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<div class="column"><p class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700;" class="">Deadline to Apply: March 31, 2019</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">The Department of Politics, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies at York University invites
applications from outstanding early career researchers who specialize in Politics of Democracy and
Artificial Intelligence for appointment as professorial tenure-track or tenured professor at the Assistant
or Associate Professor level. Note that this appointment is contingent upon a successful nomination to
the Canada Research Chairs program (</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960000%, 38.800000%, 75.700000%)" class=""><a href="http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/" class="">http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/</a></span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">) at the Tier 2 level. The start date
for this position is July 1, 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">The successful candidate must have a PhD in Political Science or a related discipline. The ideal candidate
will be an emerging world-class researcher with demonstrated potential for international recognition in
their field, and for taking a pioneering approach to the study of democracy and technology.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses a host of challenges to social and political life, many
of which will have an impact on the struggle towards democracy. The core focus of the proposed Chair is
the relationship between AI and the democratic governance of states and societies. This relationship bears
on, but is not limited to: 1) the political control of residents (populations) bearing on migration, privacy,
political expression, and, given emerging trends toward trans-humanism, who or what counts, in what
ways, as a citizen or even human; 2) political and policy decisions about the organization of economies,
the nature of work, consumption, and the environment; and 3) the very constitution of polities as it relates
to the nature of states and the democratic body politic. The CRC in the Politics of Democracy and Artificial
Intelligence will lead a research program into the democratic possibilities of AI, and the political demands
for achieving greater democracy through the social disruptions and resources AI will produce.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">The successful applicant will be eligible for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
Preference will be given to those with experience supervising graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
and/or the potential to attract, develop, and retain excellent students and future researchers, while
contributing to curricular development in their area of specialization. Pedagogical innovation in high
priority areas such as experiential education and technology enhanced learning is preferred.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">The Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program seeks to attract outstanding researchers for careers at
Canadian universities. Tier 2 Chairs are intended for exceptional emerging scholars (i.e., who, at the time
of nomination, are within 10 years of attaining their highest degree, with consideration for career breaks)
who have the acknowledged potential to lead their field of research. Appointment to a Tier 2 Chair is for </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">five years, is renewable once, and comes with enhanced research support from the program. Applicants
who are more than 10 years from their highest degree (and where career breaks exist, including maternity
leave, extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a Tier 2 Canada Research
</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">Chair assessed through the program’s </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class="">Tier 2 justification process</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">. Please see the CRC website
(</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; color: rgb(5, 99, 193);" class=""><a href="http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/" class="">http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/</a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri;" class="">) for further eligibility details.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="page" title="Page 2"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">For this nomination, we are particularly interested in candidates with diverse backgrounds and especially
encourage candidates in equity, diversity and inclusion categories, including members of the four
designated groups (women, members of visible minorities (racialized groups), Indigenous peoples and
persons with disabilities) to apply. York acknowledges the potential impact that career interruptions (e.g.
</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">maternity leave, leave due to illness, etc.) can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement.
</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">Applicants are encouraged to explain in their application the impact that career interruptions may have
had on their record of research achievement; this will be taken into careful consideration during the
assessment process.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">As a research Chair, a CRC is expected to develop research linkages within and beyond York. In the case
of this Chair, productive research trajectories may include collaborations with scholars across the Faculty
</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, as well as a number of York’s Research Centres and Institutes
</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">(</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960000%, 38.800000%, 75.700000%)" class=""><a href="http://www.yorku.ca/research/about/centres.html" class="">www.yorku.ca/research/about/centres.html</a></span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">).
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-weight: 700" class="">The deadline for applications is March 31, 2019</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">Applicants should submit a signed letter of application outlining their professional experience and
research interests, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a research and research leadership plan for the
prospective Chair, a sample of their scholarly writing (maximum 50 pp.), and a teaching dossier, and
arrange for three signed confidential letters of recommendation to be sent to: Professor David Mutimer,
Chair, Department of Politics, Email: </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960000%, 38.800000%, 75.700000%)" class=""><a href="mailto:polsjobs@yorku.ca" class="">polsjobs@yorku.ca</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">(Subject line: CRC in Democracy and Artificial
Intelligence).
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">York University has a policy on </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960000%, 38.800000%, 75.700000%)" class="">Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">and is
committed to working towards a barrier-free workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the
workplace to persons with disabilities. If you require accommodation at any time during the hiring
process, please contact Professor David Mutimer, Chair, Department of Politics at </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960000%, 38.800000%, 75.700000%)" class=""><a href="mailto:polschr@yorku.ca" class="">polschr@yorku.ca</a></span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'" class="">.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-style: italic" class="">York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and
sexual diversity, within its community. The AA Program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible
minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960000%, 38.800000%, 75.700000%)" class=""><a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/" class="">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/</a> </span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-style: italic" class="">or by
calling the AA office at 416-736-5713.
</span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-style: italic" class="">Self-Identification and Work Status Declaration forms may be found at:
</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: rgb(1.960000%, 38.800000%, 75.700000%)" class=""><a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/" class="">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/</a></span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; font-style: italic" class="">. Applicants wishing to self-identify can do so by
downloading, completing and submitting the form. A declaration of work status is required. </span></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
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