Research Assistant on Plastics Pollution and Sustainable Art Practices
Posting period: December 8, 2022 until December 18, 2022
Description of duties: Researching sustainable art practices, and related studio infrastructure/equipment to support said practices. Researching sustainable exhibition making practices. Researching recent scholarship on plastic pollution in the Great Lakes watershed, and how that scholarship can inform sustainable practices in exhibition making and studio art production.
Qualifications required:
- bilingual in English and French
- experience staging and supporting environmentally museum exhibitions
- experience working with sustainable art making techniques
- experience sourcing eco-friendly supplies related to exhibitions and art making.
Principal Investigator or Immediate Supervisor: Kelly Jazvac
Salary information and classification: Salary range $23.45-32.45 CARE Contract
Planned start and end date of appointment: January 6th until May 12th, 2023
Application instructions: Please send CV and cover letter to kelly.jazvac@concordia.ca
Usual work schedule: Tuesdays and Fridays
Approximate number of weekly hours of work: 10 hours
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