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Fellowship Description

Research program title

Confronting Able-ism: Social Innovation, Research Creation and Collaborative Media-Making

Reference number

1021

Supervisor

Kim Sawchuk and Giuliana Cucinelli

Program description

The purpose of the PDF, Confronting Able-ism: Social Innovation, Research Creation and Collaborative Media-Making, is to investigate the intersections between research creation, social innovation and critical disability studies. Working within the context of the Community and Differential Mobilities cluster (located in Milieux: Institute for Arts Culture and Technology) the PDF will work with a team of researchers and students who are addressing disability discrimination using research-creation as an approach: how can research-creation be used to change able-ist attitudes and practices? Might such a practice be understood as a social innovation? The PDF will bring their own practice, as a critical disability scholar and media-maker, to the cluster and as such share their expertise with researchers, students, artists and activists. They will work with the team to respond on-going requests from the Concordia community on best practices for making arts and cultural events accessible. 3 inter-related 5-10 page white papers by the PDF will be generated over the two-year period that will act as reference points for on-going discussion and debate: one on federal and provincial mandates on disability; a second on social innovations; a third on current debates on research-creation in Canada. The PDF will work for 3 days a week on collective research-creation activities and 2 days of the week on their individual research-creation activities.

Academic qualifications required

PhD in any cognate field related to critical disability studies.
Must have a track-record in some form of media production.
Must have graduated by 2016.

Eligibility requirements

Applicants must not currently hold a postdoctoral appointment at Concordia
Priority will be given to postdoctoral fellows who have obtained their PhD from another university although in exceptional cases Concordia graduates may be considered
Applicants must adhere to the postdoctoral fellow eligibility criteria outlined in Concordia University’s Postdoctoral Policy

Timeline and application process

Application deadline:	open until the position is filled but no later than October 31, 2016
Fellowship start date:	no later than January 1, 2017
Submission process:	all documents must be submitted to Cynthia Raso Please include the reference number with your application

Application checklist

One to three (1-3) page research statement demonstrating fit with the program described above.
Current curriculum vitae demonstrating research excellence and a capacity for leadership in the domain (maximum 5 pages).
Two letters of reference from academic supervisors or current employers to be sent via e-mail directly to Cynthia Raso

Value

The prestigious Horizon Postdoctoral Fellowships are valued at $47,500 per year plus benefits and full access to Concordia’s services, including GradProSkills.

Concordia University is a vibrant research and teaching environment, with state-of-the-art research facilities and many research centers. Concordia is located in Montreal, Canada, a diverse and creative city, often ranked as offering one of the best quality of living experiences in North America.

Post-Doc in Disability Studies and Social Innovation