UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
2 assist. prof.

[1]

Assistant Professor
Asian New Media, Visual Culture, and Contemporary Art

The Institute of Communication and Culture (ICC) at the University of
Toronto at Mississauga seeks applications for a tenure-stream appointment
at the rank of Assistant Professor of Asian New Media, Visual Culture and
Contemporary Art. The successful candidate will be associated with
programs in the Centre for Visual and Media Culture (CVMC). Appointment
will begin on July 1, 2007.

We are seeking a specialist in the areas of East and/or South Asian new
media, visual culture, and contemporary art. Research and teaching
interests may include digital arts and technology, the globalization of
visual culture, and post-colonialism, among other areas.

The successful candidate will demonstrate theoretical sophistication and a
commitment to interdisciplinary as well as strong visual analytic skills
and a broad knowledge of Asian visual culture and contemporary art.
Applications are invited from scholars in a variety of disciplines
including anthropology, art history, comparative literature, cultural
studies, East Asian studies, history, South Asian studies, or another
related field. Ph.D. required. The candidate will be expected to teach
undergraduate courses within the curriculum of the Centre of Visual and
Media Culture that includes the Visual Culture and Communication program
(jointly administered with Communication, Culture, and Information
Technology) and the Art and Art History program as well as to design new
courses. The successful candidate also will be appointed to one of the
tri-campus graduate Departments at the University of Toronto dependent on
the candidate’s specific area of research and teaching interests and
expertise. (Graduate teaching and supervision will be located at the St.
George campus of the University of Toronto.) Candidates are expected to
demonstrate excellence in scholarship and the potential to be excellent
teachers. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and teaching.
The Institute of Communication and Culture
¹ is an interdisciplinary
research and teaching institute designed to address questions of culture
and communication across the humanities, social sciences, and science
disciplines. For additional information about the Centre for Visual and
Media Culture and its academic programs, go to:
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cvmc/.

Please send all applications electronically to asianmedutm.utoronto.ca
and addressed to Professor Louis Kaplan, Chair, Asian New Media Search
Committee, Institute of Communication and Culture, CCT Building, Rm. 3030,
University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road N.,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6. Applications should include a
curriculum vitae, a statement outlining current and future research
interests, comprehensive portfolio of publications (at least three writing
samples sent via email and samples of digital/media-based projects if
applicable), and materials relevant to teaching experience. Hard copies
will also be accepted in addition to electronic files. Applicants should
ask three referees to send letters directly to the address above to be
received in hard copy format by the deadline. Materials must be received
by December 1, 2006.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its
community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group
members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of
sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further
diversification of ideas. We offer opportunities to work in many
collaborative programs, including Aboriginal, Canadian, environmental,
ethno-cultural, sexual diversity, gender and women's studies. The
University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research
and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority.

[2]
Assistant Professor
Cultural Studies of Digital Media and Technology

The Institute of Communication and Culture (ICC) at the University of
Toronto at Mississauga seeks applications for a tenure-stream appointment
at the rank of Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies of Digital Media
and Technology with an emphasis on Visual Cultural and Communication. The
successful candidate will be associated with programs in the Centre for
Visual and Media Culture (CVMC) and in Communication, Culture and
Information Technology (CCIT). Appointment will begin on July 1, 2007.

We are seeking a specialist with an emphasis on emerging media and
technologies as well as demonstrated theoretical sophistication in
cultural studies of digital media and technology with an emphasis on
visual culture and communication.

Applications are invited from scholars in a variety of disciplines
including cultural studies, media and communication studies, art history,
visual culture, humanities in computing, information studies, science and
technology studies, and comparative literature, among others. Humanities
based scholars and those with interdisciplinary interests are preferred.
Ph.D. required. The candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate
courses in visual culture and communication (including the introductory
course) as well as courses in the CCIT programs dependent on the
candidate’s areas of interest. Please visit the websites for current
curricula. The successful candidate also will be appointed to one of the
tri-campus graduate Departments at the University of Toronto dependent on
the candidate’s specific area of research and teaching interests and
expertise. (Graduate teaching and supervision normally will be located at
the St. George campus of the University of Toronto.) Candidates are
expected to demonstrate excellence in scholarship and the potential to be
excellent teachers. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
teaching. The Institute of Communication and Culture
² is an interdisciplinary
research and teaching institute designed to address questions of culture
and communication across the humanities, social sciences, and science
disciplines. For additional information on the Centre for Visual and Media
Culture and the Communication Culture and Information Technology programs,
go to: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/cvmc/
and
http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/ccit.

Please send all applications electronically to digicultutm.utoronto.ca
and addressed to Professor Louis Kaplan, Chair, Digital Media Search
Committee, Institute of Communication and Culture, CCT Building, Rm. 3030,
University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road N.,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5L 1C6. Applications should include a
curriculum vitae, a statement outlining current and future research
interests, comprehensive portfolio of publications (at least three writing
samples sent via email and samples of digital/media-based materials if
applicable), and materials relevant to teaching experience. Hard copies
will also be accepted in addition to electronic files. Applicants should
ask three referees to send letters directly to the address above to be
received in hard copy format by the deadline. Materials must be received
by November 15, 2006.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its
community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group
members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of
sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further
diversification of ideas. We offer opportunities to work in many
collaborative programs, including Aboriginal, Canadian, environmental,
ethno-cultural, sexual diversity, gender and women's studies. The
University of Toronto offers the opportunity to teach, conduct research
and live in one of the most diverse cities in the world.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent residents will be given priority.

Contact Info:
Professor Louis Kaplan
Chair, Asian New Media Search Committee
Institute of Communication and Culture
CCT Building, Rm. 3030
University of Toronto at Mississauga,
3359 Mississauga Road N.
Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6
Canada
Email: asianmedutm.utoronto.ca

Website: http://www.utm.utoronto.ca