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

*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)>