DIRECTOR, Centre for Research on Language and Culture Contact (CRLCC)
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Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Director of the Centre on Language and Culture Contact (CRLCC), Glendon College, York University, for a term of two years, to begin July 1, 2018. Subject to successful rechartering of the CRLCC in 2019, there is a possibility for the mandate to be renewed for a further term.
The CRLCC offers emerging and well-established researchers a variety of opportunities and resources to become acquainted with each other’s work, with the work of international visiting researchers, and more generally with research on language and culture contact in the wider community. These resources include: a) lectures, workshops and an international conference; b) a summer school; c) an online database of publications and media; and, d) space (a meeting room / classroom with a small, specialized library and a computer lab).
The ideal candidate would: a) be a member of the full-time faculty at York University, with priority to those appointed at Glendon College; b) have a distinguished record of research at the intersection of language/culture contact, policies and knowledge mobilization; c) be an active member of the CRLCC; and, d) be able to facilitate CRLCC activities in English and French. In the context of the Centre’s rechartering in 2019 the Director will provide leadership to build collaborative and individual research activities that federate synergies between researchers working in these domains at Glendon and Keele campus and attract external funding sources for the Centre to continue building the local and global reputation of CRLCC. The Director is also responsible for administering the financial, organizational and academic activities of the Centre. The successful applicant will receive an administrative stipend and the appropriate course load reduction as stipulated by the YUFA Collective Agreement.
Applications or nominations should be sent to Prisca Ng How Tseung, Administrative Assistant, CRLCC and Research Office, Glendon College, York Hall B219; ngprisca@glendon.yorku.ca. Complete applications will include a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees who may be contacted. Applicants are also invited to submit a statement about their vision for CRLCC, including goals, objectives, strategy of action and leadership style. Deadline for complete applications: April 18th, 2018.
