Post-Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity, Canada

Trent University Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF)

The Frost Centre for Canadian Studies and Native Studies is offering a postdoctoral position under its major collaborative research initiative,

Hidden Costs/Invisible Contributions: Marginalization of 'Dependent' Adults

The purpose of the Hidden Costs/Invisible Contributions research program is to create a deeper understanding of the place in society of those currently characterized as 'dependent' - specifically older adults and adults with chronic illness/disability.The project will generate knowledge about both the costs and the contributions of these populations, and about the relevance of the gender, social, political, historic, cultural and literary contexts within which these costs and contributions occur.From this understanding will emerge a more humane analytical framework for envisioning policy and practice solutions to the challenges of demographic change.

Hidden Costs/Invisible Contributions is a large multidisciplinary research project involving Investigators from Canada, the Netherlands, United States, Australia and Great Britain.The 5 year project is managed out of the Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta. The research spans four interconnected themes: costs, contributions, policies and contexts within which the costs and contributions of older adults and adults with disabilities are situated.

The successful candidate will work closely with Co-Investigators in Theme 4 of the project in the integrative task of developing an interdisciplinary andhumanistic framework for conceptualizing, implementing, and understanding the research of the project as a whole. The overall goal of Theme 4 is to make explicit the mutual influence of assumptions related to the costs and contributions of 'dependent' populations through a variety of contextual and cross-disciplinary analyses. The candidate will also assist withthe organization of the first international HCIC symposium, to be held in the spring of 2005 at Trent University, on the topic of historical, ethical, literary, policy, cultural, gender, and disability perspectives on care at home, summarized under the title of'Care in the Home; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Costs and Contributions.' The candidate will also work as an editor to prepare selected papers from the symposium as a special theme issue of a major interdisciplinary Canadian journal.

Applications are invited from recent Ph.D graduates in the humanities or social sciences for this 18 month position.The compensation package will be no less than$36,226 per annum.This may alsobe supplemented by teaching opportunities negotiated for individuals interested in enhancing their teaching dossier.Applicants will have an excellent academic record, including evidence of editorial experience and interdisciplinary strength in the areas of aging and/or disability studies.The postdoctoral fellow will function as a junior investigator, participating fully in research and related scholarly activities, and is expected to work closely and cooperatively with the research team, assume leadership, participate in the mentoring of graduate students and complete research projects.Interested applicants from the humanities, social sciences, health and other relevant disciplines should submit an application consisting of a cover letter and curriculum vitae to James Struthers Ph.D. Chair, Canadian Studies Program, Trent University, Peterborough ON, K9J 7B8 (jstruthers@trentu.ca).(Tel: 705-748-17128 ext 1728; Fax 705-748-1715).Please contact the Project Manager, for further information (marie.carlson@ualberta.ca). Submission deadline: 13 February 2004 or until a suitable candidate is found.

The records arising from this competition will be managed in accordance with provisions of the Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP).Trent University is an employment equity employer, and especially invites applications from women, aboriginal people, visible minorities, and people with disabilities.

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