Jobs

We are looking for students (undergraduate or graduate) with strong software engineering, computer science or system engineering skills for a range of topics:

• data and simulation result visualization for urban platform
• IoT and urban sensor data communication and analysis
• coding support for urban modeling and data analytics platform

Scope

The Manager of Built Environment Projects is responsible for the administration, project management, professional content, and strategic development of the Built Environment Projects team. See the job description details.

Posting start date: June 11, 2024

Start date: September 16th, 2024

End date: September 31st, 2025, with the possibility of an extension

Hours of work: 40 hours per week (full time), with a flexible schedule, according to hybrid work guidelines

Location of work: 2155 Guy St., Montreal, QC H3H 2L9

Posting start date: August 28, 2024

Scope

The Project Manager (Research Assistant) is responsible for the overarching tasks of selected projects. He/she is responsible for overseeing the team's operations and administrative functions and is particularly responsible to ensure on-time delivery, the quality of results and to support partnership development. In this role, he/she supports the team leads of the research teams, to facilitate regular meetings and workshops and to foster the development of projects. 

Responsibilities

• Support projects through analyzing and documenting multi-residential building projects, including innovative measures, additional cost of innovative measures, energy performance and benchmarking.

• Develop detailed project plans to track the progress of projects

• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

• Coordinate and follow up on tasks of different national and international projects 

• Organize workshops related to the projects to establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders and partners 

• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

• Coordinate joint publications with project partners 

• Coordinate and create progress reports

• Support the creation of research proposals and public tender documents

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a relevant professional field related to the decarbonization of buildings and neighborhoods.

• Decision-making skills, and the ability to establish and respond to priorities.

• Superior interpersonal skills.

• Ability to multi-task and work on a variety of projects concurrently.

• Academic background in building engineering and environmental studies.

• Experience with initiating and managing projects in the fields of decarbonization of the built environment.

• Experience in multi-project and multi-stakeholder coordination.

• Very good knowledge (Level 5) of spoken and written English to express ideas effectively and communicate clearly in complex situations. 

• Good knowledge (Level 4) of spoken and written French.

• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Miro and other related software packages related to project management tasks.

Salary

$ 34 per hour

Benefits

As this contract falls under the CARE union, benefits will be offered according to the CARE union agreement.

Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover letter to ursula.eicker@concordia.ca

IMPORTANT: The language and computer skills of short-listed candidates will be tested.

Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Start date: January 1st, 2025

End date: December 31st, 2025, with the possibility of an extension

Hours of work: 35 hours per week (full time), with a flexible schedule, according to hybrid work guidelines

Location of work: 2155 Guy St., Montreal, QC H3H 2L9

Posting start date: November 14th, 2024

Posting end date: December 13th, 2024

Scope

The Data Manager (Research Assistant) is responsible for the overarching tasks of data management in the NGCI group. They are responsible for overseeing the team's data life cycle and preparing all the data the team is receiving from the different sources. In this role, they support the research team leads by facilitating regular meetings and workshops, fostering project development using data sources, and ensuring interoperability. Additionally, the Data Manager will ensure compliance with data protection regulations under Law 25 of Québec and establishing the necessary methodologies to do so.

Responsibilities

• Develop a full data life cycle plan for the NGCI.
• Conduct research on ontologies and adapt them to meet project needs, implementing them across all data sources in Montréal.
• Collaborate with the middleware team from the PTIDEJ group of Concordia.
• Develop neural networks on top of the established knowledge graph based on project functionality. 
• Develop detailed project plans to monitor progress. 
• Create and maintain comprehensive database documentation.
• Coordinate and monitor tasks for various national and international projects regarding data management and ontologies. 
• Organize workshops related to data to establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders and partners. 
• Create and maintain comprehensive data documentation (CKAN). 
• Coordinate joint publications with project partners. 
• Support the creation of research proposals and public tender documents. 

Requirements

• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in a relevant professional field related to the decarbonization of buildings and neighborhoods.

• Decision-making skills, and the ability to establish and respond to priorities.

• Superior interpersonal skills.

• Ability to multi-task and work on a variety of projects concurrently.

• Academic background in data management and AI.

• Hands-on experience in developing neural networks and understanding data pipeline requirements. 

• Experience with initiating and managing projects in data management.

• Experience in multi-project and multi-stakeholder coordination.

• Very good knowledge (Level 5) of spoken and written English to express ideas effectively and communicate clearly in complex situations. 

• Good knowledge (Level 4) of spoken and written French.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Miro and other related software packages related to project management tasks.

• Advanced programming skills in Python, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Statistical Analysis, SQL, NoSQL, and Cypher.

• Knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing concepts, data integration, and ETL/ELT techniques.

• Proficiency in data pipeline creation and database management tools (time-series databases, graph databases, Apache Kafka, Airflow, Kubernetes, Docker). 

Salary

$ 34 per hour

Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover letter to ursula.eicker@concordia.ca

IMPORTANT: The language and computer skills of short-listed candidates will be tested.

Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Start date: January 1st, 2025

End date: January 31st, 2026, with the possibility of an extension

Hours of work: 25 hours per week, with a flexible schedule, according to hybrid work guidelines

Location of work: 2155 Guy St., Montreal, QC H3H 2L9

Posting start date: December 11, 2024

Scope

The Finance Coordinator (Support Professional) plays an important role in overseeing the Institute’s financial resources and monitoring and controlling them. We seek a highly qualified person to join our team at the Next-Generation Cities Institute.

As a financial coordinator, you will manage the financial operations of our Institute. You’re highly analytical and systematic, and you love numbers and planning.

If you are an experienced and driven person who can provide strategic guidance and help make informed financial decisions to ensure the success and growth of our research Institute, you’re perfect for this role. By joining our team, you can work with an interdisciplinary, international team and collaborate with a dynamic team of professionals in an exciting work environment. We offer competitive remuneration, benefits, reimbursements and ample opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial systems
• Plan, direct, and control accounting and financial operations of the Institute
• Prepare reports and documents covering accounting transactions for management review
• Ensure that accurate records are kept by Concordia standard practices
• Establish budgets, forecast future cash flows, and provide periodic financial analysis
• Monitor budget performance, expenditure control
• Manage purchasing and invoicing procedures
• Oversee, monitor and execute contracts for staff and students
• Coordinate and create progress reports for diverse research projects
• Support the creation of research proposals and tender documents in close collaboration with the Office of Research and the Departments
• Perform other duties in support of the Institute's operation 

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant professional field related to the Institute's activities.

• Decision-making skills, and the ability to establish and respond to priorities.

• Superior interpersonal skills.

• Ability to multi-task and work on a variety of projects concurrently.

• Experience with managing multiple accounts and providing strategic insights through indepth resource flow analysis within different projects.

• Experience in multi-project and multi-stakeholder coordination.

• Very good knowledge (Level 5) of spoken and written English to express ideas effectively and communicate clearly in complex situations. 

• Good knowledge (Level 4) of spoken and written French.

• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, Airtable, SAP work environments and other related software packages related to financial monitoring and analyzing. 

Salary

$ 34 per hour

Benefits

As this contract falls under the CARE union, benefits will be offered according to the CARE union agreement. 

Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover by December 16th to nextgencities@concordia.ca

IMPORTANT: The language and computer skills of short-listed candidates will be tested.

Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.

Posted on: January 17, 2025

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Start date: February 1, 2025

End date: February 2, 2026 (renewable)

Department: CERC / Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Hours of work: 24 hours per week (part time), with a flexible schedule, according to hybrid work guidelines

Location of work: 2155 Guy St., Montreal, QC H3H 2L9

Scope

Reporting to Dr. Ursula Eicker (CERC), the Program Coordinator manages the daily operations of the CERC unit/program, including administrative operations, student advising, recruitment, communications, and development activities as well as functional supervision of office staff.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main channel of communication for the CERC; interact with students, researchers, and targeted community members and organizations.
• Ensure effectiveness of the unit's administrative processes through planning, revising, and updating procedures, and by implementing improvements to existing processes.
• Prepare reports and conduct analyses of administrative operations. 
• Provide information and organization to the CERC team and its sub-teams.
• Ensure proper information management. 
• Coordinate the preparation of program's activities reports.
• Coordinate the procurement of supplies and equipment for the unit.
• Liase with internal units such as Financial Services, Procurement Services, Human Resources, Research and Graduate Studies, IITS/AITS, Communications Services, Facilities Management, GCS Dean's Office, BCEE department, and others as needed. 
• Assist with internal and external research grant applications for the CERC and its research fellows.
• Perform other duties in support of the operation of the unit. 

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in a pertinent field and two to four years related work experience.

• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure in a team environment.

• Strong planning, organizational, decision-making and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to deal sensitively with individuals.

• Good spoken and written English (Level 4) to communicate effectively with students, staff, faculty and external contacts. 

• Knowledge of University policies and procedures (asset). 

• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office. 

Salary

$ 33 per hour

Benefits

As this contract falls under the CARE union, benefits will be offered according to the CARE union agreement. 

Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover letter to cerc@concordia.ca

IMPORTANT: The language and computer skills of short-listed candidates will be tested.

Concordia University is committed to Employment Equity and encourages applications from women, Aboriginal Peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities.