Interim Director

Seeking Expressions of Interest: Interim Institute Director, Institute for Intersectionality Studies (start date July 1, 2024)

The Institute for Intersectionality Studies is inviting expressions of interest from tenured or tenure-track faculty members at the University of Alberta to fill the position of Interim Institute Director (July 1, 2024 - June 30 2025). Read below / more for a brief description of the position, qualifications, and a summary of the vision and key goals of the Institute. We hope to receive expressions of interest by May 1 - you are also invited to reach out to Dr. Siobhan Byrne, Director of IIS  for further information and discussion.

Continuing faculty at the University of Alberta interested in being considered for this position are invited to submit a letter of interest together with their CV to the Institute by May 1, 2024 to intersectionality@ualberta.ca. Please include the subject line “Call for Interest - ‘Your Name’.” You are also invited to reach out to Dr. Siobhan Byrne, Director of IIS  for further information and discussion.

The successful candidate will receive administrative and research support and may receive teaching releases; and the term of appointment is 1 year (with an opportunity for ongoing leadership at the Institute). Detailed terms of the agreement will be further specified once a candidate is identified.

Interim Director, Institute for Intersectionality Studies

The Interim Director will report to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, where the Institute is housed. In collaboration with the Associate Director, they will ensure the advancement of intersectional research, teaching, and community engagement.  

Main Responsibilities

  • Guide and lead the Institute, and its affiliates and staff, to ensure its sustained intellectual and operational success
  • Ensure the Institute’s development as an institutionally, nationally, and internationally recognized leader of interdisciplinary research excellence, teaching and training, and community engagement
  • Develop and implement the Institute’s strategic vision by identifying and fostering capacity for cross-Faculty, interdisciplinary, and reconciliation-driven intersectional research, teaching, and community engagement, including through partnerships across UAlberta and in the community

Qualifications

  • Appropriate educational background (normally, a PhD), and proven commitment to intersectional research, teaching, and community engagement
  • Demonstrated capacity for innovative strategic thinking and creative collaborative leadership
  • Demonstrated academic administrative leadership skills and ability to provide direction in a team environment
  • Familiarity with areas such as governance, financial planning, human resources, and advancement/fundraising an asset 
  • Record of research accomplishments and grant success relevant to the work of the Institute
  • Community outreach and engagement experience with diverse organizations and groups, including fundraising
  • Proven commitment to and experience with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion strategies and Indigenous-engaged work; lived experience an asset
  • Strong communications skills

Institute Vision

The Institute for Intersectionality Studies is an interdisciplinary hub devoted to advancing and mobilizing intersectional approaches to research, teaching, policy, and practice. Our goal is to foster and enact intersectional understanding of, and responses to, social, health, economic, cultural, and political inequities. We strive to do so across diverse academic and non-academic communities, including researchers, students, businesses/industry, policymakers, and social organizations; in conversation with multiple feminist perspectives; and in ongoing relationships with Indigenous and decolonizing initiatives.