[Commlist] Tenure-Track Position in Digital Audiences at Ryerson University

The School of Professional Communication at Ryerson University invites 
applications for a tenure-track position in Digital Audiences. This 
position will have unique focus on graduate education since half of the 
successful candidate's teaching will be in the Ryerson-York joint MA/PhD 
program in Communication and Culture. Details are below. The job posting 
and application portal can be accessed here:

https://hr.cf.ryerson.ca/ams/faculty/preview.cfm?posting_id=526431

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     Tenure Track Position in Digital Audiences


       FCAD, Prof. Communication

Posted:	July 15, 2019
Deadline to Apply:	Friday, August 30, 2019


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. Please note that all qualified candidates are 
encouraged to apply but applications from Canadians and permanent 
residents will be given priority.

Located in downtown Toronto, Ryerson University is a distinctly urban, 
culturally diverse teaching and research institution offering more than 
100 undergraduate and graduate programs, distinguished by a strong 
commitment to excellence in teaching, research and creative activities, 
to over 45,000 students. Ryerson is known for its culture of 
entrepreneurship and innovation and is recognized as a city builder, as 
it continues its growth through award-winning architecture and expansion 
of its campus.

The Opportunity:

The School of Professional Communication (http://procom.ryerson.ca/ 
<http://procom.ryerson.ca/>) in the Faculty of Communication and Design 
(FCAD) at Ryerson University invites applications for a full-time 
tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of 
Digital Audiences. The appointment will be effective January 1, 2020 
subject to final budgetary approval.


The  successful candidate will be appointed to the School of 
Professional Communication (“ProCom”),  and will have their service and 
teaching responsibilities shared with the Graduate Program in 
Communication & Culture (“ComCult”), our joint MA/PhD program with York 
University (https://www.ryerson.ca/graduate/programs/comcult/). This is 
an exciting and unique opportunity to contribute directly to graduate 
education.

The successful candidate will approach digital audience studies in ways 
that are innovative, interdisciplinary and informed by theoretical 
perspectives from critical data science, infrastructure and platform 
studies, game studies and related fields. We are particularly interested 
in receiving applications from candidates whose work focuses on one or 
more of the following areas: big data and audience studies; artificial 
intelligence and machine learning in scholarly, policy and 
organizational contexts; audience and social network analysis in mobile, 
locative and emerging media contexts; data visualization, mapping and 
storytelling by and for marginalized populations; and/or computational 
methods in security, privacy and data regulation contexts. We are 
looking for candidates with strong and innovative methodological 
approaches. Knowledge of and ability to teach digital methods and/or 
quantitative analysis would be an asset.


The School of Professional Communication consists of 18 tenure-stream 
faculty members. ProCom offers innovative Bachelor and Master’s programs 
that integrate theory and practice. As an interdisciplinary School, 
ProCom focuses on teaching and research that bring creative and critical 
communication approaches into industries, organizations, and 
communities. Our students and faculty investigate the intersections of 
text, sound, and image in an array of digital, discursive, and social 
contexts.  Our faculty prides itself on the excellence of its research 
and on the quality of its teaching. We are interested in candidates that 
will contribute to our existing research and teaching strengths by 
bringing innovative and diverse perspectives and experiences to the work.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will engage in a combination of teaching, 
research and service duties. Half of the candidate’s teaching will be in 
ProCom and half will be in ComCult. The candidate will be expected to 
teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses, including core 
courses in communication theory, history and methodology, and will 
supervise graduate students in the ProCom master’s program as well as MA 
and PhD students in Communication and Culture.The candidate will be 
expected to pursue innovative and independent research or scholarly 
research-creation in the field of communication that is externally 
funded, cutting-edge, and of the highest quality. The candidate will 
also participate in administrative activities in ProCom and ComCult. The 
candidate will engage in maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and 
collegial work environment in all areas.

Qualifications:

Candidates must hold an earned Ph.D. in Communication Studies or a 
closely related field by the appointment date.

The successful candidate must present strong emerging scholarly research 
or creative projects that are active, innovative and impactful, 
resulting in achievements such as peer reviewed publications, working 
papers, book chapters, public policy contributions, presentations at 
significant conferences, awards and accolades, strong 
endorsements/recommendations by referees of top international stature, 
studies, writings or creative productions disseminated by other suitable 
means and other noteworthy activities that contribute to the visibility 
and prominence of the discipline.

Evidence of excellence in teaching must be provided through a teaching 
dossier that outlines the teaching philosophy, teaching accomplishments, 
including experience with course/curriculum review/development, 
excellent pedagogical practice, sample syllabi and teaching evaluations. 
Teaching philosophy statements should address approaches to both 
undergraduate and graduate level teaching. Evidence of strong 
communication skills and a demonstrated ability to supervise 
undergraduate and graduate students should also be highlighted.  
Previous experience supervising graduate students would be considered as 
an asset.

Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to our values of Equity, 
Diversity, and Inclusion as it pertains to service, teaching, and 
scholarly research or creative activities, including a demonstrated 
ability to make learning accessible and inclusive for a diverse student

The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to contribute to 
the life of the School and the University through collegial service and 
would have a proven track record of collaborating across university 
departments, partners and with the wider community.

Equity at Ryerson

At the intersection of mind and action, Ryerson is on a transformative 
path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. 
Integral to this path is the placement of equity, diversity and 
inclusion as fundamental to our institutional culture. Our current 
academic plan 
<https://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/provost/PDFs/RU_Academic%20Plan_2014_ExecutiveSummary.pdf>outlines 
each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.

Ryerson University welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to 
upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist 
us to expand our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. In 
addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in 
Canada, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been 
historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, 
Metis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized 
persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women 
and/or 2SLGBTQ+. Please note that all qualified candidates are 
encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadians and permanent 
residents will be given priority.

As an employer, we are working towards a people first culture and are 
proud to have been selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers 
and a Greater Toronto’s Top Employer for 2015, 2016, 2017 and  2018. To 
learn more about our work environment, colleagues, leaders, students and 
innovative educational environment, visit www.ryerson.ca 
<http://www.ryerson.ca/>, check out @RyersonU 
<https://twitter.com/ryersonu>, @RyersonHR 
<https://twitter.com/ryersonhr>and @RyersonECI 
<https://twitter.com/ryersoneci?lang=en>on Twitter, and visit our 
LinkedIn company page <https://ca.linkedin.com/school/ryerson-university/>.

How to Apply:

Applicants must submit their application online via the Faculty 
Recruitment Portal <https://hr.cf.ryerson.ca/ams/faculty/>(click on 
“Start Application Process” to begin) by August 30, 2019

The application must contain a letter of application, a curriculum 
vitae, a statement of research interests, teaching dossier, results of 
teaching evaluations and names of three individuals who may be contacted 
for reference letters.

In order for the University to comply with the Government of Canada’s 
reporting requirements, candidates must indicate in their application if 
they are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident by including one of 
the following statements in reference to their status: “I am a permanent 
resident or citizen of Canada”OR “I am not a permanent resident or 
citizen of Canada”. Candidates are not required to specify their country 
of origin or citizenship in their application.

Applications and any confidential inquiries can be directed to the DHC 
Chair, Dr. John Shiga at (jshiga /at/ ryerson.ca) <mailto:(jshiga /at/ ryerson.ca)>.

Any inquiries regarding accessing the Faculty Recruitment Portal can be 
sent to Sumentha D’Souza  at (sumentha /at/ ryerson.ca) 
<mailto:(sumentha /at/ ryerson.ca)>. Aboriginal candidates who would like to 
learn more about working at Ryerson University are welcome to contact 
Ms. Tracey King, M.Ed., Aboriginal HR Consultant, Aboriginal Recruitment 
and Retention Initiative, at (t26king /at/ ryerson.ca) <mailto:(t26king /at/ ryerson.ca)>.

This position falls under the jurisdiction of the Ryerson Faculty 
Association (RFA) and relevant information can be found as follows:

RFA Website: www.rfanet.ca <http://www.rfanet.ca/>.

RFA Collective Agreement: 
https://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/faculty-affairs/rfa-collective-agreement/RFA_CA_2015_to_2018.pdf

RFA Benefits: 
https://www.ryerson.ca/hr/employee-resources/rfa/full-time-LTF/benefits/

Ryerson University is fully committed to accessibility for persons with 
disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in the 
recruitment and selection process, please advise the Human Resources 
representative when you are contacted. All requests for accommodation 
will be treated with confidentiality.



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