Project Coordinator - Uyghur Cultural Archive

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Staff - Union Job Category CUPE 2950 Job Profile CUPE 2950 Salaried - Administrative Support 4 (Gr8) Job Title Project Coordinator - Uyghur Cultural Archive Department Uyghur Culture Archive | Department of Asian Studies Compensation Range $4,739.00 - $5,102.00 CAD Monthly Posting End Date June 24, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date August 31, 2028 At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary The Rahile Dawut Uyghur Cultural Archive is a large, multi-year, community-rooted digital heritage initiative dedicated to preserving, organizing, and ethically sharing Uyghur cultural materials dispersed across the globe. Hosted in the Department of Asian Studies, this project integrates digital archiving, community collaboration, workshops, metadata development, research coordination, and cross-institutional partnerships. The Project Coordinator provides high-level administrative leadership, complex financial management, culturally grounded communication, and project-wide coordination. This role involves independent decision-making, supervision of student staff, and responsibility for sensitive cultural materials. The Project Coordinator ensures smooth day-to-day operations, guides workflows across multiple workstreams, and supports long-term planning and reporting. This position requires strong judgment, exceptional organizational skills, fluency in Uyghur (Arabic and Latin scripts), and deep cultural sensitivity. Evening or early-morning work may occasionally be required to support international partners and community events. The incumbent will apply knowledge of Uyghur language, cultural protocols, and best practices in handling sensitive archival materials to provide accurate, respectful, and confidential support, ensuring political and personal sensitives are respected. The position requires knowledge of team workflows, project protocols, financial procedures, budget management, and appropriate communication strategies for a multicultural and multilingual environment. Organizational Status The Project Coordinator reports directly to the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator and collaborates closely with research assistants, co-op students, departmental administrators, Elders, community partners, and external institutions. The role operates with a high degree of independence and provides guidance, training, and coordination for student staff. Navigates the additional complexities of political sensitivity and community trauma and recognizes that some community members may have experienced trauma related to cultural participation and political circumstances; engages respectfully and sensitively in ways that foster trust, safety, and empowerment, knowledge and insight that can be gained through lived experience as a member of the community. The Project Coordinator will be required to work within professional settings including community consultations, academic conferences and workshops, collaborative meetings with partner institutions, and discussions with funding or governmental agencies. Work Performed Administrative Coordination & Project Management Manages complex calendars for the PI, Co-Investigator, and team members; coordinates meetings with community partners, Elders, international collaborators, and advisory committees. Coordinates hiring, onboarding, training, task assignment, and workflow management for research assistants and co-op students. Plans and executes workshops, events, and field activities, including accommodation bookings, venue reservations, catering, A/V, accessibility needs, and travel logistics. Assists with the coordination and facilitation of high-level workshops, strategic planning sessions, and collaborative meetings involving university stakeholders, community leaders, researchers, and external partners. Develops and maintains project timelines, documentation standards, digital workflows, and operational procedures to ensure project continuity. Ensures the culturally appropriate and confidential handling of sensitive Uyghur cultural materials (e.g., documents, scripts, audiovisual recordings) by coordinating processes for their access, use, and storage; maintaining strict confidentiality due to political sensitivities; and applying specialized knowledge of Uyghur language, culture, and archival practices in performing this work. Financial Administration & Complex Processing Prepares, monitors, reconciles, and reports on multi-fund budgets across grants (CFI, Wenner-Gren, Arcadia, SSHRC, Work Learn, etc.). Processes reimbursements, invoices, honoraria, and contrac

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