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Adam Saifer

(he, him)
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, University of British Columbia

Adam Saifer is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Management at the University of British Columbia Okanagan. Prior to joining the Faculty in January 2023, he was a postdoctoral fellow with the SSHRC-funded Canadian Philanthropy Partnership Research Network at the Université du Québec à Montréal, as well as Director of the network’s Québec Hub. Adam is an interdisciplinary scholar whose research draws on theories of capitalism, nation, and race to critically explore organizational phenomena in the nonprofit and philanthropic sector. His research is oriented around themes of social and economic justice, as well as research partnerships with community-led organizations.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia Okanagan
  • 2020–2022
    Postdoctoral fellow, Université du Québec à Montréal
  • 2018–2019
    Postdoctoral Fellow, Queen's University

Education

  • 2018 
    Queen's University, PhD / Cultural Studies