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[ecrea] Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Innovation

Tue Jul 10 22:37:40 GMT 2012


*Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Innovation*

Ryerson University invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Digital Media and Innovation. The Canada Research Chairs program was established by the Government of Canada to enable Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence in the global, knowledge-based economy. Tier 2 Chairs have five year terms, once renewable, and are intended for exceptional emerging researchers (less than 10 years post-PhD) who have the acknowledged potential to lead their research field. Information about the CRC program can be found at www.chairs.gc.ca <http://www.chairs.gc.ca>.

Located in downtown Toronto, Ryerson University is known for innovative programs built on the interaction of theoretical and practically oriented learning. Close to 100 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral-level programs, distinguished by a strong emphasis on excellence in teaching, research and creative activities, are offered to approximately 28,000 students. Guided by a bold new Academic Plan, an ambitious research agenda, and a recent Master Plan to revitalize the campus and surrounding neighbourhood, Ryerson is a comprehensive university with a significant profile in higher education, and a strong reputation with national business, government, community, and industrial leaders. For more information, please visit www.ryerson.ca <http://www.ryerson.ca>.

Digital Media is among Ryerson’s most important areas of research and innovation activity, and is becoming increasingly important to its entrepreneurial culture. There are several research chairs related to digital media, including two Tier 1 Canada Research Chairs and Canada’s only two research chairs on media innovation. A wide range of specialized centres and labs undertake related industry-led research, while industry, government and academic organizations from around Canada and the world have visited the Digital Media Zone (DMZ), a student driven incubator in the heart of Toronto.

The successful candidate will have an original, innovative and high quality research program that fits with an emphasis on digital media innovation. Areas of research may include: digital innovation processes, measurement and policies; digital technologies and their dissemination and adoption; digital entrepreneurship; transmedia and digital content creation; and policy and social context issues such as privacy, security and cybercrime. He/she will be well-established both in terms of top tier publications and research funding with a broadly critical orientation and the capacity to engage in collaborative research programs within this highly cross-disciplinary field. Candidates will be expected to establish a strong research program, contribute to multiple programmatic areas, teach at the undergraduate and/or graduate level and advise graduate students. The successful candidate will be appointed at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank and will help to shape Ryerson’s planned Masters Program in Digital Media.

Ryerson University is strongly committed to fostering diversity within our community. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, our faculty, and its scholarship including, but not limited to, women, visible minorities, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.

Applications should include a letter of interest (incorporating a record of teaching effectiveness and a brief (1-2 page) five year research program plan), curriculum vitae, and the names of three references (who will not be contacted without consent of the candidate), and may be forwarded electronically, in confidence, until August 15^th , to:

Laverne Smith & Associates Inc.

1 Yonge Street, Suite 1801

Toronto, Ontario M5E 1W7

(RyersonDMICRC /at/ lavernesmith.com) <mailto:(RyersonDMICRC /at/ lavernesmith.com)>



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