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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.