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Tanis Doe Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Gender, Disability and Social Justice at Ryerson University
Department: School of Disability Studies, Faculty of Community Services
Position supervisor: Dr. Esther Ignagni
Contract length: Two years
Hours of work per week: 36.25
Position type: Post-Doctoral Fellow
Start Date: May 1st, 2020
Rate of pay: $45,000 plus benefits
Deadline to Apply: March 1st, 2020
About 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 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.
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About the School of Disability Studies
Established in 1999, the School of Disability Studies at Ryerson University engages in teaching, research, creative activities and community organizing. Its areas of scholarship include contemporary and historical perspectives on institutionalization and eugenics, disability arts, mad and crip aesthetics, death and dying, family, community care and intimacy. It is currently in the process of developing a media arts laboratory.
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The Opportunity
The Tanis Doe post-doctoral fellowship will provide an opportunity for emerging scholarship on animating disability movements in Canada and globally.
Tanis Doe, the fellowship’s namesake, was a Fulbright Scholar and a professor at universities across Canada and the United States. As a Métis deaf woman with other disabilities, Doe was a widely respected disability rights advocate and active in local and international disability, queer and feminist movements.
Dr. Doe held spaces between academia and community, recognizing that each contribute to ensuring that our histories and the complexities of our lives are not forgotten. This fellowship allows for research that continues Dr. Doe’s work that centred the experiences of communities who worked to prevent institutional brutality, oppose colonialism, and foster social justice.
The Tanis Doe Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) in Gender, Disability and Social Justice will support the existing philosophy of the School of Disability Studies and its commitment to engaging and transforming exclusionary cultural, social and political systems.
Particularly, we welcome applications with research programs that employ transnational, diaspora, post-colonial and/or Black Disability Studies.
The Tanis Doe Postdoctoral Fellow will:
Be a scholar who identifies as disabled/Deaf/mad
Advance social justice scholarship that critically addresses understandings of and approaches to gender and disability identity, social relations and systems. Create and implement a program of research that contributes to and/or extends research directions in the School of Disability Studies
Demonstrate productivity and skills in research proposals and grant management, scholarly publications, and knowledge mobilization that is innovative, accessible and public
Engage and animate disability movements through activism, community and professional practice
Contribute to the School’s culture of collegial exchange by maintaining a presence within the School
Engage with students in the School of Disability Studies, the Faculty of Community Services, and broadly with Ryerson University by fostering collaborative relationships, and opportunities for service.
Qualifications
Hold a PhD in Disability Studies or equivalent field (granted between June 1st 2015 and June 1st 2020)
Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to upholding the values of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as it pertains to all activities related to the Fellowship.
How to apply
Please email your application to Esther Ignagni at eignagni@ryerson.ca. Applications should be submitted in screen readable PDF and word formats. In the subject line please indicate: Tanis Doe Post-Doctoral Fellow in Gender, Disability and Social Justice
Applications must include the following:
1 page cover letter
2 page program of research (maximum 1000 words)
CV in OCGS format
2 recent publications and/or creative product relevant to the application
Two letters of reference attesting to candidates capacity for post-doctoral research.
This opportunity is for two years beginning May 1, 2020. Application deadline is March 1st 2020.
Please send any inquiries about the award via email to:
Dr. Esther Ignagni
Director and Associate Professor
School of Disability Studies
Ryerson University
eignagni@ryerson.ca
Ryerson’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We encourage all First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America, to self-identify in their applications and also reach out to Tracey King, Aboriginal HR Consultant for support during the selection process.
Please watch a message from Ryerson's Vice President, Equity and Community Inclusion for more information on our commitment to equity.