Indigenous Ingenuity: Timeless Inventions Traveling

2 weeks ago

Thunder Bay, Canada Science North Full time

**Anishinaabewin maamninendimowin**: pane gii-bite
**Indigenous Ingenuity**: Timeless Inventions
Traveling Exhibit - STEM Communicator

One year contract with potential for renewal. Positions available across Northern Ontario.

The ingenuity of First Peoples from North America is all around us. Visitors will have a chance to experience that first-hand when visiting the Indigenous Ingenuity: Timeless Inventions traveling exhibition. The exhibition prompts visitors to explore and celebrate the diversity, interconnectedness, and resourceful ways of knowing and being that Indigenous knowledge and innovations provide in the global community. Visitors will observe nature, listen to knowledge bearers, experiment with scientific principles, and transmit and share experiences with others

**Indigenous Ingenuity**: Timeless Inventions travelling exhibit will be touring through 20 communities across Northern Ontario, spending multiple weeks in each community. We are looking for individuals with a willingness to travel regionally (accommodations and meal allowance provided where applicable), the ability to stay organized while on the road, experience in delivering programming to varied audiences and exceptional interpersonal skills. A commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, especially as these relate to Indigenous engagement and reconciliation is essential. STEM Communicators will deliver Science North’s unique brand of hands-on science, engaging visitors from the community and supporting other Science North initiatives as they promote the exhibit.

The position requires a valid G driver’s license reflecting a 3-year safe driving record, a non-negotiable criterion.

**Position highlights**:

- Deliver quality, educational, and informal science experiences related to the customized version of the Indigenous Ingenuity travelling exhibit.
- Actively champion and promote the exhibit and other Science North programs
- Drive the travelling exhibit in a 26ft box truck (training provided) to predetermined host locations across Northern Ontario, install the exhibit and tear down the exhibit once it’s ready to move

**Skills**:

- Fluency in English
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management skills

Science North is grateful to work with First Nations across Northern Ontario and we give thanks to the Indigenous Peoples who have cared for this land since time immemorial. We pay respect to their traditions, ways of knowing, and acknowledge their many contributions to innovations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, past and present. We also recognize the Métis Nation of Ontario for their historic and ongoing contributions. Science North commits to deepening engagement, relationships and partnerships in order to advance truth and reconciliation, honour and reflect Indigenous ways of knowing, grow economic opportunities, and collaborate with Indigenous peoples as partners in order to inspire all people to be engaged with science in the world around them.

Science North is a registered charity
Science North is an agency of the Government of Ontario

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