Ilakucaraq Project Manager
The C3 Program Manager will manage the Forum’s portion of the Ilakucaraq Project with the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC), with specific emphasis on cultivating and supporting cohorts of educators and community partners, including course instructors, university staff, and culture camp coordinators. The Manager will be an integral part of collaboratively envisioning the development of education and cross-cultural programs at the Forum. The right candidate will have a passion for, and proven experience in, cross-cultural work, program development, collaborative partnerships, and working with rural communities in Alaska. This position will report to the Director of C3 Programs.
$62,000 to $70,000 starting annual salary, full-time exempt position
Applicants are encouraged to apply here: https://alaskahumanitiesforum....
Ilakucaraq Project Coordinator
The Ilakucaraq Project Coordinator will play an integral role building important connections and cultivating relationships with rural communities as part of the Forum’s cross-cultural work with educators. The Ilakucaraq Project Coordinator will engage with Alaska Pacific University, cultural partners, and conference organizers to further the project’s success. The position will provide critical logistics support, communication, and engagement with community members, educators, and partners to ensure program success. This position will report to the Ilakucaraq Project Manager.
$50,000 to $58,000 starting annual salary, full-time exempt position
Applicants are encouraged to apply here: https://alaskahumanitiesforum....
Ilakucaraq Course Instructor (Temporary, Contract)
AKHF is seeking a course instructor as part of the newest round of the Ilakucaraq Project. The instructor would teach the Indigenous Awareness and Culturally Responsive Teaching course, initially designed by the Alaska Native Heritage Center, to support educators in getting to know their own culture(s) as well as the cultures of their students to build stronger relationships and culturally responsive lesson plans. The instructor would also support orienting the educators to attend summer culture camp alongside AKHF staff, and would be responsible for guiding the teachers in reflection both during and after camp.
The instructor contract runs from November 2025-August 2026.
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Teaching Fellows
The Alaska Humanities Forum is seeking a motivated individuals to join the Teaching Fellows team. Teaching Fellows work collaboratively to lead two-week storytelling workshops in Anchorage School District schools, helping students explore and share their personal stories. Under the supervision of the Youth Program Manager, Fellows build supportive relationships with youth, facilitate workshop activities, and contribute to a safe, inclusive learning environment. The role also involves coordinating with volunteers, preparing workshop materials, and supporting related programming.
$20 hourly, part-time temporary position
Applicants are encouraged to apply here: https://alaskahumanitiesforum...
At the Alaska Humanities Forum, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our employees are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
Note: Successful candidates must pass a background check before hiring.
The Alaska Humanities Forum is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that designs and facilitates experiences to bridge distance and difference – programming that shares and preserves the stories of people and places across our vast state, and explores what it means to be Alaskan.
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