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*Ethel Louise Armstrong Post-Doctoral Fellowship* Established in 1999, the School of Disability Studies at Ryerson University was the first in Canada to offer degree education rooted solely in a disability studies perspective. We are currently welcoming applications for the Ethel Louise Armstrong Post-Doctoral Fellowship. With a gift from the Ethel Louise Armstrong (ELA) Foundation, the ELA Post-doctoral Fellowship was established to further the scholarly contributions of disabled women. It is intended for a disabled woman who has completed doctoral studies within the past five (5) years in any discipline that advances scholarship related to Disability Studies. Based in the School of Disability Studies at Ryerson, the incumbent will be expected to: * Enhance and expand the interdisciplinary scholarship of the School; * Implement a relevant program of study; * Seek opportunities for collaborative research and publication; * Deliver an annual public lecture on her research. * Engage with and contribute to the collegial life in and around the School. The fellowship awards a starting salary of $45,000 plus benefits. *How and When to Apply * To apply, please send the following: A letter of application that includes an articulation of how you are situated in relation to disability scholarship; - A program of study that demonstrates how your research will advance Disability Studies through interdisciplinary scholarship; - A statement indicating opportunities for collaborative research and publication within your own discipline as well as more broadly within the academic community of Ryerson University; - A current C.V. - A writing sample Applications are due by March 31, 2014. The starting date for the fellowship is September 1, 2014; some flexibility may be negotiated. Please send your application materials via email to: Dr. Kathryn Church Director, School of Disability Studies Ryerson University 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K4 [log in to unmask] Ph: 416.979.5000 ext. 4592 *Please see this link for more details, and for both Word and PDF versions of the contents of this email: * http://www.ryerson.ca/ds/about-school/index.html Kind regards Dr Kirsty Liddiard Ethel Louise Armstrong Postdoctoral Fellow School of Disability Studies Ryerson University Toronto Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 416-979-5000, Ext. 3037 Office: SHE 571, 99 Gerrard Street East Mail: 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 If you're interested to find out more about my work, please see here: https://ryerson.academia.edu/KirstyLiddiard ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.