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On 8/24/16 11:11 AM, "Asis-l on behalf of Nadia Caidi" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Apologies for duplication. > >Assistant Professor Social Work and Information > >The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work (FIFSW) and the Faculty of >Information (iSchool) at the University of Toronto invite applications for >a tenure-stream position at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position >will be held 51% at the FIFSW and 49% at the iSchool. Appointments will >begin July 1, 2017. > >The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its >community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons / >persons of colour, women, Indigenous / Aboriginal People of North America, >persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and others who may contribute to >the further diversification of ideas. > >As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief >Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly >related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees >or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional >planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP. > >Candidates are expected to have a program of research and experience >especially focused on big data from a quantitative or qualitative angle, >analyzing both the challenges and opportunities of big data for social >justice. Areas of specific interest can include the use and impact of big >data for social service and child welfare agencies, youth service >agencies, >public libraries, archives and information centres, and for vulnerable >citizens and marginalized communities, including older adults, indigenous, >and immigrant communities. Research areas may include, but are not limited >to, the following: big data and society, data and information and >communication technology use, infrastructure and platform studies, ethics >of algorithms, data and discrimination, data and human rights, data and >social inclusion, privacy and data, and disability studies in information >studies and social work. Theoretical and methodological approaches to >research should be commensurate with applicantsš teaching and fields of >expertise. > > The Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work pursues excellence in the >development and testing of new knowledge that will have an impact on >social >work direct practice and social policy, as well as social work education. >Our commitment to social justice means that we look for creative solutions >to social problems at the local, national and international level. We are >proud of our record as one of North Americašs pre-eminent Social Work >Faculties, offering programs at the MSW, PhD, and post-MSW diploma levels. >The Faculty is involved in several collaborative programs and joint >degrees >that provide many opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration >including Health Administration; Addiction Studies; Aging and the Life >Course; Asia Pacific Studies; Bioethics; Child Welfare; Community >Development; Ethnic and Pluralism Studies; Health Care, Technology and >Place; Health Services and Policy Research; Human Development; Sexual >Diversity; Women and Gender Studies; and Womenšs Health. Faculty website: >http://wvvw.socialwork.utoronto.ca. > >The iSchool at the University of Toronto educates the next generation of >professional and academic leaders in Information to transform society >through collaboration, innovation and knowledge creation. The Faculty >believes that society's information practices are being reconfigured and >transformed by material shifts in information infrastructures and by >political and cultural shifts in our attitudes toward information as a >social phenomenon, accompanied by ethical challenges. The Faculty of >Information provides a context in which to work in an emerging >interdisciplinary environment with close ties to a range of collaborative >programs including Knowledge Media Design and Book History and Print >Culture. The Faculty is also home to the Digital Curation Institute. >Faculty website: http://wvvw.ischool.utoronto.ca > >Candidates must have a PhD in social work, information or a related field >by the time of appointment or shortly thereafter; an active research >program that contributes especially to information studies affecting >social >work; social work practice experience; an emerging reputation in research >with demonstrated ability to attract external research funding; and >publications in high quality peer reviewed journals. Evidence of >excellence >in teaching (including a teaching dossier outlining experience and >accomplishments) is also required. Salary will be commensurate with >qualifications and experience. > >The application deadline is February 28, 2017. All qualified candidates >are >invited to apply by clicking on the link below. Applications should >include >a cover letter, full curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including a >statement of teaching philosophy), a brief outline of current and proposed >future research interests and two samples of published work. All >application materials should be submitted through the University of >Torontošs online application system. If you have questions about this >position, please contact [log in to unmask] > >Please combine attachments into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. >Submission guidelines can be found at: http://uoft.me/how-to-apply. > >Applicants should also ask three referees to send letters directly to the >Faculty via e-mail to [log in to unmask] Applications without >references will not be considered. > >All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and >permanent residents will be given priority. > >Prof. Nadia Caidi >Faculty of Information, University of Toronto >President (2016) of the Association for Information Science & Technology > >------------------------- >This email and any attachments may contain confidential material and is >solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). If you have received this >email in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this >email. >________________________________________ > >ASIS&T 2016 Annual Meeting >Copenhagen, Denmark | Oct. 14-18, 2016 > >Creating Knowledge, Enhancing Lives through Information & Technology > >________________________________________ >Asis-l mailing list >[log in to unmask] >http://mail.asis.org/mailman/listinfo/asis-l