• Contribute to develop ing a value case, based on non-energy benefits, for investing in deep energy retrofits and the capacity needed to deploy them at a massive scale . Based on this work, help produce a communications toolkit (slide deck, graphics, white paper, etc.) with customized and customizable packages adapted to the priorities and realities of specific categories of stakeholders, to convince them make the necessary investments.

• Contribute to literature searches and reviews, summarize relevant methodologies and findings into reports.

• Write protocols , reports and summaries of work completed by the research group

• Prepare presentations, visual communication materia l , and information graphics

• Act as a resource person, resolve workflow problems, and offer technical guidance to student researchers

• Support communications and research activities within the ReCONstruct team .

• • Support relationships, communications and activities with collaborating stakeholders from Quebec and across Canada who wish to contribute to accelerating the mass deployment of deep energy retrofits.

  • Attend and participate in meetings, set up video conference equipment, take notes, distribute meeting minutes and action items

  • Assist in organizing events , including workshops, community or public consultations , including liaising with attendees, setting up equipment or furniture, prepar ing and distribut ing support material .

  • Assist in recruitment, onboarding and mentoring of student research ers

  • The list of responsibilities above is representative but not compre hensive, the successful applicant may be asked to perform additional tasks not listed within a similar scope

  Education

  Undergraduate Degree in Architecture

  Qualifications

  1 year of related experience

  Experience in public speaking and public engagement

  Experience supporting and leading public consultation and community events

  Experience with event planning and logistics

  Experience developing communication strategies and maintaining public communication platforms

  Str o n g communication skills

  Experience reviewing public policy , grey literature, and building industry documents

  Experience with building retrofit processes

  Experience in project management and coordinatio n

  Prior knowledge and research experience related to deep energy retrofits and their non-energy benefits

  Prior research experience in digital platform development to support retrofits

  K nowledge of key stakeholders relevant to DERs in Quebec and Canada.

  Fluent use of the following software:

  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

  • Microsoft Office Suite

  • AutoCAD

  • Rhino

  • Grasshopper

  • Revit

  • Vray

  • Enscape

  • SketchUp

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