their children acquire the education and skills necessary to replace the transient non-Indigenous population currently predominant among the decision-making elite. Dechinta represents an opportunity to share in building a unique land-based learning experience that will stand as a model approach to Indigenous and Northern education throughout the circumpolar world.

Please submit a resume and one page letter which highlights the achievements of your nominee. Criteria for evaluation will include features which highlight excellence in circumpolar health, demonstrated by contributions through service, research and humanitarianism.

The Hildes medal has traditionally been awarded at each International Congress on Circumpolar Health to distinguished individuals nominated by the adhering bodies of the International Union for Circumpolar Health. Since 1987, more than twenty researchers and health workers from Alaska, Canada, the Nordic countries and Russia have received this award. To learn more about this award please visit csch.ca/jack-hildes-medal

Nominations will be accepted electronically, please email to me at susan.chatwood@ichr.ca

Timelines for the award are as follows,

1. Nominations to be accepted until May 15, 2011
2. Review by external committee between May 15 – 30, 2011
3. Announcement of Hildes Award June 1, 2011
4. Presentation of Hildes Medal Fairbanks, AK, Aug, 2012

All the best,

Susan Chatwood
President
Canadian Society for Circumpolar Health

The Circle’s existence comes from the recognition that philanthropic organizations’ impact can be far greater by joining forces, and by building strong relationships with Aboriginal communities. This collaboration is the first of its kind in Canada.

“As an Aboriginal person who has participated in the early stages of this organization, I am very excited to see The Circle coming into realization,” says Victoria Grant, Chair of Temagami Community Foundation. “Over the past 10 years, the growing interest to support and learn about Aboriginal communities from almost nothing to where we are today can only be a benefit, not only to Aboriginal communities but to all.”

The Circle’s launch event will take place Wednesday, May 11, 2011 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Grunt Gallery in Vancouver.

ABOUT THE CIRCLE

Organizations that have been involved in the creation of the The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples include: The Calgary Foundation, Community Foundation of Nova Scotia, Community Foundations of Canada, The Counselling Foundation of Canada, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, Native Canadian Centre of Toronto, Muttart Foundation, Oshki Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin Foundation, Small Change Fund, Temagami Community Foundation, Tribal Councils Investment Group (TCIG) Charitable Foundation, Trillium Foundation, United Way of Winnipeg, Vancouver Foundation, Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation, and Winnipeg Foundation.

More information about The Circle’s mandate and mission can be found on their website at philanthropyandaboriginalpeoples.ca

For further information, contact:

James Stauch
Chair of the Steering Committee of The Circle on Philanthropy and Aboriginal Peoples in Canada, and Vice President of the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation
416-601-4776
james@gordonfn.org

Victoria Grant
Member of Temagami First Nation, Chair of Temagami Community Foundation, and Member of the Board of Community Foundations of Canada
905-640-6556
jiimaan@me.com

NAMHR will accept applications from university-based investigators or Aboriginal community organizations for grants of up to $5,000 in the following categories:

1. Seed Funding to facilitate the initiation of innovative research efforts and knowledge exchange that would then compete for larger-scale support from one of Canada’s national or provincial funding agencies. Deliverable: an application for a larger grant to undertake the project, or other clear plan for subsequent funding.
2. Knowledge Translation activities that make the findings of research activities available and accessible to the appropriate audience. Deliverable: a concrete message in a medium that is meaningful to the research users.
3. Research Allowance to enable student researchers who are or have been the recipients of a scholarship from NAMHR to undertake research activities necessary to complete their studies. Research Allowances do not automatically accompany the receipt of NAMHR scholarships. Scholarship applicants requesting a Research Allowance must also complete a second application to NAMHR’s Research Awards Program for additional Research Allowance support.

Deliverable: receipts required for reimbursement of legitimate expenses.

The excellence of the proposal and community relevance will be criteria in the selection process. NAMHR Investigators are available to help with the preparation of proposals. Where applicable, funds will not be released until approval from an appropriate Research Ethics Board (REB) has been obtained.

Application Procedure

The proposal should be submitted electronically as an e-mail attachment to colette.isaac@mail.mcgill.ca.

Download the details here.

This year IISD has one CYLP Internship Position to be based at the IISD office in Winnipeg. This internship will include the following tasks:

• Prepare an initial summary of Arctic Council youth programs and interventions;
• Review the youth-relevant components in the Arctic Human Development Report;
• Hold a preliminary online discussion with CYLP alumni to identify key issues and outline a process for raising awareness and engaging northern youth in advising on an Arctic Council program of work relevant to northern youth;
• Support recruitment and participate in an online training program on Leadership and Sustainable Development in the Circumpolar North;
• Hold one to two in person northern youth focus groups;
• Provide input into the development of a Youth Component for the upcoming Hudson’s Bay Awareness Summit;
• Maintain the OOKPIK website (http://www.ookpik.org/), including regular blogging on youth issues, events.

Application deadline: Friday, February 18th 2011
Interviews: Selected candidates to be interviewed during the week of February 21st 2011
Start Date: Beginning of March 2011
End Date: End of August 2011

Information on the program and how to apply are posted at: http://slicinternational.iisd.org/. In particular please read through the pages on Eligibility and Your Application. In order to be considered for the position, candidates are required to fill out an online application form and submit the following documents: cover letter, resume, a sample of your writing (research paper or communications piece – could be part of a larger school paper, no more than 12 pages) and the names and contact details of two references. Only complete application packages will be considered. Please fill out the application form on line and email remaining components to:

Pauline Gerrard
E-mail:cintern-apply@iisd.ca

IISD is committed to equal opportunity. To be eligible for the CYLP program candidates must meet the following criteria:

• Be a Northern Canadian citizen or landed immigrant (originally from, or living in, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon, or northern Quebec and Labrador) not younger than 19 and not older than 30 years of age (exceptions may apply);
• Have never participated in a youth internship funded under the Canadian government Youth Employment Strategy (YES) program (e.g., CIDA, DFAIT, HRDC).
• Have demonstrated interest or experience in circumpolar affairs and issues;
• Be computer and Internet literate, including word processing, e-mail skills and experience in using the World Wide Web for research, information delivery and social networking;
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Be able to live and work in multicultural environments;
• Be flexible and adaptable; and
• Be available for a minimum of six months starting from early March through to the end of August, 2011.

The selected candidate will receive a stipend to cover basic living expenses.

All Inquiries should be directed to:
Pauline Gerrard
Training Coordinator
Phone: (204) 958 7727
Intern-info@iisd.ca

Please distribute this announcement widely.

The Coady International Institute is now accepting applications for the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program.

About the program:

Indigenous Women in Community Leadership is a new program offered by the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University to support First Nations, Métis and Inuit women in strengthening and building their communities.

A new generation of women leaders will learn to recognize and build their strengths while discovering new ways to connect with their communities and organizations to help them achieve their goals.

Successful applicants will attend a three-week preparation program at the Coady International Institute beginning on May 9, 2011. They will then depart on a three-month community placement, where they will work alongside an experienced mentor.

Participants will then return to the Coady International Institute for a one-week session where they are given the opportunity to share their experiences with other participants.

Applications are due by December 17th, 2010. Successful applicants will be notified in February.

To apply, click here.

The Tuesday, 23 November 2010 seminar is entitled “Working with Northern Communities” and will be presented by Gary Kofinas, Associate Professor of Resource Policy and Management at the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Science.

This seminar will address considerations when working within Northern communities, such as going through the proper channels to obtain permission to work in the communities, identifying and coordinating with local interests, ways to ensure involvement of the local community in the research, how to reciprocate knowledge back to the community, and how to ensure personal safety for researchers working in remote communities.

TO RESERVE A SPOT FOR THE WEBINAR

Due to the HUGE response and popularity of these webinars, the University of Canterbury has increased the number of spots available to 100, but space is still expected to fill up. To reserve a spot in the webinar, please send an email to: webinars@apecs.is. Any remaining spots will be available on a first come, first serve basis.

TO ATTEND THE WEBINAR

Adobe Connect Pro software will be used to conduct the Career Development webinars. The software requires that Abode Flash Player be installed on participants’ computers. If your computer does not already have Adobe Flash, please install it at: get.adobe.com/flashplayer/.

To log into the Career Development webinar, please go to: connect.canterbury.ac.nz/arcss_8. Enter as a guest by typing in a name (first name, last name, and institution preferred) and clicking the ‘Enter Room’ button.

If you have not participated in a webinar before, a tutorial is available at: www.apecs.is/virtual-poster-session/live-sessions. Click on the “Video Tutorial on Joining an APECS Virtual Poster Session.” The webinar interface and instructions for the Virtual Poster Sessions are the same for the Career Development series.

This webinar series is a collaborative effort between APECS, the University of Canterbury, and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Arctic System Science (ARCSS) Thermokarst Project.

For further information, please go to: apecs.is/webinars.

For questions or to reserve a spot for the webinar, please email: webinars@apecs.is.

Qualifications

A Master’s degree in Epidemiology or a related field from an accredited college program, and five (5) years of epidemiology experience; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary

Salary commensurate with experience, education, and skill level.

Benefits

Benefits package included.

To apply: Apply online at https://anthccareers.silkroad.com/anthcext/Employment_Listings.html

For more information, visit the ANTHC website at: www.anthc.org

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
4000 Ambassador Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508
Ph: 907.729.1900
Fax: 907.729.1901
www.anthc.org

The Jeanne Sauvé Foundation, established by the late Governor General, the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, is dedicated to the development of exceptional leadership talent among today’s youth. Its flagship program is the Sauvé Scholars Program.

Recruitment for the 2011-2012 cohort of Scholars is underway and, once again, we are seeking your help to identify the best and brightest young leaders from around the globe.

The Sauvé Scholars Program hosts young leaders 23 – 30 years (on 31 December 2010) from across the globe who want to change the world. The Scholars are chosen above all on the basis of qualities laid out by the first woman to serve as Governor General of Canada, the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé: Initiative, Motivation, Vision, Imagination, Demonstrated communication skills, Awareness of international and domestic issues, A strong desire to effect change.

Each year, up to 14 remarkable young leaders with demonstrated skills as agents of change are offered a unique opportunity to spend nine months away from their studies, careers or other formal com­mitments, for a period of reflection and self-realization — both personal and professional. Each Scholar is expected to undertake a new project in his or her chosen field — for example, advocacy, arts, business, communications, education, government, philanthropy or research — or complete one that is under way. They live together in Jeanne Sauvé House, have the status of “Graduate Research Trainees”, and consequently enjoy access to McGill University’s academic programs along with a wide range of other cultural and intellectual resources in the broader community. At the same time, they contribute to and benefit from the communal life and multi-faceted exchanges with their fellow Scholars, as well as outstanding Academic Mentors, speakers and experts in the Scholars’ respective fields. For more information, please consult How the Program Works.

Since 2003, the Sauvé Scholars Program has welcomed 100 Scholars from 45 different countries. Their sojourn in Montreal has proven in every case to be rewarding for them and for the community at large. We invite you to meet the current cohort of diverse Scholars.

The Application process is simple. It is comprised of the following three steps:

1. Applicants must initiate an Application by completing a Basic Information Form online. The submission of this form triggers an e-mail message to the Applicant containing the both the Application and the Nomination Forms as attached PDF files.
2. All Applicants must be officially nominated. Nominators must complete and upload the Nomination Form to our website by Midnight on November 1, 2010.
3. All Applicants must complete and upload the Application Form to our website by Midnight on November 1, 2010.

Please find a detailed description of the application process online at How to Apply.

I thank you in advance for helping us by distributing this information widely and I am pleased to attach a poster/flyer which I encourage you to download, print and/or forward to likely candidates in your network of professional colleagues, communities and friends.

This is a wonderful opportunity to suggest to a young person in whom you see the qualities that make a Sauvé Scholar, and by so doing, you will contribute in some measure to furthering the development of the future leadership of the world.