Indigenous Platform Coordinator
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. is a condition of employment and a requirement to hold this position and the successful candidate must maintain those conditions throughout their employment.
Description :
The Indigenous Platform Coordinator will work closely with Dr Alexandra King (Nipissing First Nation; Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellness, University of Saskatchewan) and co-leads Renée Masching (Six Nations of the Grand River, Seven Directions Consulting) and Carrielynn Lund (Métis woman with lived experience of hepatitis C; DRUM & SASH Project Coordinator, Pewaseskwan). The Indigenous platform is part of 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. As part of a commitment to ensure Indigenous engagement and leadership in the Network, the aim of the Indigenous Platform is to strengthen Indigenous participation in and leadership of CanHepC by providing robust support for Indigenous ways of knowing, being, doing and decolonization. The Indigenous Platform Coordinator will work side by side with CanHepC and with Indigenous communities, leaders and Elders towards HCV elimination goals.
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 (, 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 National 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, Ms. Renée Masching and Ms Carrielynn Lund, 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.
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Qualifications
Education : A level of education equivalent to a Master’s degree in a related health or business discipline from a recognized program. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
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Indigenous Platform Coordinator • Saskatoon, SK, CA