Jobs

Program Coordinator (Support-Professional)

Posted on: March 31, 2022
Deadline: April 14, 2022
Start date: April 19, 2022
End date: April 18, 2024 (renewable)
Hours of work: 35 hours per week (full time), with flexible schedule
Department: CERC / Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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

Manage the daily operations of the unit.
Assist the Chair with the development of short- and long-term strategies to achieve CERC’s objectives.
Serve as the main channel of communication for the CERC; interact with students, researchers, and targeted community members and organizations.
Manage and administer unit’s budget accounts.
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.
Hire, train, assign work, monitor, evaluate, and motivate unit’s office staff.
Provide information and organization to the CERC team and its sub-teams.
Serve as the first point of contact for CERC members for HR related enquiries. Coordinate recruitment strategy and process. Onboard and offboard new students and staff members. Coordinate member experience initiatives including training activities and workshops for trainees.
Ensure proper information management.
Coordinate the preparation of program’s activities reports.
Coordinate the procurement of supplies and equipment for the unit.
Liaise 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.
Prepare and disseminate communications materials with the assistance of the team assistant. Administer unit’s website and manage internal newsletters.
Provide outreach and logistical support to the Chair in creating partnerships with external stakeholders.
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.
Good spoken and written English (Level 4) to communicate effectively with students, staff, faculty and external contacts.
Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Knowledge of University policies and procedures (asset).
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to deal sensitively with individuals.
Ability to multi-task and work under pressure in a team environment.
Strong planning, organizational, decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Salary

$29 per hour

Union/Association

CARE

Interested applicants must submit a curriculum vitae with a cover letter and portfolio 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.

Junior Software Developer (Support-Professional)

Research Assistant (Software Development)

Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowship

Research program title
Explainable AI approaches for smart buildings applications

Reference number
9001

Supervisors
Nizar Bouguila and Ursula Eicker

Program description
Recently, the progress in Internet of Things platforms has allowed the collection of large amounts of sensing data. Using this large-scale sensing data in real-world applications is a challenging problem. Motivated by applications related to smart buildings, the goal of this research program is to develop explainable AI techniques for challenging tasks using sensor data. Examples of tasks include but not limited to: estimating and predicting the approximate number of people in a smart building, recognizing the occupants’ activities, predicting future activity occurrence time, energy consumption forecasting, etc.

Academic qualifications required
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Buildings or related fields with experience in machine learning, data mining.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must not currently hold a postdoctoral appointment at Concordia
Priority will be given to postdoctoral fellows who have obtained their PhD from another university although in exceptional cases Concordia graduates may be considered
Applicants must adhere to the postdoctoral fellow eligibility criteria outlined in
Concordia University’s Postdoctoral Policy.

Timeline
The Postdoctoral Fellow must start their appointment by May 1, 2022.

Submission process

All documents must be submitted to Niyusha Samadi at Horizon.Postdocs@concordia.ca
Please include the reference number with your application

Application checklist

One to three (1-3) page research statement demonstrating fit with the program described above
Current curriculum vitae demonstrating research excellence and a capacity for leadership in the domain (maximum 5 pages)
Two letters of reference from academic supervisors or current employers to be sent via e-mail directly to Niyusha Samadi

Value
The prestigious two-year Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowships are valued at $50,000 per year plus benefits and full access to Concordia’s services, including GradProSkills.

Software Development (Short-Term Contracts)

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter in one PDF file to cerc@concordia.ca

Canada Excellence Research Chair in Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities and Cities