Hiring Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities

The Opportunity 

We seek an outstanding emerging scholar in Digital Humanities (DH) with a strong background in literary/media studies and a demonstrated record of DH research, with strengths in one or more of the following areas: Asian, Black, or Indigenous studies, including critical race studies, decolonial studies, or transnational and diaspora studies; feminist and queer studies; game studies; computational humanities; critical code studies; electronic literature and digital arts; and machine learning/artificial intelligence. The CRC will be a full member of the English Department based in the Faculty of Arts, and will teach courses in the English BA and MA programs. 

The CRC in Digital Humanities will be situated within and extend the capacity of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH), an intersectional hub of cross-faculty research and innovation, based in the TMU Libraries (TMUL). The vision is for the CRC to work actively on campus to develop partnerships, networks, and collaborations in Digital Humanities across the Faculty of Arts and other Faculties. The CRC will have demonstrated expertise in digital humanities, interrogating the values and ideologies that inform the creation of digital tools and the use of digital technologies, while creating innovative pathways to transformative, equitable, and diverse futures. 

Department of English

Our Department offers undergraduate and graduate (Master’s) programs, as well as opportunities to participate in such interdisciplinary graduate programs as the joint graduate program with York University in Communication and Culture (Master’s and Doctoral), Immigration and Settlement Studies (Master’s), and the Master of Digital Media program. The English Department is also home to a number of faculty active in the Centre for Digital Humanities, which engages in collaborative transdisciplinary scholarship, research, and creativity at the critical intersection of the material and the digital. Our faculty prides itself on the excellence of its research, the quality of its teaching and community engagement. 

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their application online via the Faculty Recruitment Portal [https://hr.cf.torontomu.ca/ams/faculty/] by clicking on “Start Application Process” to begin. Applications should be received by Monday, September 16, 2024 at 11:59PM EST to be considered. The application must contain the following:

• A letter of application that includes your interest in the position; what you would bring to the Department and Faculty; the impact on the field of Digital Humanities that you foresee for your research (your 3-page research proposal for the CRC can elaborate on this); and what makes you a strong candidate overall as a researcher, educator, and community member;
• a current curriculum vitae providing a clear sense of your scholarly and professional development via your education and your research activities and outcomes; your contributions to making Digital Humanities a more equitable and inclusive discipline through committee work, community engagement, social media, and advocacy;
• a research statement discussing the significance, originality, and potential impacts of your current research program (up to 3 pages), and a research proposal for the first term of your CRC research program (up to 3 pages);
• recent examples of research activities and outcomes, including, but not limited to, peer-reviewed and non-peer reviewed publications, conference presentations, public talks, articles reaching specialist and non-specialist audiences, and effective use of social media for research impact and networking, knowledge dissemination and translation;
• a teaching statement (up to 3 pages) and a dossier of syllabi and other evidence, if available. These must demonstrate how you engage, encourage, and develop the learning capacity of students entering higher education from a diverse array of backgrounds and experiences, and how you embed practices and principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, including universal design for learning in your classroom, course materials, guest lectures, how you embed practices and principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in your classroom, your assignments, and your classroom style;
• a statement discussing a record of demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, including your record of attracting and mentoring a diverse group of students, trainees, and research personnel, and establishing an equitable and inclusive research environment. This should include a plan for establishing and maintaining a diverse core team (at the student, trainee, personnel and early-career researcher levels), and an environment that is safe and inclusive and allows all team members to reach their full research potential (e.g., through the recruitment and outreach strategy, equitable training opportunities, and professional development and mentoring).

Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority, in accordance with Canadian immigration regulations. 

Shortlist interviews will be held in person on the TMU campus.

As part of its efforts to amend the conditions of disadvantage in Canada for under-represented groups, and the under-representation of equity seeking groups in faculty and staff, TMU invites all applicants to voluntarily complete an online Diversity Self-ID questionnaire at the time of submitting their application in the recruitment portal. 

The information collected will be treated as confidential but will not be anonymous. Applicant Diversity Data containing personal information is accessible by Toronto Metropolitan University staff in the Office of the Vice Provost Faculty Affairs, individuals serving on the Department Hiring Committee, and others involved in recruitment, hiring, retention, training, and evaluative processes.

This information is collected under the authority of Toronto Metropolitan University Act and is needed to establish equity, diversity and inclusion goals and plans, take action to achieve those goals, report on progress, and for other related purposes. All personal information that is collected is used, stored, and destroyed in accordance with Toronto Metropolitan University’s Notice of Collection and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

If you have questions about the collection, use and disclosure of this information by Toronto Metropolitan University, please contact the Director, Faculty Recruitment and Development at zenab.pathan@torontomu.ca.