***Please note that this Expression of Interest is limited to faculty working at the University of Toronto Tri-Campus***
About the Position
The Hearing Palestine initiative invites Faculty at the University of Toronto to express their interest in serving on a newly formed Programmatic Advisory Board. Selected Faculty will serve for a two-year term, beginning on January 24, 2022.
The Programmatic Advisory Board is a working board that both advises the Steering Committee and contributes to the academic mission of Hearing Palestine. During the two-year period, members of the Programmatic Advisory Board commit to integrating a programmatic vision into a range of content and activities of Hearing Palestine.
About Hearing Palestine
Hearing Palestine provides an intellectual hub at the University of Toronto that facilitates advanced and interdisciplinary research on Palestine, past, present, and future.
This open-call for expression of interest is designed to bring together the impressive faculty resources across all three UofT campuses to strengthen and diversify the scholarly community who engage with and study Palestine from a variety of fields and disciplines.
Selection Process
The Hearing Palestine Steering Committee will evaluate all applications in light of the core aims of the initiative, the ongoing programmatic planning for the coming year(s), and the capacity of Hearing Palestine existing resources to support the proposed programmatic content.
All applicants are encouraged to visit the Hearing Palestine website for information on the initiative’s academic vision, missions, and programmatic objectives.
Preference will be given to proposals that supportHearing Palestine’s aim to redress the Palestine exception to academic freedom, and Hearing Palestine’s programmatic needs, strategic planning goals, and the required resources to support the proposals.
To Apply
To apply, please submit an application that contains the following information:
- First Name, Last Name
- Title and Position
- Current Department(s)
- UofT Campuses appointment(s)
- Courses taught with a nexus to the study of Palestine
- Brief description of potential programmatic contribution(s) to Hearing Palestine (max 300 words)
Please email submissions to palestinestudies@utoronto.ca with the Subject line “Expression of Interest Submission” by Thursday, January 6, 2022.
All inquiries may be directed to palestinestudies@utoronto.ca
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A PDF version of this Expression of Interest can be found here.