Job Description

Opportunity for Summer Students(Investments - Admin & Research Support)Alberta Innovates is looking to provide meaningful work experience to students who are currently enrolled in any recognized post-secondary educational institutions. This will be a four-month engagement starting first week of May 2025.Successful candidates will be paid on hourly basis, and work may be up to 36.25 hours every week.The Opportunity

• Division / Department:

Investments

• Location:

Edmonton Research & Development Park (EDRP)

• Job Duties:

Talent and research projects - persona mapping, federal, grant & partner research, project and process management, administrative processes

• Background Required:

Education focus: Education, Business, Technology, Office ManagementData & document organization and management, proactivity in people & project coordination, identifying optimizing and efficiency methods, specifically:

• Research experience
• Experience working on projects (coordinating, implementing)
• Communication skills, ability to work on a team and independently
• An individual who is coachable/trainable and able to receive feedback and incorporate feedback
• An understanding of the post-secondary system in Alberta
• Interest/knowledge regarding emerging technologies
• Experience with data gathering, organizing and analysis

• Physical Demands:

Sedentary meeting or computer work required majority of day with self-managed breaks and personal needs; hybrid work possibleWho We AreAlberta Innovates is a provincially funded corporation with a mandate to deliver 21st-century solutions for the most compelling challenges facing Albertans. We do this by building on our province's research and technology development strengths in the core sectors of health, environment, energy, food and fibre, and platforms such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology and omics. We are working with our partners to diversify Alberta's economy, improve our environmental performance and enhance the well-being of Albertans through research and innovation.Our subsidiary, InnoTech Alberta, offers a diversified range of scientific engineering and technological research and testing capabilities, and the facilities to support technology scale-up. Our multidisciplinary team has the depth of experience to work across all sectors, from energy to health to food and fibre. InnoTech Alberta offers you access to research talent, technical expertise, and unique facilities that can help accelerate technology development that serves both the private and public sector.You will find more information about us on our website: https://albertainnovates.ca.How to Apply:Please click on the link to apply and attach your resume. Alternatively, you can also visit our careers website at https://albertainnovates.ca/about/careers.Deadline for submission of application will be on March 16, 2025.ALBERTA INNOVATES IS COMMITTED TO THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUITY IN EMPLOYMENT AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. WE WISH TO THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR THEIR INTEREST. HOWEVER, ONLY THOSE INVITED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

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