Director position of Culture, Communication and IT program

[Bonnie McElhinny]

Please circulate this notice for a vacancy in the director position of the
Culture, Communication and Information Technology program.

Bonnie McElhinny

>Dear colleagues,
>
>        This is the job description for the Director position of the
>Culture, Communication, and Information Technology program at UT
>Mississauga. Please notice the deadline of July 15, 2001. Please forward
>it to any sociocultural and/or linguistic anthropologist who seems
>qualified and may be interested in this position. This is a program of top
>priority at UTM, destined for big growth with a number of positions and
>appointments in the next few years.
>
>        The position announcement is taken from the UT faculty position
>vacancy web site.
>
>Hy
>
>******
>
>    Director, Program in Communication, Culture, and Information
>Technology
>    Division: University of Toronto at Mississauga
>    Department: Communication, Culture, and Information Technology
>(CCIT)
>    Deadline: July 15, 2001
>    Job Description:
>
>        The University of Toronto has developed a vision to create at its
>Mississauga campus a leading centre for understanding the impact of
>information technology on communication and culture. It is seeking an
>accomplished and energetic academic leader as Director of a new
>undergraduate degree Program in Communication, Culture, and Information
>Technology, to be delivered jointly by the University and by Sheridan
>College at its Oakville campus.
>
>        This position represents an exceptional opportunity to participate
>in and lead a major new initiative at a university campus. The Director
>will assume a leading academic role having primary responsibility for the
>academic program and the encouragement of research. The Director will
>ensure a commitment to student and faculty development at UTM and at Sheridan
>by ensuring the highest academic standards and public recognition of the
>program's excellence. The Director will hold a tenured position at the
>associate or full professor level in an academic department of the
>University of Toronto and report to the chief academic officer of the
>University of Toronto at Mississauga. The Director's position is for five
>years, renewable.
>
>        The successful candidate is expected to hold a PhD, have an
>internationally recognised academic record, with experience in
>directing innovative changes in academic environments and the perspectives
>requisite to the development of an interdisciplinary and
>inter-institutional initiative. The Director will be expected to carry
>the vision for the program to the public and governments and will be
>heavily involved in development work. Established in 1967, the
>Mississauga campus provides a college environment for 200 faculty and 6500
>students from the most culturally diverse communities in Canada. Programs
>are offered in Humanities, Science, Social Science and Management.
>Transformation of the campus will unfold with a significant investment in
>new programs, faculty, and facilities as the campus undergoes
>significant growth in the next decade. Initiatives are underway to expand
>e-learning, graduate studies and research centres. The new
>program in Communication, Culture, and Information Technology will
>represent a 20% expansion of the present campus.
>
>        Two new buildings are being designed for the program, one each at
>Sheridan and at UTM. They will open in 2003.
>
>        Deadline for applications is July 15, 2001. The position is
>available September 1, 2001 but is negotiable. The University of Toronto
>is strongly committed to diversity within its community. The University
>especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members,
>women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, and others who
>may contribute to further diversification of ideas.
>
>        Please submit an application that includes a personal letter, a CV
>and the names of referees to:
>
>        Professor R. H. McNutt, Principal University of Toronto at
>Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Road North Mississauga, Ontario,
>CANADA L5L 1C6 Phone: (905) 828-5211, e-mail : rmcnutt at utm.utoronto.ca
>
>        For more about the CCIT program see our web site
>at: http://ccit.utm.utoronto.ca
>

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Bonnie McElhinny
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
University of Toronto
100 St. George St.
Toronto Ontario M5S 3G3
CANADA

phone:  416-978-3297
fax:    416-978-3217

em:     bonnie.mcelhinny at utoronto.ca