Program and Technical Coordinator - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

ART Sound Studies Institute:

Competition No.

Posting Date

Aug 03, 2023

Closing Date

Aug 10, 2023

Position Type

Part Time - Operating Funded

Salary Range

$40,844 to $55,474 (pro-rated) per year

Grade

Hours

28
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position has a term length of 3 years from the date of hire and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page
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Location
Work primarily takes place in-person at North Campus, Edmonton.

Working for the University of Alberta

The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community._

The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.

Working for the Department/Faculty

The Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta is a diverse, inclusive Faculty—a place for any individual to thrive or idea to be explored.

Whether through skilled artistic expression, breakthrough research, strong community partnerships, or a passionate dedication to teaching and learning, Arts faculty, staff, and students act as a catalyst for societal change.

For more information visit:
Faculty of Arts.

Position Summary

Reporting to and collaborating with the Director, the Program and Technical Coordinator (PTC) supports the Institute's research and programming mandate by ensuring that all academic programming, educational support, technical research support, and audio engineering duties are performed optimally.

This includes scheduling and maintenance of SSI's facilities and activities, as well as coordinating and providing support for researchers, visiting artists and scholars, and student interns and volunteers.

Duties

The following are duties and responsibilities within the Institute for which the Program and Technical Coordinator will take a lead role.

Cocurates, with the Director and the Research Committee, outreach programming and events, including guest and content ideas for the lecture series, sound gallery exhibitions, workshops, and performances.
Maintains, develops, and acts a locus for networks of sound researchers across campus and at partner institutions, including maintenance of SSI's mailing lists and web directory.
Supervises and enables (by presence and promotion) the "open hours" of the Institute (dropin hours for students and faculty, exhibition hours for the Sound Art Gallery, and special event hours during lectures or performances).
Manages scheduling and access by researchers and artists to Sound Studies Institute's facilities, including the Sound3Lab, the Media Lab, the Sound Art Gallery, and Studio B. Schedules external spaces for events as required, manages the booking of SSI spaces for guest or partner events, and coordinates with external partners on developing external cosponsored events.
Operates and maintains SSI audio visual equipment, including media lab digitization equipment, Sound3Lab recording studio equipment, and Sound Art Gallery multichannel audio exhibition equipment.
Provides technical production and audio engineering services for audiorelated research projects to academic and artistic groups on campus, including but not limited to podcast production, physical media digitization and archiving, digital sound restoration, sound art creation, and audio recording, mixing, and mastering.
Schedules, develops, and delivers workshops to researchers and students on audio recording, production, and related skills. Trains researchers and students in the proper use of SSI multimedia studios and equipment in order to enable the effective pursuit of research projects.
Designs and disseminates publicity materials (posters, mailouts, website updates, and personal communications) for SSI events.
Acts as the Institute's primary website administrator, actively updating the Sound Studies Institute website with information about research projects, performances, lectures, and other events, whether hosted by SSI or by affiliated researchers.
Maintains records of SSI activities and stewards archival records of activities of SSI legacy initiat