[Commlist] 2 Tenure-track Assistant Professorships in Creative Technologies / School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, York University

*Creative Technologies, School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design, 
York University*

The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), York 
University invites two (2) highly qualified candidates to apply for 
professorial stream tenure-track appointments in Creative Technologies 
at the Assistant Professor level, to commence July 1, 2021. Salary will 
be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University 
positions are subject to budgetary approval. The successful applicants 
will be based at the new York Markham Centre Campus when operational 
(expected in Fall 2023) and become a member of the first cohort of 
resident faculty members. Between July 1, 2021 and the opening of the 
campus, the appointees will assume a combination of teaching 
responsibilities at York’s Keele campus and contribute to the 
development of academic and research programming planned for the new 
Markham Centre Campus.

York University’s Markham Centre Campus ( https://www.yorku.ca/markham/ 
) offers state-of-the- art facilities to provide innovative job-ready 
academic programming and research focusing on core themes of technology 
and entrepreneurship as applied in different contexts, disciplines and 
professional fields. Building on York University’s academic presence in 
the City of Markham, the new campus presents a unique opportunity to 
enhance and innovate programming across the arts, sciences and 
engineering and to experiment with new experiential education formats 
and partners that will provide the York Region with excellent 
undergraduate degree offerings that integrate emerging technologies, 
entrepreneurship, and civic leadership. Programs are designed to provide 
transferable 21st-century skills that are at the core of future economic 
competitiveness and community development in Markham, York Region and 
across Ontario. Collaboration with York University’s existing research 
strengths in the core areas of the new campus and dynamic engagement 
with the area’s businesses and industries will create an innovative, 
cross-disciplinary research culture for solving complex problems that 
transcend traditional disciplines.

Requirements: A Ph.D. or an M.F.A. with a substantial record of 
professional experience in the arts and technology, broadly defined; 
candidates should demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching and 
curricular development, with a developing record of scholarly research 
and publication and/or professional practice that emphasizes community 
engagement. We are particularly interested in candidates who will 
contribute to the intellectual and cultural diversity of the York 
community and can engage the communities of Markham and surrounding regions.

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in outstanding, 
innovative, and, as appropriate, externally funded research or research 
creation at the highest level.

We seek two promising artists, teachers, and researchers who are 
committed to inclusive program development that builds upon the historic 
strengths in the arts at York to develop a compelling new curriculum at 
the intersection of the arts, community, and technology for Canada’s 
next generation of artistic and cultural leaders. One of North America's 
leading schools for the arts, AMPD offers undergraduate and graduate 
degree programs in Cinema and Media Arts, Computational Arts, Dance, 
Design, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts and Art History, Theatre and 
Performance Studies. The Markham Centre Campus undergraduate program 
will engage students in emerging areas of artistic creation and research 
within a unique learning environment focused on socially responsive 
technologies, experiential education, collaboration with emerging 
creative industries, and community-engaged arts practice. This position 
will begin with a two-year term at York’s Keele campus before moving to 
the Markham Centre to lead programs in a new building created 
specifically for the campus there. In the interim, the successful 
candidates will be affiliated with the departments that best suit their 
research and teaching interests. Candidates must provide evidence of 
research excellence of a recognized international calibre as 
demonstrated in: the research statement; a record of publications (or 
forthcoming publications) with significant journals in the field; 
presentations at major conferences; awards and accolades; and strong 
recommendations from referees of high standing.

The position may involve graduate teaching and supervision, as well as 
undergraduate teaching and the successful candidate must be suitable for 
prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through: the 
teaching statement; teaching accomplishments and pedagogical innovations 
including in high priority areas such as experiential education and 
technology enhanced learning; teaching evaluations; and strong letters 
of reference.

York University champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and 
research excellence. Through cross-disciplinary programming, innovative 
course design, diverse experiential learning and a supportive community 
environment, our students receive the education they need to create big 
ideas that make an impact on the world. Located in Toronto, York is the 
third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 
students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 
alumni.

York University has a policy on Accommodation in Employment for Persons 
with Disabilities and is committed to working towards a barrier-free 
workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the workplace to persons 
with disabilities. Candidates who require accommodation during the 
selection process are invited to contact Professor Michael Darroch, 
Chair of the Search Committee, School of the Arts, Media Performance 
Design at (applyampd /at/ yorku.ca).

York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly 
values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its 
community. The AA Program, which applies to women, members of visible 
minorities (racialized groups), Aboriginal (Indigenous) people and 
persons with disabilities, can be found at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or by 
calling the AA line at 416-736- 5713. Applicants wishing to 
self-identify as part of York University’s Affirmative Action program 
can do so by downloading, completing and submitting the form found at: 
http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form. 
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian 
citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous peoples in Canada will be 
given priority. No application will be considered without a completed 
mandatory Work Status Declaration form which can be found at 
http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form.

The deadline for receipt of completed applications is January 15, 2021. 
A letter of application with an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement 
of research and teaching interests, three letters of reference and 
teaching evaluations should be sent to: Professor Michael Darroch, Chair 
of the Search Committee, School of the Arts, Media Performance Design at 
(applyampd /at/ yorku.ca).

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