• Position title: Research Cluster Coordinator
• Department: Performing Arts Research Cluster (LePARC), Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture, and Technology, Concordia University
• Reporting to: LePARC co-Directors
• Hours: 10 hours/week
• Typical work schedule: Agreed upon depending on number of work and major cluster events
• Salary: In accordance with relevant union rates (CARE or CREW) – see salary scales
• Employment period: October 1st to June 30th (semi-flexible)
• Type of employment: Research contract
• Applications accepted until: July 31, 2024
• Posted: July 16, 2024

LePARC, in allegiance with Concordia University employment equity, promotes the full participation and advancement of qualified candidates from groups which have traditionally been under-represented, especially women, indigenous peoples, visible minorities and persons whose mother tongue is neither French nor English and who are not indigenous or visible minorities and persons with disabilities.

About LePARC

The Performing Arts Research Cluster (LePARC) is a community of researchers within the MILIEUX Institute for Arts Culture and Technology at Concordia University, with a mission to investigate performance practices by facilitating collaborative encounters through an interdisciplinary hub. LePARC artist-researchers study the positive transformative impacts of performance practices on individuals and societies, and develop creative theories, methods, technologies, and perceptual strategies that strengthen these impacts. The core of our members’ work is to question and advance their creative practice through collaborative encounters and interdisciplinary conversations. Faculty, students, and an international network of artists and scholars, expand the creation, presentation, and articulation of encounters between performers and audiences.

LePARC current co-directors are Meghan Moe Beitiks, Lília Mestre and VK Preston.

 

Job Description

Cluster Admin

• Coordinate meetings & membership: applications, key-card access & other requests
• Assemble end-of-year activity & spending reports for Hexagram and Milieux
• Draft & update budgets for the LePARC cluster in close conversation with co-directors and Milieux director

Communications

• Act as a point of contact for artists, interdisciplinary researchers, & students interested in getting involved
• Orient members to Milieux, assist with performance/research community development, & help facilitate more equitable performing arts communities
• Update LePARC’s calendar, newsletter, social media & website 
• Cross-promote LePARC activities and projects with Milieux’s Communications Assistant 
• Facilitate communication between cluster members, directors, Milieux, and Concordia tech infrastructure
• Maintain LePARC online history & documentation of research or events

Event coordinating

• Participate in meetings with LePARC directors to communicate cluster activities 
• Coordinate event promotion, with Milieux, LeParc co-directors & members, for activities open to participants inside and outside the cluster
• Spearhead Embodied Interventions in winter-spring
• Be present at LePARC, actively supporting the research cluster inclusively, logistically, & socially (on a schedule communicated to members)
• Provide research, documentation, & grant-development support

Space and technical support

• Coordinate and communicate management of the research space, equipment and facilities
• Activate LePARC’s studio and common spaces and participate in events
• Communicate with cluster members about space care and needs. Where relevant, serve as a point of contact for infrastructure changes in conversation with Milieux and LePARC
• Coordinate or provide technical support of LePARC events, including lights, sound, projection and other needs as these arise
• Work with Milieux facilities to ensure appropriate use, installation, and return of equipment

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Skills

• Ability to document & facilitate process-oriented work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; French is an asset
• Experience with professional performance practices, technical performance equipment, and processes
• Knowledgeable about cultural, academic, and professional performance contexts
• Experience with project-management workflows and tools
• Ability to manage and prioritize tasks 
• Ability to work with people from a range of creative and professional backgrounds
• Ability to foreground the needs of the LePARC community, working independently with strong personal motivation and minimal supervision
• Ability to work remotely and in-person
• Ability to document events and activities as well as update community resources, such as LePARC’s website, with attention to clarity and design

How to apply?

If you would like to apply for LePARC’s role of coordinator, please send your CV and a letter of interest to leparc.milieux@gmail.com with Lilia Mestre in CC, lilia.mestre@concordia.ca

Shortly after you will receive an email informing you of the next steps. An interview with the three co-directors will be scheduled in August by zoom with the candidates that fulfill the job requirements. 

Please note that there are no testing requirements for this position.