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CFP SI ‘Researching gender and digital media in migration and diaspora settings’ journal Global Diaspora and Media.
by Leurs, K.H.A. (Koen) 06 Dec '23

06 Dec '23

Dear colleagues, Please find below a Call for Papers for an upcoming special issue of the journal Global Diaspora and Media. ‘Researching gender and digital media in migration and diaspora settings’ Guest editors: Laura Candidatu, Utrecht University: l.i.candidatu(a)uu.nl Claudia Minchilli, University of Groningen, the Netherlands: c.minchilli(a)rug.nl Nina Sahraoui, Paris Saclay University, PRINTEMPS, CNRS, France: nina.sahraoui(a)cnrs.fr Full-length call on the journal's website. Topics of interest include: Gendered perspectives on belonging, identities and citizenship in transnational digital contexts ; Feminist and intersectional community building, public engagement and activism online ; Gender representations and debates in diaspora and migration contexts across digital spaces ; Digital media in relation to social and cultural reproduction practices ; Doing family: motherhood, care and the transnational mediation of intimacy ; Transnational queer and LGBTQIA+ online diasporic presence and activism ; Postcolonial and decolonial perspectives on digital diasporic engagements ; Gendered aspects of digital media in (post)humanitarian contexts; Methodological considerations around digital ethnographies and netnographies attending to gender dynamics. Submission of abstracts: 30 January 2024 Confirmation of acceptance: 8 March, 2024 Full manuscripts: 30 September, 2024 Peer review and revisions: October 2024 - January, 2025 Final Submission: February to May, 2025 Publication of the special issue: June 2025

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ICYMI: Hollywood Strikes Organizers, Online Conversation Tomorrow
by Rafael Do Nascimento Grohmann 06 Dec '23

06 Dec '23

Hi AoIR! A kind reminder re our online conversation with the main organizers of the Hollywood strikes - from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). This will be held tomorrow (Thursday) 2PM ET, on DigiLabour YouTube Channel. The link is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y506sJToP9g This conversation will be moderated by me and Madison Trusolino, postdoctoral fellow in English at Dalhousie University. see you there! -- dr. Rafael Grohmann Assistant Professor of Media Studies Department of Arts, Culture and Media<https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/acm/rafael-grohmann> Faculty of Information<https://ischool.utoronto.ca/profile/rafael-grohmann/> University of Toronto Leader, DigiLabour<https://digilabour.com.br/> Principal Investigator, Fairwork<https://fair.work/> Brazil<https://fair.work/> International Experts Coordinator, Platform Work Inclusion Living Lab<https://pwill.eu/>

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Don't Forget to Register! Dec 7: Connected Wellbeing Workshop on Telling Your Story & Communicating Your Impact
by Cindy Hau 06 Dec '23

06 Dec '23

<https://connectedwellbeing.org> [image: July Event] Last Call to Register for the December Connected Wellbeing Workshop: Telling Your Story and Communicating Your Impact <https://connectedlearning.news/CWI23Dec-LS> Youth-serving organizations have unique assets and challenges in telling their story and communicating impact. This workshop will offer practical advice and compelling examples of how to communicate value add, impact, and outcomes in order to gain support, funding, and visibility. Seasoned experts in media and philanthropy will describe common pitfalls in pitching to the media and funders, and how to avoid them. These include moving beyond a transactional to a relational framework, tailoring messages to align with issues that matter to funders and the media, and supporting youth to be effective storytellers. Connected Wellbeing Impact Studio teams will share their experiences and learnings from the front lines — including challenges and successes in connecting with varied audiences, supporters, and stakeholders, and staying authentic to their vision and voice. December 7, 2023 10:30am to 12:00pm PST / 1:30pm to 3:00pm EST Register Today! <https://connectedlearning.news/CWI23Dec-LS-register> Panelists include: - *Kyra Kyles*, CEO at YR Media - *Jaspal Sandhu*, Executive Vice President at Hopelab - *Kelsey Noonan*, Program Strategy & Investment Lead for Adolescent Mental Health at Pivotal Ventures - *Mimi Ito*, Director of the Connected Learning Lab Missed our November workshop, *Sustainability and Growth Strategies*? A video recap of the event, which featured seasoned leaders in philanthropy, business and impact investing speaking on opportunities, pitfalls, and what fundraising and revenue strategies can sustain and grow the impact of connected wellbeing innovations, is available now: Connected Wellbeing Workshop Video Recap: Sustainability and Growth Strategies <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MpHjkvEW5A>. About the Connected Wellbeing Initiative *The Connected Wellbeing Initiative* brings together researchers, designers, educators, and funders to accelerate youth and community-powered innovations for fostering wellbeing in a digitally connected world. We build shared approaches and purpose through an Impact Studio for innovators, and free Workshops to build capacity and community. View Our Events Calendar <https://connectedwellbeing.org/events/> <https://clalliance.org.>

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Today AI Act shall be finished
by Jascha Bareis 06 Dec '23

06 Dec '23

Today is the day of truth for European AI regulation, as the trilogue is convening for a final decision on the*AI Act* after many years of negotiation. It is not looking good, thanks to BigTech lobbies to exclude foundation models. FYI: https://verfassungsblog.de/bigtechs-efforts-to-derail-the-ai-act/ Signatur *Jascha Bareis* (Profile) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/staff_bareis_jascha.php>(Scholar) <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bf1gf9AAAAAJ&hl=de&oi=ao>(LinkedIn) <https://www.linkedin.com/in/jascha-bareis-36082523b/> Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/index.php> Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT) <https://www.kit.edu/english/index.php> Research Group Digital Technology and Societal Change (FG DigIT) <https://www.itas.kit.edu/english/rg_digit.php> *Recent Publications* Talking AI into Being: The Narratives of National AI Strategies and Their Performative Politics, with C. Katzenbach. Science, Technology, & Human Values <https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01622439211030007> “Autonomous Weapons“ as a geopolitical signifier in a national power play: analyzing AI imaginaries in Chinese and US military policies, with T.C. Bächle. European Journal of Futures Research <https://eujournalfuturesresearch.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40309-0…> * *

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36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering
by Announce 06 Dec '23

06 Dec '23

*** First Call for Workshop Papers *** 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE'24) June 3-7, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/caise2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 26th February, 2024 AoE ***) CAiSE is a well-established, highly visible conference series on Advanced Information Systems (IS) Engineering. It covers all relevant topics in the area, including methodologies and approaches for IS engineering, innovative platforms, architectures and technologies, and engineering of specific kinds of IS. CAiSE conferences also have the tradition of hosting workshops in related fields. Workshops are intended to focus on particular topics and provide ample room for discussions of new ideas and developments. CAiSE'24, the 36th edition of the CAiSE series, will host the following workshops. For more information including important dates for each workshop, please visit the workshops' web sites. CAiSE'24 Workshops • 3rd International Workshop on Agile Methods for Information Systems Engineering (Agil-ISE) https://agilise.github.io/2024/index.html • International Workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS24) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS) https://pros.unicam.it/bc4isb4tds/ • 2nd International Workshop on Hybrid Artificial Intelligence and Enterprise Modelling for Intelligent Information Systems (HybridAIMS) https://hybridaims.com/ • 2nd Workshop on Knowledge Graphs for Semantics-driven Systems Engineering https://www.omilab.org/activities/events/caise2024_kg4sdse/ • 16th International Workshop on Enterprise & Organizational Modeling and Simulation (EOMAS 2024) https://eomas2024.fel.cvut.cz/ • Digital Transformation with Business Process Mining (DigPro2024) https://digpro.iiita.ac.in/ IMPORTANT DATES • Paper Submission Deadline: 26th February, 2024 (AoE) • Notification of Acceptance: 27th March, 2024 • Camera-ready Deadline: 5th April, 2024 • Author Registration Deadline: 5th April, 2024 Workshop Chairs • João Paulo A. Almeida, Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil • Claudio di Ciccio, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy • Christos Kalloniatis, University of the Aegean, Greece

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WEBCAST DEC 6 – Afghanistan Internet Governance Forum (IGFA) 2023
by Joly MacFie 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

Congrats to ISOC Afghanistan on what is already a successful event, with two days of AFSIG under their belts. Today's proceedings include youth and network operators. Morning real time text is https://bit.ly/47VwAtu [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4c6e31d55401c89758ed49ee…>On *Wednesday 6 December, 2023* the *Afghanistan Internet Governance Forum <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a126117f4617315e206a25ee…>* (IGFA 2023) will be convened in Kabul. IGFA 2023 includes *YouthIGFA* and *AFNOG*, and is held in conjunction with *AFSIG 2023*. The events are organized by *Internet Society Afghanistan <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8dac3dc8dae02847d8e5b670…>* and are supported by *APNIC Foundation <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5ca24791ce631501fd218e3d…>*, *APNIC <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d2e2bc6e119f253f8ddb5881…>*, *ICANN <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bc7c743c64accf13304670ef…>*, *IGF Support Association <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=678fcf9ea9816fa18ce20452…>* and the *UN Secretariat for Internet Governance Forum <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ae03dff110564063978ce617…>* . *AGENDA https://bit.ly/3R53nFz <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a126117f4617315e206a25ee…>* *AFT / UTC* *9:30 / 05:00 Main Session on Afghanistan Youth IGF* *Saba Tiku*, Founder,Youth IGF Ethiopia *Anja Gengo*, IGF Secretariat *Adli Wahid*, Senior Internet Security Specialist, APNIC *Omar Ansari*, APNIC Foundation *Mohibullah Utmankhil*, AFNOG *Phyo Thiri Wlin*, Myanmar yIGF / APAC yIGF Moderator: *Sajia Yarmal*, Youth IGFA 2023 Coordinator *11:00 / 05:30 WS1: Future of Internet, Connecting the Unconnected* *Wolfgang Kleinwächter*, Professor Emeritus at the University of Aarhus *Terry Sweetser*, Training Delivery Manager (South Asia and Oceania), APNIC *Ahmad Fahim Didar*, Executive Director, Aghaez Professional Services *Wais Payab*, Project Approval and Oversight Manager, CDT Moderator: *Lima Madomi*, IGFA 2023 Organizing Committee *13:15 / 07:45 Opening Ceremony IGFA2023, YIGFA2023, AFNOG1* *Ghayoor Bawary*, IGFA 2023 Coordinator/ Chair, Internet Society Afghanistan *Paul Willson*, Director General, Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) *Chengetai Masango*, Head of United Nations Secretariat for the Internet Governance Forum *Baher Esmat*, Regional Vice President for stakeholder engagement in the Middle East at ICANN *René Fichtmüller*, Chairman, Global Network Operators Group (NOG) Alliance *Nazir Bunyad*, National ISP Association of Afghanistan *14:00 / 09:30 AFNOG1 WS2 - Network Management and Operations* *Sherafzal Yousifzai*, Network Engineer, APNIC *Dave Phelan*, Senior Network Analyst/Technical Trainer, APNIC *Sunny Chendi*, Senior Advisor Policy / Community Development/South Asia Liaison Officer, APNIC Moderator: *Mirwais Khan*, Network Engineer, AWCC *15:15 / 10:45 AFNOG1 WS3: Internet and Network Security* *Ajmal Amiri*, Network Security Specialist, Afghan Telecom *Farkhonda Mohsini*, Cybersecurity Analyst Moderator: *Abdul Azim Rahimee*, AFNOG Committee member *16:30 / 12:00 Closing Ceremony (IGFA2023, YIGFA2023, AFNOG1)* *Amrita Choudhury*, Chair, IGF Support Association *Omar Ansari,* APNIC Foundation *Ghayoor Bawary*, Chair Internet Society Afghanistan Moderator:* Mohibullah Utmankhil*, IGFA 2023 Organizing Committee *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfa2023 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=a7817c4bd568e69c06249500…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3R5xPPP <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=89ad5cd73f20fa0e93f77bf6…>* *REAL TIME TEX*T (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5d04fde0a1da7b843c9e8709…>* ) *TWITTER #IGFA2023 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0712fa11633011ca6bcd6d63…> @ISOCAfghanistan @ISOCapac #Afghanistan* *MASTODON #Afghanistan <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c836c0d7652e06d058077bd6…>* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=115061d9495bb2ae63b46624…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=768ff1ba4ca71d00aac5a164…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2156a856b35cd8680a36af66…> (AI captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/igfa2023 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e548594e2259572ad0dc802e…>* Comment <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> Permalink https://isoc.live/17121 -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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[Job Opps] 3 Science/Enviro/Health + Comm/Media positions
by Jasmine McNealy 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

Hello All, The University of Florida’s STEM Translational Communication Center (<https://www.jou.ufl.edu/stem/?utm_source=stem.jou.ufl.edu&utm_medium=referr…>STCC<https://www.jou.ufl.edu/stem/?utm_source=stem.jou.ufl.edu&utm_medium=referr…>)<https://www.jou.ufl.edu/stem/?utm_source=stem.jou.ufl.edu&utm_medium=referr…>, housed at the UF College of Journalism and Communications, invites applications for three (3) new tenure track or tenured faculty positions: one assistant/associate professor in health communication, one assistant professor in cancer communication, and one assistant professor in science communication. The Center is particularly interested in candidates who will be actively involved in the STCC. The faculty members will conduct original research, teach graduate and/or undergraduate level courses and advise graduate students, engage in governance and other Department and College service activities, and contribute to the efforts of the College. Candidates for the positions will be evaluated based on their demonstrated record in scholarly research and in securing extramural grant funding. Academic appointments will be in the appropriate department (Advertising; Journalism; Media Production, Management, and Technology; or Public Relations) in the College of Journalism and Communications at UF. The appointments are to begin Fall 2024. More information can be found on the UF HR site<https://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/529576/stem-translational-communicat…>. Happy to answer any questions. Best, JM Jasmine McNealy Associate Professor | University of Florida Faculty Associate | Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University Senior Fellow - Tech Policy | Mozilla

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21st International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR 2024): Third Call for Papers
by Announce 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

*** Third Call for Papers *** 21st International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR 2024) June 10-12, 2024, 5* St. Raphael Resort and Marina, Limassol, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/icsr2024/ (*** Submission Deadline: 12th February, 2024 AoE ***) The International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse (ICSR) is a biannual conference in the field of software reuse research and technology. ICSR is a premier event aiming to present the most recent advances and breakthroughs in the area of software reuse and to promote an intensive and continuous exchange among researchers and practitioners. The guiding theme of this edition is Sustainable Software Reuse. We invite submissions on new and innovative research results and industrial experience reports dealing with all aspects of software reuse within the context of the modern software development landscape. Topics include but are not limited to the following. 1 Technical aspects of reuse, including • Reuse in/for Quality Assurance (QA) techniques, testing, verification, etc. • Domain ontologies and Model-Driven Development • Variability management and software product lines • Context-aware and Dynamic Reuse • Reuse in and for Machine Learning • Domain-specific languages (DSLs) • New language abstractions for software reuse • Generative Development • COTS-based development and reuse of open source assets • Retrieval and recommendation of reusable assets • Reuse of non-code artefacts • Architecture-centric reuse approaches • Service-oriented architectures and microservices • Software composition and modularization • Sustainability and software reuse • Economic models of reuse • Benefit and risk analysis, scoping • Legal and managerial aspects of reuse • Reuse adoption and transition to software reuse • Lightweight reuse approaches • Reuse in agile projects • Technical debt and software reuse 2 Software reuse in industry and in emerging domains • Reuse success stories • Reuse failures, and lessons learned • Reuse obstacles and success factors • Return on Investment (ROI) studies • Reuse in hot topic domains (Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Virtualization, Network functions, Quantum Computing, etc.) We welcome research (16 pages) and industry papers (12 pages) following the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science format. Submissions will be handled via EasyChair (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=icsr2024) Submissions will be **double-blindly** reviewed, meaning that authors should: • Omit all authors’ names and affiliations from the title page • Do not include the acknowledgement section, if you have any, in the submitted paper • Refer to your own work in the third person • Use anonymous GitHub, Zenondo, FigShare or equivalent to provide access to artefacts without disclosing your identity Both research and industry papers will be reviewed by members of the same program committee (check the website for details). Proceedings will be published by Springer in their Lecture Notes for Computer Science (LNCS) series. An award will be given to the best research and the best industry papers. The authors of selected papers from the conference will be invited to submit an extended version (containing at least 30% new material) to a special issue in the Journal of Systems and Software (Elsevier). More details will follow. IMPORTANT DATES • Abstract submission: February 12, 2024, AoE • Full paper submission: February 19, 2024, AoE • Notification: April 8, 2024, AoE • Camera Ready: April 15, 2024, AoE • Author Registration: April 15, 2024 AoE ORGANISATION Steering Committee • Eduardo Almeida, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil • Goetz Botterweck, Lero, University of Limerick, Ireland • Rafael Capilla, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain • John Favaro, Trust-IT, Italy • William B. Frakes, IEEE TCSE committee on software reuse, USA • Martin L. Griss, Carnegie Mellon University, USA • Oliver Hummel, University of Applied Sciences, Germany • Hafedh Mili, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada • Nan Niu, University of Cincinnati, USA • George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus • Claudia M.L. Werner, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil General Chair • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Program Co-Chairs • Achilleas Achilleos, Frederick University, Cyprus • Lidia Fuentes, University of Malaga, Spain

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Apply for Pulse Research Fellowship 2024
by Hanna Kreitem 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

The Internet Society has opened the call for the Pulse Research Fellowship 2024 <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/fellowship> to support researchers to work on data-driven analysis or develop tools that add value to understanding one or more of the Internet Society Pulse focus areas: Enabling Technologies <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/technologies>, Internet Shutdowns <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/shutdowns>, Internet Resilience <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/resilience>, and Market Concentration <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/concentration>, and Keeping Traffic Local <https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2022/08/african-peering-key-to-keeping…> . The Pulse Research Fellowship is open to researchers based anywhere in the world who want to research a specific area that helps in upholding an open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy Internet using state-of-the-art and/or novel Internet measurement techniques. The duration of the fellowship is six months during 2024, the start date will be agreed upon upon final selection. The selected candidates can work remotely. Applicants will be selected according to their: - Proposal’s relevance to the Internet Society Pulse focus areas. - Knowledge of the field of Internet measurements and experience necessary to accomplish the proposed research goals. - Ability to commit at least 25 hours per week to the fellowship. The selected applicant will receive a generous stipend based on experience and time commitment. See the fellowship webpage <https://pulse.internetsociety.org/fellowship> for more information, including how to apply. If you have questions about this program or the application process, please email pulsefellowship(a)isoc.org <foundation(a)isocfoundation.org>.

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TT Job in Black Digital Geographies
by Norma Moellers 05 Dec '23

05 Dec '23

Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier II in Black Digital Geographies Last updated: October 30, 2023, 9:03 a.m. Job title: Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier II in Black Digital Geographies Position code: 23_C_GEOG_M  Date posted: October 27, 2023 Application deadline: January 6, 2024 Advertised until: Position is filled Position description The Department of Geography, Planning and Environment in the Faculty of Arts and Science at Concordia University invites applications for a Canada Research Chair (CRC) Tier II in Black Digital Geographies, a research-intensive tenure-track faculty position. We are seeking candidates who are dedicated to critical and creative scholarship and mentoring at the interface of Black studies and digital technologies, who work diasporically and across regions. Areas of expertise may include one or more of the following: artificial intelligence (AI), mis/use of algorithms, ethical and socio-legal implications of digital technologies, biometric technologies, monetization of personal data, digital policing, and data applications associated with criminal justice, border enforcement, militarization, public health, sustainability, and community-based development. The successful candidate will bring to this department a Black geographies perspective that will expand our understanding of the sociopolitical consequences—including risks and opportunities—associated with advances in digital technologies. Over the last eight years, a recognition of the importance of Black Studies<https://www.concordia.ca/provost/initiatives/task-force-anti-black-racism/r…> has grown rapidly at Concordia. The successful candidate will have opportunities to build connections at the university level between present and future scholars interested in digital technologies and race/racism and collaborate with the interdisciplinary Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute which has a particular interest in the social dimensions of AI. Qualifications and assets Candidates must have completed their PhD in Geography or a related field. The successful candidate will provide evidence of an outstanding record of research and peer-reviewed publications and a demonstrated ability to attract substantial external funding for an evolving research program, taking into full consideration career stage, career breaks and special circumstances. The candidate will also have strong potential to attract high quality research students and trainees, for leadership, to achieve international recognition as required by the CRC Tier II program, and for excellent teaching and mentoring contributions at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates eligible for Tier II chair positions must be excellent emerging scholars within ten years of their highest degree at the time of nomination (exclusive of career interruptions). Potential Tier II candidates who are more than ten years from their highest degree should take note that certain career interruptions may still make them eligible for nomination. Potential candidates are encouraged to submit a formal justification by means of the Tier II Justification Assessment Form, which will be considered in the review of applications. Please consult the Canada Research Chairs website<https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/program-programme/nomination-mise_en_candi…> for full program information, including further details on eligibility criteria and acceptable justifications to the extension of the eligibility term. Notwithstanding the above and irrespective of their submission of a formal justification, candidates are encouraged to share any career interruptions or personal circumstances that may have had an impact on their career goals (such as the decision to have a family, eldercare, illness, and so forth) in their letter of application. These will be carefully considered in the assessment process. The Department values diversity among its faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups. Concordia University is an English-language institution of higher learning at which the primary language of instruction and research is English. Since this position supports academic functions of the university, proficiency in English is required. Working knowledge of French, including reading and grading student work in French, is an asset. How to apply All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. While applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, all applicants must include one of the following statements: Yes, I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. or No, I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada. Application packages should be addressed to, Dr. Craig Townsend, Chair, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, and must include a cover letter clearly identifying the title and position code (23_C_GEOG_M), a detailed curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, a research statement, an EDI statement, up to three publications, and the names and contact details of three referees. Applications should be submitted electronically to chair.gpe(a)concordia.ca<mailto:chair.gpe@concordia.ca>, with the subject heading CRC Application, by December 1, 2023, but will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. The appointment is expected to commence in August 2024. Concordia University is strongly committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community, and recognizes the importance of inclusion in achieving excellence in teaching and research. As part of this commitment to providing our students with the dynamic, innovative, and inclusive educational environment of a Next‐Generation University, we require all applicants to articulate in their EDI statement how their background, as well as lived and professional experiences and expertise have prepared them to teach in ways that are relevant for a diverse, multicultural contemporary Canadian society. Possible examples to demonstrate a diverse experience may include, but are not limited to: • teaching about underrepresented populations • mentoring students from underrepresented backgrounds • relevant community work and/or organizing work • offering or organizing educational programming • participation in training and workshops All applicants will receive an email invitation to complete a short equity survey. Participation in the survey is voluntary and no identifying information about candidates will be shared with hiring committees. Candidates who wish to self-identify as a member of an underrepresented group to the hiring committee may do so in their cover letter or by writing directly to the contact person indicated in this posting. Adaptive measures Applicants who anticipate requiring adaptive measures throughout any stage of the recruitment process may contact, in confidence, Anna Barrafato, Accessibility Change Lead: anna.barrafato(a)concordia.ca<mailto:anna.barrafato@concordia.ca> or by phone at 514-848-2424 extension 3511. The full job posting is available here: https://www.concordia.ca/artsci/about/jobs/canada-research-chairs/crc-black… -- Ted Rutland Associate Professor, Concordia University Visiting Fellow, University of Toronto (fall 2023) www.tedrutland.com<http://www.tedrutland.com/> -- Ted Rutland Associate Professor, Concordia University Visiting Fellow, University of Toronto (fall 2023) www.tedrutland.com<http://www.tedrutland.com/>

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