Call for Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Migration and Democracy in a Settler-Colonial Context
The Department of Sociology in the Faculty of Arts at Ryerson University invites applications for a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Migration and Democracy in a Settler-Colonial Context. Upon successful nomination to the CRC program, the candidate will be appointed to a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2022, subject to final budgetary approval.
In collaboration with Ryerson University, the successful candidate will develop the CRC nomination for the October 19, 2021 deadline. The CRC appointment is tenable for five years and renewable once. All nominations are subject to review and final approval by the CRC Secretariat. Further details on the CRC eligibility criteria can be found here.
The successful candidate will engage in a combination of research, teaching and service duties, and maintain an inclusive, equitable, and collegial work environment across all activities. The incumbent will be expected to develop and maintain a strong, independent, externally funded research program that will be internationally recognized in five to ten years, and will include the mentorship and support of students and colleagues. The incumbent will also teach undergraduate and graduate courses and engage in collegial service.
The CRC in Migration and Democracy in a Settler-Colonial Context would build on existing areas of strength in migration, democracy and Indigenous Studies in the Department of Sociology and the Faculty of Arts. The incumbent will be strongly encouraged to explore collaboration with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration, the Jarislowsky Democracy Chair and the CRC in Biskaabiiyang and Indigenous Political Resurgence, as well as the Yellowhead Institute, the Masters’ Program in Immigration and Settlement, and the Democratic Engagement Exchange in the Faculty of Arts. The successful candidate will develop innovative research on migration in relation to settler colonialism and relevant concepts and practices of democratic governance.
The CRC will play a leading role in overcoming the conceptual barriers and separations in communities of practice that have tended to isolate studies of migration from those of settler colonial governance and democracy in the Canadian state and/or in other settler colonial contexts. The CRC will build on existing resources in knowledge production and community-engaged research around settler colonialism, migration, and democracy in the Department of Sociology and the Faculty of Arts to create new partnerships and enhance collaborative work towards an integrative framing through a critical equity lens. The goal will be to produce leading, cutting edge scholarly research and to contribute to community knowledge resources developed through models of collaboration and partnership.
For complete details of the CRC opportunity visit Ryerson Career Opportunities web page.
