Associate Professor – Policy Studies

Date Posted: 10/17/2023
Closing Date: 11/30/2023, 11:59PM ET
Req ID: 33503
Job Class: School – Tenure Stream (persevering with)
School/Division: School of Info
Division: School of Info
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The School of Info on the College of Toronto invitations functions for a full-time, tenure stream place in Coverage Research (PS). The appointment will likely be on the rank of Affiliate Professor, with an anticipated begin date of July 1, 2024.

This search aligns with the College’s dedication to strategically and proactively promote range amongst our group members (Assertion on Fairness, Variety & Excellence ). Recognizing that Black, Indigenous, and different Racialized communities have skilled inequities which have developed traditionally and are ongoing, we strongly welcome and encourage candidates from these communities to use.

We search candidates whose analysis pursuits are in data coverage in Canadian and world contexts, essential coverage research, and coverage advocacy, with experience in areas equivalent to digital inclusion, Indigenous information governance, inequality and public coverage, privateness and surveillance, mental property, information governance in authorities providers, well being care and monetary sectors, and AI coverage and governance. Business, authorities, and/or civil society expertise with coverage improvement is taken into account an asset. We’re particularly enthusiastic about candidates whose analysis pushes the boundaries of knowledge coverage evaluation into the cognate areas of cultural coverage (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) and human-centred design disciplines. A sensitivity to the analytic instruments for essential coverage research related to the infrastructural flip is welcome.

Candidates should have earned a PhD diploma in Info, Communication and Media Research, Coverage Research/Public Coverage, Political Science or, a Physician of Juridical Science with a clearly demonstrated report of excellence in analysis and educating. We search candidates whose analysis and educating pursuits complement and improve our current School’s strengths . Candidates may have a longtime worldwide popularity within the subject of essential data coverage research and will likely be anticipated to maintain and lead modern and unbiased analysis, and to take care of an excellent, aggressive, and externally funded analysis program.

Candidates should present proof of analysis excellence which could be demonstrated by a report of sustained high-impact contributions and publications in top-ranked and subject related journals/ conferences, the submitted analysis assertion, displays at important conferences, awards and accolades, and different noteworthy actions that contribute to the visibility and prominence of the self-discipline, in addition to robust endorsements from referees.

We welcome non-traditional demonstrations of analysis impression, together with, for instance, group engagement, coverage advocacy and artistic skilled actions. Analysis excellence will likely be evaluated commensurate with the profession stage of the candidate, making an allowance for the life trajectory and any particular circumstances (e.g., profession interruptions) as outlined within the submitted supplies.

The profitable candidate should additionally present demonstrated proof of analysis supervision within the software supplies, as they are going to be anticipated to undertake undergraduate and graduate analysis supervision and educating, and to carry out normal skilled and administrative actions typical of a research-intensive university-level division.

Demonstrated interdisciplinarity throughout numerous industries and educational disciplines is taken into account an asset. The profitable candidate will likely be anticipated to display excellence in educating, and the demonstrated capability and ambition to advance our school’s rigorous, highly-ranked Bachelor of Info, Grasp of Info, and PhD applications.

Proof of excellence in educating will likely be supplied by educating accomplishments, the educating file submitted as a part of the applying (with required supplies outlined beneath), awards and accolades, in addition to robust letters of reference. 

Wage will likely be commensurate with {qualifications} and expertise.

The School of Info  is a research-led School dedicated to educating the following era {of professional} and educational leaders in data, who be a part of us in remodeling society by collaboration, innovation, and information creation.  We’re guided by core values that embody engagement with cultural, social, political, and moral points in data to learn society, and transparency, accountability, and public duty. With an excellent and award-winning school, our key strengths are the standard of our interdisciplinary analysis, the talents of our graduate college students, shut ties throughout the college, and dedicated alumni. Our strategic priorities are excellence by interdisciplinarity, impression by partnerships, and fairness by fostering inclusive environments. We’re particularly happy with the calibre, excellence, educational engagement, and variety of our college students.

As a part of the College of Toronto , the School of Info presents the chance to show, analysis, and stay in one of the crucial numerous cities on this planet. We search candidates who’ve demonstrated a dedication to fairness, range, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial studying and dealing setting by their software supplies. Candidates due to this fact should submit a press release of contributions to fairness and variety, which could cowl subjects equivalent to (however not restricted to): educating or analysis that includes a concentrate on underrepresented communities, the event of inclusive pedagogies, or the mentoring of scholars from underrepresented teams.

All certified candidates are invited to use on-line by clicking the hyperlink beneath. Candidates should submit:

• a canopy letter,
• a present curriculum vitae (CV),
• a analysis assertion outlining present and future analysis pursuits,
• one current publication,
• a press release of contributions to fairness, range, inclusion, and accessibility (as outlined above); and,
• a educating file which features a educating assertion, pattern course supplies, and educating evaluations.

Candidates should present the identify and call data of three references. The College of Toronto’s recruiting software will robotically solicit and gather letters of reference from every referee the day after an software is submitted. Candidates stay chargeable for guaranteeing that referees submit current letters (on letterhead, dated and signed) by the deadline. Extra particulars on the automated reference letter assortment, together with timelines, can be found within the candidate FAQ .  

Submission tips could be discovered at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply .  Your CV and canopy letter ought to be uploaded into the devoted fields. Please mix further software supplies into one or two recordsdata in PDF/MS Phrase format. You probably have questions on this place, please contact [email protected]

All software supplies, together with current reference letters, should be obtained by November 30, 2023.

All certified candidates are inspired to use; nonetheless, Canadians and everlasting residents will likely be given precedence.

Variety Assertion
The College of Toronto embraces Variety and is constructing a tradition of belonging that will increase our capability to successfully handle and serve the pursuits of our world group. We strongly encourage functions from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized individuals, girls, individuals with disabilities, and folks of numerous sexual and gender identities. We worth candidates who’ve demonstrated a dedication to fairness, range and inclusion and acknowledge that numerous views, experiences, and experience are important to strengthening our educational mission.

As a part of your software, you can be requested to finish a short Variety Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any data immediately associated to you is confidential and can’t be accessed by search committees or human assets workers. Outcomes will likely be aggregated for institutional planning functions. For extra data, please see http://uoft.me/UP .

Accessibility Assertion
The College strives to be an equitable and inclusive group, and proactively seeks to extend range amongst its group members. Our values relating to fairness and variety are linked with our unwavering dedication to excellence within the pursuit of our educational mission.

The College is dedicated to the ideas of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we attempt to make our recruitment, evaluation and choice processes as accessible as attainable and supply lodging as required for candidates with disabilities.

When you require any lodging at any level in the course of the software and hiring course of, please contact [email protected] .