NIKLA-ANCLA
National Indigenous Knowledge & Language Alliance / Alliance nationale des connaissances et des langues autochtones

Position Title: Community Partner Liaison and Project Manager Organization: Respectful Terminology Platform Project - NIKLA Application Deadline: Beginning review April 13, 2026 - will be reviewed on a rolling basis.   Location: Remote/Virtual About the Research  The Respectful Terminologies Platform Project (RTPP) is a key project of the National Indigenous Knowledge Language Alliance (NIKLA-ANCLA). The project builds on the efforts of generations of Indigenous people and allies working to create an Indigenous-centered platform featuring terminology that more accurately represents Indigenous cultural heritage and lived experience. The goal is to build an open, online platform providing multilingual terminologies and vocabularies (or metadata) that reflect Indigenous knowledge systems, histories, cultures, places, and people from our perspectives. Research is focused on working with Indigenous communities and allies to develop Indigenous protocols and community-driven solutions for controlled vocabularies. It will be used by museums, archives, libraries, cultural centres, and other knowledge organizations to enrich the information they share. Most importantly, it enables Indigenous communities to be known by the names and terms we determine for ourselves. The project has received a 1.8 million dollar grant to create and test prototypes of the project.    Position Overview  Guided by Indigenous protocols, the RTPP Community Partner Liaison and Project Manager will be a critical member of the RTPP Project Team. Working in coordination with the Project Manager Dalhousie and reporting to the RTPP Project Co-Directors, The RTPP Community Partner Liaison and Project Manager will provide administrative leadership and project co-management during the RTPP lifecycle, particularly emphasizing Indigenous community relationships.  For more information, please visit: https://respectfulterminology.ca/job-posting/rtpp-community-partner-liaison-and-project-manager/(https://respectfulterminology.ca/job-posting/rtpp-community-partner-liaison-and-project-manager/)

Position Title: Indigenous Librarian Organization: Toronto Metropolitan University Application Deadline: March 15, 2026 Location: Toronto, Ontario Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries invites applications for a full-time career stream (i.e. continuing) position of Indigenous Librarian at the rank of Librarian I or II, effective July 1, 2026, subject to final budgetary approval. This position is restricted to candidates who self-identify in the Applicant Diversity Self-ID questionnaire in the recruitment portal as First Nations, Métis, Inuit peoples, or Indigenous peoples of North America. Indigenous hires for librarian positions at TMU are required to successfully complete an affirmation process. This process involves candidates providing relevant documentation to support the claim of Indigenous identity and participating in discussions with the University’s Indigenous Human Resources Lead in order to share relevant information about their lived experience. Prioritizing Indigenous approaches to librarianship, the successful candidate will work in close collaboration with campus and community partners in advancing the Libraries’ strategic plan, and the University’s commitments to Indigenous teaching, learning, research and community. The successful candidate will help advance Indigenous Knowledge within library services and functions, including research methodologies, Indigenous data sovereignty, teaching and learning activities, information services, and collection development. This role will include subject liaison work; also, the role will be customized to an area or areas of library functional specialization as necessary, based on the incumbent’s knowledge, experience, and interest. Librarians actively contribute to providing research assistance through both in-person and virtual service points, and may occasionally be required to work non-standard hours, including weekends and evenings. Career Librarians are also expected to participate in library and university committees and engage in professional development and/or scholarly research and creative activities. Please see the full job description below, or visit: https://hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/(https://hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/)