Primary Purpose:

The University is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion, and are proud to support career opportunities for Indigenous Peoples to reflect the community we serve. We continue to grow our partnerships with Indigenous communities across the province, nationally, and internationally and value the unique perspective that Indigenous employees provide to strengthen these relationships. Only Indigenous candidates will be considered for this position. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship at the University of Saskatchewan is led and determined by the deybwewin | taapwaywin | tapwewin: Indigenous Truth policy and Standing Committee in accordance with the processes developed to enact the policy. Verification of Indigenous Membership/Citizenship with documentation is a condition of employment and a requirement to hold this position and the successful candidate must maintain those conditions throughout their employment.

The Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC), a national collaborative research and training network on HCV funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Public Health Agency of Canada, is committed to ensure Indigenous engagement and leadership in the Network working side by side with Indigenous communities, leaders and Elders towards HCV elimination goals. This will be done through the creation of an Indigenous Platform to provide robust support for CanHepC in decolonization and Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. This platform is led by Dr Alexandra King (Nipissing First Nation; Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellness, University of Saskatchewan) with co-leads Renée Masching (Six Nations of the Grand River) and Carrielynn Lund (Métis woman with lived experience of hepatitis C; DRUM & SASH Project Coordinator, Pewaseskwan).

The aim of the Indigenous Platform is to strengthen Indigenous participation in and leadership of CanHepC. The specific objectives of the Indigenous Platform are to:

1) ensure Indigenous research governance principles are included in CanHepC’s cohorts and projects;

2) engage meaningfully with Indigenous people in Canada with lived/living experience of hepatitis C, including existing networks and communities of interest working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit with lived/living hepatitis C experience (e.g., Action Hepatitis Canada) to operationalize and ensure CanHepC’s commitment to reconciliation; cultural safety; and equity, diversity and inclusion; as well as thoughtful and reflexive consideration of Network language, processes and structures to remove sources of unconscious bias;

3) articulate a formal community accountability framework supporting low-barrier participation, that is reflective and responsive to Indigenous community needs related to research in collaboration with Indigenous community, researchers, Elders and people with lived/living experience;

4) work with members of the CanHepC National Indigenous Roadmap project team to collaborate with and consult Indigenous Working Groups from regional CanHepC Roadmap teams to create a Roadmap to guide the creation and implementation of guiding principles specific to Indigenous people with hepatitis C.

Nature of Work: Housed at the University of Saskatchewan within Pewaseskwan (the Indigenous Wellness Research Group) and under the supervision of Dr. Alexandra King and Ms. Renée Masching, the Indigenous Platform Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the activities and implementing the work plan of the CanHepC Indigenous Platform to attain the aims outlined above.

Closing Date: May 20, 2024
Apply here.

Primary Purpose: The Miyo Pimâtisiwin Indigenous Wellness Knowledge Development Centres Coordinator is expected to be a visionary leader who represents Miyo Pimâtisiwin to the public and its stakeholders. Reporting to the Principal Investigators, with day to day direction from the Executive Director, the Project Coordinator will lead the management and coordination of research activities related to the Miyo Pimâtisiwin Indigenous Wellness Knowledge Development Centres with key initiatives focusing on promoting the health and wellness of Indigenous communities using Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Doing. This involves supporting communities to explore wellness as conceptualized by their own people, using a health and wellness determinants approach and working with Indigenous people including Elders, Knowledge Holders, youth, and researchers in academia.

Nature of Work: As a valued member of Pewaseskwan – the Indigenous Wellness Research Group at the University of Saskatchewan, the Project Coordinator will collaborate closely with relevant stakeholders and communities to create Indigenous Wellness Knowledge Centres. The Project Coordinator will coordinate the entire study from planning, survey development, pilot testing, survey distribution, data collection and analysis to knowledge translation activities and manuscript writing. These centres will be grounded in the land and culture. The land and nature more broadly are our primary teachers. The land provides critical connection with our ancestors and must be preserved for future generations. Land-based Indigenous research methodologies will be a critical component of this project.

The Coordinator will embrace the concepts of community engagement, consultation, partnership and self-determination. This position requires a high level of independence, interpersonal skills and knowledge of Indigenous philosophies and methodologies.

The Project Coordinator will lead the formation of wellness wisdom teams in each of two or three First Nations or Métis communities. The specifics of the team and operations will be determined by each community, with teams remembering, developing and furthering Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing in relation to health and wellness. With the assistance and mentorship of academia, communities will develop, prepare and carry out a series of community-led knowledge gatherings for sharing processes and gathering wisdom. Coordinating, documenting and comparing processes and outcomes, as well as evaluation of knowledge translation and exchange across Indigenous communities and by academia and the health system will add wider benefit to the project.

Closing Date: May 16, 2024
Apply here.