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POST DOCTORATE FELLOW

Job ID48660-2631
CompanyMcMaster University
LocationHamilton
ProvinceON
Date Posted2022-09-19
Job TypeFull-time
Job CategoryEducation
Description

Job Title: POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW

Location: HSC - Central Campus / Remote

Job Type: Limited Term

Employee Group: Pos Doc (Union&NonUnion)

Department: Political Science

Contract Duration: 12 months, with an option to renew for an additional 12 months

Hours per Week: 35

Posting Details

Overview

Applications are invited for two Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Digital Society Lab at McMaster University as part of a collaboration between the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering. Successful applicants will be integrated into an innovative and versatile research program at the nexus of digital technology and public policy. They will also be expected to assist in designing course materials, trainee/teacher resources, lesson plans, course syllabi, and curriculum related to the recently launched cross-disciplinary Master of Public Policy in Digital Society program, including its forthcoming executive education stream.

Qualifications

We are seeking two highly qualified individuals to join our team. An ideal candidate would be an experienced social scientist or engineer who has:

  1. completed their Ph.D. in either a social scientific- or engineering-related discipline;
  2. in-depth technical knowledge about one or more digital technologies OR substantive familiarity with the social and policy implications of one or more digital technologies;
  3. experience in curricular design and reform through extra-curricular or co-curricular activities (e.g. post-secondary instruction, teaching assistant positions, co-design activities, educational development offer jobs).

Duration and Funding

The term of the fellowship is two years. Local, national, and international applicants are welcome to apply. Selection will be based upon the candidates’ research potential and fit with the Digital Society Lab and Master of Public Policy program. The salary is $60,000 CAD/year with benefits.

How To Apply

To apply please send your CV, a letter summarizing your research interests (up to 2 pages), two letters of recommendation; at least one of these letters should ideally report on the candidate’s educational design abilities.

Candidates should also submit a summary of a curriculum that they have helped to design or renew. This summary should include at the minimum:

  1. An outline of the curriculum including a description of the curriculum (this submission may include curricular documents or other appendices if necessary);
  2. A short statement articulating their role in the design or renewal of the curriculum.

Send the full application package online via Mosaic by the posting closing date. Start date to be determined by the faculty supervisor in consultation with the successful applicant.

We appreciate all replies to this advertisement, but only applicants under consideration will be contacted. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Metis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQIA+ identified persons. If you require any form of accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection procedure, please contact the Human Resources Service Centre.

Employment Equity Statement

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the lands protected by the “Dish With One Spoon” wampum agreement.

The diversity of our workforce is at the core of our innovation and creativity and strengthens our research and teaching excellence. In keeping with its Statement on Building an Inclusive Community with a Shared Purpose, McMaster University strives to embody the values of respect, collaboration and diversity, and has a strong commitment to employment equity.

The University seeks qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion, who will contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives, and especially welcomes applications from indigenous (First Nations, Metis or Inuit) peoples, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women, and persons who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

As part of McMaster’s commitment, all applicants are invited to complete a confidential Applicant Diversity Survey through the online application submission process. The Survey questionnaire requests voluntary self-identification in relation to equity-seeking groups that have historically faced and continue to face barriers in employment. Please refer to the Applicant Diversity Survey - Statement of Collection for additional information.

 

Job applicants requiring accommodation to participate in the hiring process should contact:

•          Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247), or

•          Faculty of Health Sciences HR Office at ext. 22207, or

•          School of Graduate Studies at ext. 23679

to communicate accommodation needs.

Vaccination Policy Statement

The University is committed to providing and maintaining healthy and safe working and learning environments for all employees, students, volunteers and visitors.  The University’s Vaccination Policy-COVID-19 Requirements for Employees and Students (the “Vaccination Policy”), requires all McMaster community members, including employees, accessing a McMaster campus or facility in person to be fully vaccinated or to have received an exemption from the University for a valid human rights ground. While the Policy will be currently paused, this Policy may resume quickly and on short notice, as informed by public health advice and direction. As a result, failure to achieve and maintain fully vaccinated status or an approved human rights-based exemption may result in termination of employment. This is a term and condition of employment. The University will continue to follow the guidance of public health organizations to define fully vaccinated status.



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