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Part-time Postdoctoral Fellow for the Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory Zine Conversation Series

Department: Early Childhood Studies
Position supervisor: Dr. Nicole Land
Contract length: July 1, 2024 to April 31, 2025
Hours of work per week: Flexible; 120 hours total
Position type: Non-union casual
Rate of pay: $70.95/hour 

About Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University)

At the intersection of mind and action, Toronto Metropolitan University is on a transformative path to become Canada’s leading comprehensive innovation university. Integral to this path is the placement of equity, diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our institutional culture. Our current academic plan outlines each as core values and we work to embed them in all that we do.

Toronto Metropolitan University welcomes those who have demonstrated a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion and will assist us to expand our capacity for diversity in the broadest sense. In addition, to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment in Canada, we encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. Please note that all qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, applications from Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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About the department

The Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory (external link)  is a Canadian hybrid and experimental space where educators and pedagogues trace and experiment with the contours, conditions, and complexities of early childhood education pedagogies in the 21st century. The Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory is co-directed by Dr. Nicole Land, Dr. Cristina Delgado Vintimilla, Dr. Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Dr. Kathleen Kummen, and Dr. Denise Hodgins. 

The opportunity

Following its mandate to provide a public space for weaving intellectual creativity with lived pedagogical relationships, the Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory is hosting a Zine Conversation Series that will entail multiple activities and online gatherings over 10 months beginning in June 2024. The Zine Conversation Series will share stories of local pedagogies illustrated in short zines created by educators, researchers, and other stakeholders. Zines will be printed and distributed to participants. Collective online gatherings will create an opportunity for participants to discuss zines towards crafting innovative responses to contemporary ethics and politics, and activating possibilities for Canadian early childhood education. 

The Postdoctoral Fellow will coordinate all aspects of zine creation, including facilitating workshops, ensuring technical (inDesign) skill instruction, and providing direct support for educators, researchers, and other stakeholders to produce zines utilizing stories, writing, images, and visual documentation that zine creators provide. They will co-coordinate synchronous events and co-implement knowledge mobilization practices. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work closely with the organizers (Nicole Land, Cristina Delgado Vintimilla, Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Kathleen Kummen, Denise Hodgins, and Narda Nelson) and will be supported to supervise two graduate student Research Assistants, one who will coordinate event management and one who will assist the Postdoctoral Fellow to support zine creators. 

The Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory Zine Conversation Series is supported by a SSHRC Connection Grant.

Qualifications

  • Completed PhD within last 3 years (during or after 2021) in field related to education or childhood studies (including broader studies of culture, learning, or pedagogy)
    • Current PhD students who anticipate completing their degree in 2024 can be considered
  • Expertise in Adobe InDesign; expertise in digital art and/or photography design
  • Experience teaching or providing professional development to professionals and/or graduate students
  • Interest in creating innovative knowledge mobilization methodology
  • Research interest broadly related to education or childhood in the Canadian context
  • Flexible availability for online consultation and online synchronous gatherings in all Canadian time zones 

Summary of role and responsibilities (hour allocation is approximate): 

  • Supporting early childhood educators, researchers, and other professionals in the early childhood field to create short knowledge mobilization zines using InDesign
    • Planning and delivering four 1-hour workshop for creators with RA (2 hours preparation x 4 workshops + 4 hours direct facilitation = 12 hours)
    • 1:1 consultations with zine creators (2 hours/zine = 40 hours)
    • Proving as-needed creator support (10 hours)
  • Leading knowledge mobilization tasks (30 hours)
    • Creating support documents, co-planning with organizers for synchronous gatherings, attending synchronous gatherings, post-event outreach, co-authoring methodology article 
  • Ongoing communication with the organizing team (28 hours)
    • Supported by organizers, includes supervising and supporting 2 graduate student research assistants 

How to apply

Interested applicants should submit the following documentation to Dr. Nicole Land (nland@torontomu.ca) by June 14, 2024:

  • 2-page letter detailing your interest in and fit with (a) the Early Childhood Pedagogies Collaboratory Zine Conversation Series and (b) this Postdoctoral Fellow role
  • 3 examples illustrating InDesign expertise and expertise in digital art and/or photography design
  • Summarized (2 page) CV outlining experience relevant to this role

Toronto Metropolitan University’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

  • We encourage all First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples or Indigenous peoples of North America, to self-identify in their applications. If you are an Indigenous applicant and require support during the recruitment process, please reach out to James McKay, Indigenous HR Lead at james13@torontomu.ca.
  • Toronto Metropolitan University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and aims to ensure that independence, dignity, integration and equality of opportunity are embedded in all aspects of the university culture.
  • We will provide an accessible experience for applicants, students, employees, and members of the Toronto Metropolitan University community. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the recruitment process. If you have restrictions that need to be accommodated to fully participate in any phase of the recruitment process, please reach out to to Human Resources: 
  • All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.