OPPORTUNITIES

  • Application deadline: Will close when the position is filled
    Salary: CAD$75,000
    Hours per week: Full-time
    Position title: Postdoctoral Researcher
    Immediate supervisors: Prof. Jason Edward Lewis, or other Abundant Intelligences co-investigator. To be determined in discussion with candidate
    Duration of the contract: 2 years
    Location: Strong preference for Montreal, though other locations will be considered

    Abundant Intelligences is establishing a detailed data sharing and intellectual property framework. This position will support this work through research on Indigenous data sovereignty, community protocols, and cultural & legal regimes for protecting cultural property within the context of AI research; developing protocols, methods, and tools for protecting and sharing Indigenous data to help in developing advanced technologies such as AI; and disseminating the knowledge acquired within the Partnership and in external publication and presentation venues. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work closely with program directors and working groups to ensure their research helps advance the partnership research priorities.

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WAYFINDERS: A Collaborative Workshop & Student Residency at daphne art centre

This week-long paid workshop and residency with Sydney-based Anishinaabe artist Rolande Souliere will take place at daphne, the Indigenous artist run centre in Tiohtia:ke (Montreal), from April 27—May 1, 2026. 

Students will work alongside Souliere to develop a sculptural installation that will serve as a visual landmark for the centre. Together, they will explore how wayfinding can express personal and collective identity, Indigenous knowledge systems, relationships to land, and pathways of care and community. 

Students will be paid hourly CREW rates for their participation (9:30 am - 4:30 pm). All materials and daily lunch will be provided.  

When: Monday, April 27 to May 1st. A vernissage will be held on Friday, May 1, at 5 pm. 
Where: daphne ( 5425 Av. Casgrain, Montreal)  

This project is coordinated between daphne, the IFRC, and the MAI. It is generously supported by the SSHRC Connection Grant. 

Eligibility:

This opportunity is open to current graduate and undergraduate students at Concordia University. Priority will be given to Indigenous students.
Up to five students will be selected to participate in this residency.
Participants are expected to attend all five days of the residency. However, accommodations can be made for students with final exams scheduled during that week. 

To register, visit here

About the Artist:  

Rolande Souliere was born and raised on Turtle Island (North America) and lives and works on Gadigal Land, (Sydney) Australia.  She is a member of Michipicoten First Nation and has a PhD and MVA from Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney.  

Working across installation, painting, collage, sculpture, socially engaged art, and public art, Souliere’s art practice is anchored in the extended field of Painting which serves as the foundational language to explore Anishinabe worldviews, language, and personal and collective histories.  

Working primarily with abstraction within installation and large scaled wall paintings, Souliere investigates how painting can function both as a formal practice and as a site of cultural memory. For example, translating the visual politics of codified public transportation systems and or cultural narratives like First Nation mythology and language into contemporary visual forms that address borders, boundaries and creation stories. 

https://www.rolandesouliere.com.au/