SOCIAL ECONOMY STUDENT RESEARCH ASSISTANT
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The social economy student research assistant will be involved in a national research program that focuses on the study of the social economy in Canada. The student will be tasked with research requirements of the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada - Yukon. The student will be responsible for assisting primarily with research activities relating to four main research themes of the program to provide a clear understanding of the social economy in Yukon. The student will work in collaboration with other students involved in the program in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Labrador and Nunavik. The successful candidate will work under the direction of the Coordinator of the Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada, at the Northern Research Institute, Yukon College. The student will be required to organize, administer and develop effective methods to collect and analyze information relating to the social economy in Yukon.
Field of Study: 3rd or 4th year in Sociology, Rural and Community Development, Economics and Political Studies, Social Sciences or Humanities or related field. Qualifications: Must be a student with an interest in research and northern community development. The student should have some experience with research and have good organizational skills, written and oral communication skills and the capacity to work independently and take initiative. Should be competent with software packages such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access. Willingness to travel to communities outside of Whitehorse for periods of two to three days. Valid class 5 driver's license.
Information on the application process at:
http://www.education.gov.yk.ca/advanceded/employment/stepinfostudent.html
All Applications must be RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 19th, 2010
For more information about the position contact Valoree Walker at 867-668-8857 or email: sernnoca@yukoncollege.yk.ca |
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Survey of the Social Economy in Northern Canada |
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We are currently conducting a follow up survey in order to further examine the impacts and importance of social economy groups in the North. In doing so, we hope to confirm what information we already have as well as fill in the blanks as to what information is missing. We are sending groups a questionnaire and cover letter by either e-mail or mail, and will be contacting them at a later date to fill in what information is needed. Participants also have the option to fill in the questionnaire on their own and send it back to our office. Cover Letter (July, 2009) English French Inuktitut
Questionnaire 2009 English French Inuktitut
Details of project
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| Updates on SERNNoCa activities in the North |
The Nunavut Summit on the Social Economy was held in Iqaluit, NU on November 25-27, 2009. TheSummit was hosted in partnership by the Nunavut Economic Forum, Social Economy Research Network fo Northern Canada (SERNNoCa), Nunavut Research Institute and the Canadian Community Economic Development Network. Details of the Summit including the Powerpoint and Audio presentations are now posted on the SERNNoCa website in the News and Events section
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SERNNoCa students presented their research at the ACUNS and IPY Student Conference held in Whitehorse Oct 2-5, 2009 Presentation of Nick Falvo - "Homelessness and Affordable Housing in the Northwest Territories"
Completed Research project "The Relationship of the Social Economy to Community Development and Park Creation: A Case Study in Lutsel K'e, Northwest Territories." Final reports available at: http://lutselkeandthaidenenene.wordpress.com/documents/
NEW! Nunavut Social Economy Newsletter - Fall 2009 English version PDF The
Nunavut Coordinator for SERNNoCA develops a regular newsletter to highlight
areas of the social economy and research activities of SERNNoCa and the social economy in
Nunavut. If you would like to contribute to the next issue of Nunavut
Social Economy please contact the Nunavut Research Institute with your
ideas and comments.
Presentation on the Social Economy by Chris Southcott - Dawson City Workshop, June 10, 2009 and Inuvik Community Forum, June 9, 2009 can be viewed in the "SERNNoCa Documents" section
Presentation by Dr. Doug Lionais and Kim Hardy in Ottawa, ON – “Co-operation in the North: Understanding the Co-operative Experience in the Yukon" Powerpoint presentation (pdf version) – presenter’s notes included
The Northern Review (Spring 2009) - Special Collection: The Social Economy of Northern Canada The Northern Review, a peer-reviewed journal with a northern focus, has published it's spring issue devoted to the social economy of northern Canada. For a copy of this issue please contact vwalker@yukoncollege.yk.ca.
SERNNoCa Newsletter - Spring 2009 |
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops (more details at News and Events)
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National
Alternative Knowledge and the Social Economy Symposium and Exhibition January 29-30, 2010. University of Victoria, Victoria BC
For more information and to register: The Canadian Social Economy Hub,
sekm@uvic.ca, 250.472.4976, www.socialeconomyhub.ca 2010 National Summit on a People-Centred Economy May 30 - June 1, 2010 Ottawa, ON
Third annual conference of the Association of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER). Social Innovations for a New Era: Contributions from Nonprofits and the Social Economy June 2 to 4, 2010 Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec. More details at: http://www.anser-ares.ca/conference.html ; 2010 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC) Community Building through Co-operative Research: Challenges and Opportunties at Home and Abroad. June 1-4, 2010. Concordia University, Montréal Abstracts are due on January 11, 2010. http://www.socialeconomynetwork.ca/content/casc-call-papers International
Students Social Economy Student Network (SESN) Student Conference on the Social Economy Exploring the role of the Social Economy in a changing world This is scheduled for June 1st 2010 in Association with The Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC), the Association for Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) and The Congress of the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences 2010 at Concordia University, Montreal. Details on the call for papers at http://socialeconomy.info/en/content/call-papers-student-conference-social-economy-june-1st-2010-concordia-university |
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