Specialist, Indigenous Graduate and Postdoctoral Initiatives

Job Category: M&P - AAPS

Job Profile: AAPS Salaried
- Student Management, Level B

Job Title:

Specialist, Indigenous Graduate and Postdoctoral Initiatives

Department:
Student Academic Services | Dean's Office, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Compensation Range: $7,158.42 - $10,292.25 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.

Posting End Date:
October 20, 2026

Job End Date:
Ongoing

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Working collaboratively with key partners and stakeholders on campus, the Indigenous Graduate and Postdoctoral Specialist will be responsible for planning, developing and managing new and existing initiatives that advance strategic priorities to enhance holistic Indigenous graduate student success. The Specialist will partner with academic and administrative units, faculty and staff across the university to ensure that Indigenous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows receive support throughout their UBC experience, from informed pre-application advising through to program completion.

This position will provide mentorship to Indigenous graduate students through the admission application cycle and provide advice and guidance related to applying for both internal and external award funding. Working with key leaders across campus, the Specialist will identify systemic barriers Indigenous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows experience as they interact with UBC in order to inform strategic direction and support productive dialogue between Indigenous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows G+PS, central support offices, and graduate program offices.

In addition, the Specialist will build networking and other social engagement opportunities with current Indigenous graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, senior faculty and staff, in order to foster a sense of community on campus.

The Specialist, Indigenous Graduate and Postdoctoral Initiatives, will report to the Director, Student Academic Support, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and work closely with Enrolment Services and First Nations House of Learning. They will also work collaboratively with G+PS executive and larger teams (e.g. Academic Services, Awards, Communications, Graduate Pathways to Success, etc.) and a variety of units on campus to support the strategic priorities as outlined in UBC's strategic plan, Shaping UBC's Next Century;

the Indigenous Strategic Implementation Plan; and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies' Strategic Plan.

• Participate as a key member on any working group dedicated to Indigenous student support, retention, and success, including the Indigenous Student Support Services Team.
• Liaise and coordinate with student-facing and other support units and advise on ensuring consistent, appropriate and coordinated messaging to Indigenous students.
• Take ownership of the Indigenous section on the G+PS website, including the creation, maintenance, communication and…