[Siguse-l] University of Toronto - Position in New Media and Children's Literature

[Nadia Caidi]

Title: Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - New Media and
Children's Literature  -  0901099

 Job Field: Tenure Stream

 Faculty / Division: Faculty of Information

 Department: Faculty of Information

 Campus: St. George (downtown Toronto)

 Job Posting: 17/Dec/09

 Closing Date: 31/Jan/10 Open until filled

 Description:

 The Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto is extending
its reach in terms of research and teaching scope; the Faculty is
expanding both in terms of number of people and in scope. The Faculty
invites applications for one tenure-stream appointment at the rank of
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor to begin on July 1, 2010.

 The Faculty seeks a scholar who transcends traditional divisions and
we invite applications from candidates with active research agendas
within one or more of the following areas: (i) new media and
children's literature; (ii) new media and youth and young adult's
resources and information services; (iii) new media and children.
Candidates with expertise in non-traditional classes of literature and
new media (e.g. games, immersive online environments, novel forms of
storytelling) would be welcomed.

 We seek candidates with excellent research and teaching abilities and
a commitment to shaping the future of the Faculty and the field of
information. The candidate’s research agenda should fit with the
Faculty’s focus and mission. The Faculty's 2004-10 Academic Plan
recognizes that society's information practices are being reconfigured
and transformed by material shifts in infrastructures as well as
political and cultural shifts in our attitudes toward information as a
social phenomenon. In this context, as part of a multi-year process of
Faculty renewal, a faculty member is sought to help rethink and
reshape the information profession through innovative teaching and
collaborative research projects. The University of Toronto offers the
opportunity to teach, conduct research and live in one of the most
culturally diverse cities in the world. The Faculty of Information
provides a context in which to work in an emerging interdisciplinary
environment and in a range of collaborative programs including
Addiction Studies; Aging, Palliative and Supportive Care Across the
Life Course; Book History and Print Culture; Environment; Knowledge
Media Design; Sexual Diversity Studies; Women’s Health; and Women and
Gender Studies. Candidates must have a PhD (or equivalent), a proven
record of scholarship, experience with multidisciplinary research, and
strong teaching experience. Additional qualifications for those
applying at the Associate or Full Professor level include experience
leading research projects and working with graduate students.
Experience developing new curricula is an asset. Rank and salary will
be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Evidence of excellence in teaching and research is necessary. Faculty
website: http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca Faculty academic plan:
http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca/images/documents/about/fisacademicplan.pdf

 Applicants should send curriculum vitae, teaching dossier, copies of
three representative papers/publications, a statement outlining
current and future research interests, and a list of three references
to the address below. (Applicants at the Assistant Professor level
should arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent, under
separate cover, to the same address.)

 Application deadline is January 31, 2010 but the search will remain
open until the position is filled.

 We strongly encourage you to submit your application online by
clicking on the following link:
https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=0901099

 If you are unable to apply online, please submit your application and
other materials to the following address:

 Submissions: areti.vourinaris at utoronto.ca

Inquiries: h.macneil at utoronto.ca



Professor Heather MacNeil

Chair, Search Committee

140 St. George Street

Toronto, ON M5S 3G6

Canada

 Phone: 416-978-4716

Fax: 416-978-5762

Email:  h.macneil at utoronto.ca



For more information about the Faculty, please visit our home page:
http://www.ischool.utoronto.ca