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Post Doctoral Associate in Language and Literacy, Werklund School of Education

Job ID: 25704
Location: Main Campus
Updated August 16, 2022

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The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Districts 5 and 6.

Position Description

Area: Language and Literacy

Duration: Two Years

Start Date: Septermber 01, 2022 or at a mutually agreeable date

Salary: $55,000 plus a research stipend of $2,500 and Plan C Postdoctoral group health insurance benefits

 

The Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary is accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar in the area of Language and Literacy.  The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic research team that represents a sustained and unique voice in the field of literacy and language learning with specific emphasis on multi-racial/cultural/linguistic learning and pedagogy. Through their participation in several projects, this position involves the facilitation of a multidirectional flow and exchange of knowledge, engaging the voices of newcomer students, teachers, school psychologists, and other stakeholders. The postdoctoral candidate will collaborate and build relationships within a multi-tiered framework at the micro, meso, and macro levels. That is, they will work locally, nationally, and globally with scholars, graduate students, classroom teachers, children, families, policy makers, and community leaders. 

This position will afford the postdoctoral associate with valuable, detailed knowledge of and experience with the full cycle of research—from recruitment to collaborative planning with other professionals, to data collection, organization and analysis, and finally to knowledge mobilization. They will benefit by being a co-author on articles published in top international journals for the purposes of building their academic CVs.

Job Description:

The postdoctoral associate will be working under the supervision of Dr Rahat Zaidi and will be expected to:

  • Understand the background to the work being done
  • Be familiar with appropriate data collection methods for different aspects of scholarship
  • Be familiar with capturing video footage and photographs
  • Collect primary data in the form of observations, artifacts and interviews
  • Participate in systematic data analyses through qualitative methods
  • Be familiar with data coding procedures and use of qualitative data analysis software
  • Contribute significantly to the process of disseminating results, including the preparation and revision of manuscripts for scholarly journals, presentations at academic conferences, and presentations for educators
  • Reporting results in national and international journals
  • Identifying funding opportunities and writing of funding applications

Qualifications:

Required:

  • A doctoral degree in Education awarded within the five years immediately preceding the appointment, with an emphasis on language and literacy education, culturally sustaining pedagogies, ESL, or related field, 
  • Training in newcomers’ language development, and/or interventions that support newcomer learners’ language and literacy development,
  • Experience working on research projects and conducting statistical analyses, and
  • Strong interpersonal, leadership, collaborative, organizational, and writing skills.

Assets:

  • Experience working within the education system, with dual language learners and/or coaches,
  • Fluency in other languages, and
  • Training in qualitative research methods.

Application Details:

Please submit your application as a single pdf. document via email to Dr. Rahat Zaidi at [email protected]

All applications must include:

  • A cover letter including date of availability, suitability and motivation for the role, including a brief summary of past, current and future research interests and accomplishments (Please state clearly how your research aligns with the research project identified above 3 pages)
  • A current curriculum vitae (CV)
  • A copy of two recent, peer-reviewed journal/chapter publications or conference presentations
  • Two letters of reference from referees who have knowledge of your research and academic experience

 Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted further. In accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada, although others are encouraged to apply.

Please review the Postdoc Eligibility Guidelines for more information prior to applying for this position.
 

 

Additional Information

To learn more about postdoctoral scholar opportunities at the University of Calgary and all we have to offer, view our Postdoc Careers website. For more information visit Careers in the Werklund School of Education.

The University strongly recommends all faculty and staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

 

About the University of Calgary

The University of Calgary is Canada’s leading next-generation university – a living, growing and youthful institution that embraces change and opportunity with a can-do attitude. Located in the nation’s most enterprising city, the university is making tremendous progress on its Eyes High journey to be recognized as one of Canada’s top five research universities, grounded in innovative learning and teaching and fully integrated with the community it both serves and leads. The University of Calgary inspires and supports discovery, creativity and innovation across all disciplines. For more information, visit ucalgary.ca.

To succeed as one of Canada’s top universities, where new ideas are created, tested and applied through first-class teaching and research, the University of Calgary needs more of the best minds in our classrooms and labs. We’re increasing our scholarly capacity by investing in people who want to change the world, bringing the best and brightest to Calgary to form a global intellectual hub and achieve advances that matter to everyone. For more information visit research.ucalgary.ca/postdocs.

About Calgary, Alberta

Calgary is one of the world's cleanest cities and has been named one of the world's most livable cities for years. Calgary is a city of leaders – in business, community, philanthropy and volunteerism. Calgarians benefit from the strongest economy in the nation and enjoy more days of sunshine per year than any other major Canadian city. Calgary is less than an hour’s drive from the Rocky Mountains and boasts the most extensive urban pathway and bikeway network in North America.

The University of Calgary has launched an institution-wide Indigenous Strategy in line with the foundational goals of Eyes High, committing to creating a rich, vibrant, and culturally competent campus that welcomes and supports Indigenous Peoples, encourages Indigenous community partnerships, is inclusive of Indigenous perspectives in all that we do.

As an equitable and inclusive employer, the University of Calgary recognizes that a diverse staff/faculty benefits and enriches the work, learning and research experiences of the entire campus and greater community. We are committed to removing barriers that have been historically encountered by some people in our society. We strive to recruit individuals who will further enhance our diversity and will support their academic and professional success while they are here. In particular, we encourage members of the designated groups (women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible/racialized minorities, and diverse sexual orientation and gender identities) to apply. To ensure a fair and equitable assessment, we offer accommodation at any stage during the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. Questions regarding [diversity] EDI at UCalgary can be sent to the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion ([email protected]) and requests for accommodations can be sent to Human Resources ([email protected]).

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