Department of Architecture

Faculty of Architecture

Position number: ARHS1

Date posted: February 27, 2026

Date closed: March 13, 2026

Job details

Indigenous Intern - Community Design and Planning Centre

Full-time:

Yes

Permanent:

No

Work schedule:

35/Hour Week, Monday - Friday

Salary:

$21.75

Appointment Dates

May 4, 2026 to August 21, 2026

For more information please contact: Alixa Lacerna - Alixa.Lacerna@umanitoba.ca

Qualifications

The intern will be involved in research and activities for community-based design and planning projects with Indigenous and other communities and will learn community engagement processes adapted from the UM Community Engaged Learning's publication, Working in Good Ways. This includes relationship-building, collaboration, and reflection. The intern also will learn de-colonial practices in community engagement through design and planning, including skills in clear communication (active listening, verbal, and graphic), planning, and carrying out design-based activities that support Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing. The CDPC will provide opportunities for social responsibility through fostering ethical and collective action for an overall positive impact. To learn these skills, the intern will be shadowing CDPC staff (primarily CDPC Coordinator Alixa Lacerna) and faculty affiliates (including Dean Mimi Locher and Professor of City Planning Richard Milgrom), receive hands-on training in facilitating community engagement sessions, and be mentored in areas such as community-based research, public speaking, and graphic communications.

ISSIP Requirements:

• Must be Indigenous (First Nation, Inuit, Metis).

• Must be registered at the University of Manitoba as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in both terms (Fall 2025 and Winter 2026). Students must have a minimum 60% course load (at least 9 credit hours per term for undergraduate students).

Education:

• Open to any discipline or level, preference given to students in the Faculty of Architecture

Experience:

• Experience working with graphic media (Photoshop, Illustrator) is an asset.

Skills & abilities:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a professional and confidential work environment.
• Reliable and responsible.
• Effective time management, prioritization, and organization skills.
• Detail and task-oriented.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently or with a team.

Key responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the CDPC’s ongoing research and projects with Indigenous communities.
• Research and practice community engagement processes.
• Identify potential funding sources for research and projects.
• Assist with the organization of workshops and site visits.
• Contribute to the compilation of research and funding reports.

Additional information

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.