Careers

If you enjoy working in a diverse and challenging environment with unique learning opportunities, CIGI may be the place for you. We seek employees who are engaged and passionate about what they do every day. In exchange, we offer opportunities to build careers with an organization focused on researching and addressing issues of global concern. We encourage you to apply for positions that match your skills and interest you.

Our employment page is updated regularly, and all new job openings are also posted to CIGI's Twitter account (@CIGIonline). Whether or not employment or volunteer opportunities exist at a given time, all applications and resumes sent to careers@cigionline.org are kept in an active file for three months. Resumes will be acknowledged only for those candidates under consideration for an interview.

We encourage you to return to our career page often and explore our website to learn more about what CIGI has to offer.

Openings

Research Fellows

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is a global think tank based in Waterloo, Ontario. Created in 2001, it conducts policy research on international governance issues, including the global economy, energy and environment, development and global security. CIGI has openings for 2 full-time resident Research Fellow positions carrying a one year contract with a possible extension of an additional year.

Pre-Qualification for Request for Proposal

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), located at 57 Erb Street West in Waterloo, is seeking experienced Trade Contractors to pre-qualify for the Request for Proposal (RFP) tenders to be issued for repairs to skylights, coating gutters, snow cables, painting, water proofing, lightning systems and steel water outlets.

Research Associates

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is a global think tank based in Waterloo, Ontario. Created in 2001, it conducts policy research on international governance issues, including the global economy, energy and environment, development and global security. CIGI has openings for 3 full-time Research Associate positions carrying a one year contract with a possible extension of an additional year.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunities

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) invites post-doctoral fellows interested in global governance and policy-relevant research to consider the CIGI Campus in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, as a preferred location for their residency.

CIGI post-doctoral fellows are also welcomed as visiting post-doctoral scholars with the Balsillie School of International Affairs. All fellows are required to secure funding from external fellowships (for example, Canada’s Social Sciences Humanities Research Council).