Strategic Research Area Manager: Indigenous Community Energy Systems

Community Energy, Clean Energy, Renewable Energy

Position: Strategic Research Area (SRA) Manager:
Indigenous Community Energy Systems

Employer: ACET

Location: University of Victoria (Lək̓ʷəŋən and WSÁNEĆ territories). This position is eligible for a hybrid flex working arrangement.

Reports to: ACET Partnerships Manager

Salary: $88,155 - $114,671

Deadline: Open until filled

ACET acknowledges, with respect, the traditional territories of the Indigenous Peoples upon whose lands our five collaborating institutions are located: the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples, Songhees Nation and Xʷsepsəm (Esquimalt Nation), and the W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples, home to University of Victoria and Royal Roads University; the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation), home to University of British Columbia Vancouver; the Abenaki and the Wabenaki Confederacy, home to the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières;

and the 14 Yukon First Nations, home to Yukon University. We also recognize the Indigenous communities and organizations with whom we have the honour to partner in advancing community-led clean energy transitions.

Are you a relational leader dedicated to Indigenous energy sovereignty? The Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) initiative is seeking an Indigenous Strategic Research Area (SRA) Manager to bridge the gap between academic research and community-led energy futures.

In this role, as part of ACET’s Strategic Research Area (SRA) 5, you will advance integrated energy systems and ACET projects which are co-designed with Indigenous communities through a culturally grounded, sustainable, and self-determined approach.

Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) is a multi-partner research initiative helping small- to mid-sized communities achieve their unique clean-energy systems goals.

From harvesting offshore wind, tidal and solar energy to innovative low-carbon financing and governance models, ACET is integrating breakthrough renewable energy technologies and solutions that help communities reach their emissions targets. Led by UVic’s Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic), an interdisciplinary powerhouse uniting leading researchers across engineering, business, economics, environmental studies, psychology and public administration, ACET builds on IESVic’s three decades of experience partnering with communities, industry and organizations to chart viable pathways to sustainable energy systems.

ACET involves integral collaboration with more than 200 partners, including four collaborating universities (University of British Columbia, Royal Roads University, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières and Yukon University).

Funded through the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF), ACET is founded on the principles of community-engaged research while integrating the values of equity, diversity and inclusion at all levels to ensure its work is relevant and impactful to the diversity of the Canadian population.

The SRA5 Manager (Indigenous) position is a hybrid research and project/people management role and will report to the Partnerships Manager, ACET. The role will work closely with the ACET core team at UVic, and with regular communications and coordination across the other eight ACET SRA Managers.

The SRA Manager will have an understanding of both the scientific and technical stages of ACET SRAs, with a specific focus on Indigenous knowledge and research co-design.

• Project co-development:
  You will support project opportunity and project proposal development…